Flotilla Day

Flotilla Day is an ad hoc holiday created to celebrate the end of the Battle Of LA. The Battle is said to officially end when the UCAA Flotilla Force 217 was able to move into the harbors and begin unloading equipment and personnel, marking an official end to resistance capable of stopping the UCAA military.   The celebration marks not only the end of the violent conflict but also the unofficial birthday of Pacifica itself, making it a community-building and important day, not just a patriotic one. Making an important local holiday that furthers the zeal and desire to celebrate, as it is a unique day for a unique place.   Celebrated the last weekend of June, it is also clearly designed by the UCAA to eliminate Fourth of July celebrations in the former Greater LA area. Much like the holiday it is replacing, fireworks are launched at night, and barbecue cookouts and liquor are enjoyed. However, those with boats tend to take them to the bay, where a massive floating parade is organized to recreate the 217s arrival.   Ships of all sizes and shapes sail close to the shore as they can cheer and jeer with beachgoers. The Parade usually starts North of the San Diego Hieghts, and Tijuana commercial port. From there the ship sail North at their own speed, usually there is two thoughts, for smaller ships by the time of South Bay many amateur and small boat sailors move off towards Santa Catalina to either head home or dock on the island for safer celebrating. Larger Vessel and bolder sailors continue all the way to Ventura by way of Malibu before heading south to Santa Clemente to salute the solider at the Military base.   Usually the Event is heavily coordinated by the members of the Pacifica City Police Department with aid from the UCAA Naval Defense. The combination of liquor, sailing and bold feelings has resulted in several collisions and sinkings of vessels in the parade, so often the PCPD spends a week ensuring that all pilots know the rules, the signs and how to handle their vessels.   Those without boats typically gather at the shore to watch the boats or enjoy small personal gatherings to beat the heat and enjoy the city holiday that shuts down most of the city’s normal functions.  

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Unoffical Events

  The Crowning of General Flotilla Day, a beauty/bodybuilder swimsuit competition held on the rebuilt Santa Monica Recreation Pier. To date, only one man has won the contest, Hercules Adams. Usually happens north of Long Beach, contenstants make poises and have thier picture taken with the parade in the back ground.   The Junior Flotilla Race, many children gather at a pier on the Los Angeles River to float tiny ships down the clearest part of the river, the winner usually gets a large candy prize. The boats are unpowered, a number of other races with remote controlled vessels does happen as well but the largest is the event for younger children organized by charities such as Group Badan.   The Mayor hosts a massive cookout. It's questioned if Mayor Phillip Avery is really able to do this as Mayor and is not simply the Philip Avery open cookout, but he slaps his name on it and does it on the green for the capital building, and many City Representatives show up, making it at least official while he is the Mayor.   While the Flotilla Rodeo has more complex names, the Rodeo is large even in the city's outer regions, were mostly farmers and pre-UCAA residents gather together for a rodeo centered around a large horse race. The Rodeo happened before but due to everything shutting down members with horses would show up with their animals upon realizing the event was happening.   The Tijuana 24-hour Flamingo. Started mainly by Tijuana residences who was already a member of the UCAA; since Pacific ties heavily into the city’s current reality, if Pacifica is closed down so too is Tijuana. In protest of the Flotilla Day, the Tijuana Mayor declared he would dance the whole day, and it's been a yearly tradition since then. Since it is more a celebration of culture, music, and food than of the UCAA colonization, the Event often attracts many from the San Diego Heights who are in similar minds of the event.