Yachting & Sportfishing on the Sun Coast 2023

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On The Suncoast 2023

We welcome in 2023 with open arms and loaded bait wells. A whole slate of fishing tournaments, regattas, boat shows and holiday boat parades are back better then ever.

Sarasota Yacht Club is hosting the 2023 Optimist Team Race

Midwinter Championship Regatta

on January 14-16, 2023. Optimist sailors from around the U.S. will take over Sarasota Bay for three days of competitive team racing. This regatta is a qualifier for the 2023 Trofeo Marco Rizzotti in Venice, Italy. On behalf of the National Pediatric Cancer Foundation, the

Fishing Funds the Cure Sarasota

Tournament, and it runs March 31st through April 1st for a full day of inshore fishing for redfish, trout, and snook. The weekend will kick off with a Luau on Friday evening and ends with an awards ceremony and dinner after the tournament on Saturday afternoon hosted by the Hyatt Regency Sarasota. All proceeds from this event support critical research needed to find a cure for childhood cancer.

The Annual Suncoast Boat Show

returns to the luxurious waterfront April 21-23 marking 41 years of presenting an extraordinary selection of sportfishing, powerboats, and motor yachts. This premier boat show on the Gulf Coast of Florida takes place in water and on land at Marina Jack along 65,000 square feet of dock space. Warriors on the Water, and Double Nickel Fishing Charters are presenting the First Annual Dig Deep Tournament scheduled for August 5th, hosted in Sarasota, at Marina Jack. Billed as “The Ultimate Offshore Battle”, all proceeds benefit Warriors on the Water 501(c) (3) and help serve their mission of facilitating and funding a positive outlet for veterans within nature and one of a kind charter fishing experiences. The Sarasota Yacht Club 42nd Annual Invitational Regatta is scheduled for November 10 and 11, 2023. This event will feature opportunities for sailors of all ages and boats of all sizes! Stay tuned for details!

For the Holiday Season, private boats from dingys to corporate megayachts will be adorned with hundreds of thousands of lights, music, entertainment, celebrities, beauty queens, friends and family to watch and participate in the bounty of local Christmas boat parades and celebrations. From the Anna Maria Island Privateers, the Bradenton Beach Holiday Festival and Boat Parade, and the Manatee River Holiday Boat Parade, heading south you can enjoy the Holiday Boat Parade of Lights in downtown Sarasota, and the Venice Christmas Boat Parade.

So get your vessels ready for an awesome 2023. Be safe and have lots of fun cruising the local waterways, the offshore reefs, and our beautiful Gulf of Mexico. Cheers!

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