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  • **Date change** – Learn to Outrigger Canoe

    Learn the Outrigger Canoe Learn all the basics of this unique sport and techniques to help you perform to your fullest! This sport is a great full body workout, as well as a ton of fun! Sign up for our 5-hour course, divided into 3 sessions: (See new dates below that were changed due to inclement weather) Friday, Jan. 12 from 6-7pm via zoom Saturday, Jan. 13 from 10am-12pm Sunday, Jan. 14 from 10am-12pm Cost: $150  To register, click here History of the Outrigger Canoe: Outrigger canoe racing evolved as a natural extension of the peoples of Oceania’s use of these amazing craft for their everyday survival in fishing the oceans and in traveling between island groups, culminating in epic journeys of up to and over 3000 miles. These people journeyed in double hulled voyaging canoes which still exist today. Canoe racing became an important part of island life, as much pride and prestige was placed on victory. During the European occupation of many of the islands, specifically in Hawaii in 1820, canoe racing was effectively banned and paddles were replaced with bibles. Later in 1876 King David Kalakaua reinstated the sport. By 1908 the first two outrigger canoe clubs […]

  • Big Bounce America

    Big Bounce America is 25,000 square feet of crazy inflatable fun & action-packed entertainment for all ages. Learn more and purchase tickets on their website: https://thebigbounceamerica.com/event/sarasota/

  • Matt Abel Speed Fiesta

    Hosted by Florida Scholastic Rowing Association. For full details and to register, please visit their event website  

  • Blood Drive

    January is blood donor month!  Join us at our Blood Drive on Saturday, Jan. 27 from 9am-2pm. One Blood will here and will thank donors for saving lives  with eGift Cards and special One Blood gift rewards for their donations. No need to register in advance - just show up and they will take care of the rest!

  • Hermitage-music

    Hermitage Sunsets at Nathan Benderson Park

    This is the second installment of three programs scheduled.  These outdoor events are one part of many “Hermitage North” programs, series, and collaborations planned throughout the season, spanning Sarasota County and the surrounding region. The programs feature industry-leading and award-winning playwrights, visual artists, musicians, poets, choreographers, and more — all free to the members of our community.  “Hermitage Sunsets @ Nathan Benderson Park: Theater on the Lake” showcases the talents of Hermitage Fellows Terry Guest and James Anthony Tyler. These two talents split the bill to share some of their latest work and discuss the creative process as the sun goes down over the lake.  Admission is free, but registration is required ($5/person) at HermitageArtistRetreat.org. Confirmed 2024 dates for this first official season of “Hermitage Sunsets @ Nathan Benderson Park” include: ·      Friday, February 2, 2024, at 5pm ·      Thursday, March 14, 2024, at 6:30pm

  • RoboNation

    Watch the 2024 RoboBoat competition with entries from around the world!  High school, undergraduate and graduate students will compete. RoboBoat is an international student program established to generate, cultivate, and enhance a community of innovators capable of making substantive contributions to the Autonomous Surface Vehicle (ASV) domain. Student teams design and build Autonomous Surface Vehicles (ASV) and compete in an international competition. RoboBoat competitions unite an enhanced community of innovators, with results capable of making substantive contributions to the maritime field. Click here to view RoboBoat in action! 

  • Bridge A Life Superhero 5K

    The 13th Annual Superhero 5K & 1 Mile Fun Run will start and finish be ON THE ISLAND near the finish tower. This is a Foster Care Awareness Event. In-person and virtual racing options are available. The Kids' Fun Run starts at 8:30am. The 5K will be on a CHIP START between 9-9:05am. You will receive an official chip time and place. Master and Overall timed at gun time 9am. USATF Rules. More than just a race, the Superhero race brings together child welfare agencies and the community to highlight the 1500+ youth who are in local foster care in Sarasota, Manatee, and DeSoto Counties, while providing a family-friendly event with music, a kiddie zone, food, and giveaways.

  • USRowing Speed Orders

    The 2024 USRowing Winter Speed Order serves as an opportunity for rowers to test their speed ahead of April’s National Selection Regatta and gives them a chance to earn automatic invitations to USRowing’s first selection camp of the year. It’s the first step in making this year’s 2024 Senior National Team. For schedule and full details, visit: USRowing 2024 Winter Speed Order page.

  • USRowing Speed Orders

    2025 Winter Speed Order  W1x, M1x, W2-, M2- PR1 M1x, PR1 W1x, PR2 M1x, PR2 W1x, PR3 M2-, PR3 W2- USRowing is committed to fair play.  All athletes participating in selection for, and competing as a member of, all U.S. national rowing teams must be in compliance with United States Anti-Doping Agency (USADA), International Olympic Committee (IOC), United States Olympic and Paralympic Committee (USOPC), World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA), FISA and USRowing rules and requirements relating to banned substances, including but not limited to undergoing testing and obtaining and maintaining current therapeutic use exemptions as needed. Failure to adhere to anti-doping rules and requirements may result in an athlete losing eligibility to compete for the United States. Selection Eligibility: All competitors must have completed the USRowing Anti Doping Acknowledgement. All competitors must be current Championship or Legacy Members of USRowing and have a signed liability waiver on file. A reminder that in order for your membership to be considered current, you must have completed safe sport in the year of the event. Entries are due by Friday, March 7, 2025 at 11:59pm PST. To place an entry, please visit Regatta Central. Athletes will not be permitted to launch if they are not in […]

  • Circus Sarasota

    Regatta Island 5851 Nathan Benderson Circle, Sarasota, FL, United States

    Sarasota's hometown circus returns under a brand new, custom-designed Big Top for another year of high-flying action, heart-stopping thrills, laugh-out-loud comedic antics, and acts that defy both expectations and the boundaries of physical limitations, performed by artists from around the globe. Friday, Feb 16 - Sunday, March 10, 2024 Under the Big Top at Nathan Benderson Park $10 Parking For easiest access, please arrive 40 minutes prior to show time. Food, beverages, beer and wine available. See the circus website for exact dates, times and tickets

  • American Youth Cup I Regatta

    The first of four AYC regattas, this series is a not-for-profit series of regattas leading up to the USRowing Southeast Youth Championships. The series works to give back to the athletes, giving crews opportunities to experience competitive, 2000-meter racing throughout the spring, ultimately preparing them to excel at the USRowing Youth National Championships in June at NBP. Competing well consistently at the AYC regattas not only helps crews prepare to qualify for the Youth National Championships, but has the added bonus of a possible financial stipend towards their trip to the championships. At the end of the series, the team with the most points for an event is declared the AYC series winner for that event. A team will earn a monetary travel stipend towards their trip to the USRowing Youth National Championships should they be declared the winner of an event, and qualify for Youth Nationals in that event.

  • Sarasota Invitational Regatta

    Nathan Benderson Park 5851 Nathan Benderson Circle, Sarasota, FL

    Host club for this annual regatta is the Sarasota County Rowing Club. Experience the excitement of sprint racing on one of the best rowing venues in the country! The annual Sarasota Invitational Regatta (SIR), held in February, features three days of youth and masters rowing at Nathan Benderson Park - the site of the 2018 Masters World Rowing and the 2017 World Rowing Championships. In it's inaugural year, SIR had a little over 300 boat entries and 600 competitors. Just ten years later, there were almost 800 boat entries and over 1,500 individual competitors and the numbers are growing!SCRC is proud to host the Sarasota Invitational Regatta and greatly appreciates the more than 200 volunteers, numerous sponsors and over 1500 participants who help make this event possible.