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Accidents on the water happen! 
SARASOTA, FL
LIFE VESTS SAVE LIVES.






“...With an excellent 

New Year’s Eve party, 


65-plus entries, and 

an exciting run,


there was no better 

way to start off the 


new year...”






From the top:


Posing for the camera is (l-r) Debbie with 
Connor, Ryan and Chris Beckley (center).


Kelly Gotha of Tarpon Pointe and Tammy 
Anderson.


Matt Rice with his stylin’ 43 Sunsation.




even organizes an amazing fireworks dis- 
play at 12 midnight. The event now draws 

the who`s who of the offshore racing com- 
munity every year.

This year, for the 2013 poker run, 
Mother Nature was not cooperative, deliv- 
ering mild temperatures and overcast 

skies. Regardless, the unfavorable weather 
didn`t stop the 65-plus boats from starting 

the run at the 10th Street Ramp in Sarasota 
New Year’s Day. While a smaller group 
from Tampa descended from the north 

side of the bay, the groups came together 
at the mouth of the Bradenton River, and



























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