Why sponsor Nantucket Race Week?
Two reasons:
1. Nantucket
2. Nantucket Community Sailing
Nantucket Race Week is a nine-day experience that marshals the entire Nantucket community together in a fun-filled week of regattas, awards ceremonies, and parties. The races provide sport for everyone from young dinghy sailors and families in the household knockabout to grand prix racers at the very top of their profession. The racing begins will begin on a Saturday, with events scheduled daily through the following Sunday.
If you have never been to Nantucket, you have missed one of the great American vacation and sailing venues. While Nantucket only has about 17,000 year-round residents, the island grows to 50 thousand residents in the summer. Nantucket has an outstanding array of unique shops, inns, restaurants and clubs that offer an incredible range of entertainment and recreational activities to this upscale community. In addition to the creature comforts, Nantucket boasts some of the most beautiful beaches and best sailing waters in the world.
Nantucket Race Week is an excellent opportunity for a select group of sponsors to reach the highly attractive Nantucket market - as well as support a great non-profit organization, Nantucket Community Sailing. Nantucket Race Week is the major fundraiser for Nantucket Community Sailing, generating 25% of NCS's annual operating budget.
Nantucket Community Sailing (NCS) is a non-profit, educational organization that provides affordable access to sailing and water sports to the public. NCS served 1,000 young sailors last year, providing free equipment and instruction through many community outreach programs, including Sails for Old Salts, children from the Boys and Girls Club, children with disabilities, and sponsoring Nantucket's High School Sailing Team. In addition, NCS offers sailing scholarships to year-round island youth..
We are pleased to offer both corporate and individual sponsorship options for Nantucket Race Week.
- The amount of major corporate sponsors is limited - primary sponsorships are available at the Gold ($30K), Silver ($15K), and Bronze ($10K) levels. Additional sponsorships are available at the Admiral ($5K) level in both cash and in-kind contributions. Each sponsor package provides a comprehensive set of media, print and web exposures, logo placements, social event tickets, and merchandising opportunities throughout the week. In addition to the primary event sponsors, we also welcome sponsorship of specific events (e.g., sponsoring a regatta or a social event) and value-in-kind contributions (e.g., awards or refreshments).
- Individual sponsorships are available at the Ensign ($500), Captain ($1,500), Commodore ($2,500), Rear Admiral ($5,000), Admiral ($7,500) and Secretary of the Navy ($10,000) levels. All individual sponsors receive a signature Nantucket Race Week gift as well as tickets to selected social events, based on the sponsorship level.
For further information, please call the Nantucket Community Sailing office at (508) 228-6600.
Thank you for your support!