Nantucket Race Week Individual Sponsorships
NANTUCKET RACE WEEK
2025 INDIVIDUAL SPONSOR PROGRAM
AUGUST 13 – 17, 2025
'You're gonna need a bigger boat.'
Peter Benchley, Jaws
Dear Friends of Nantucket Community Sailing,
Come join us on Nantucket this summer as we celebrate the 22nd Nantucket Race Week and the 53rd Opera House Cup. In addition to the fun competition in regattas for all sizes of boats, from tiny Optimists to sporty one designs to classic wooden schooners, you won't want to miss the special events:
- IOD Celebrity Invitational Opening Reception, private home, August 13
- Race Week Soiree presented by Citizens Private Bank, The Nantucket Dreamland, August 15
- Classic Yacht Exhibition presented by PURE Insurance, Straight Wharf, August 16
- Brewery Night Party, Nantucket Yacht Club, August 16
- Rainbow Parade and Parade of Wooden Boats, Brant Point, August 17
- Opera House Cup Awards Party, Jetties Beach, August 17
Nantucket Community Sailing's mission is to provide affordable access to sailing and help young sailors develop the life-long skills that come with learning to sail: confidence, teamwork, and a respect for the marine environment. Nantucket Race Week is the primary fundraiser for NCS, generating 25% of NCS's annual budget. Race Week enables NCS to supply the boats, scholarships and instructors needed to operate critical NCS programs, including:
- Sailing classes for 1,000 children, starting with Tiny Salts at age 2 and progressing through the Optimist and 420 race teams,
- Women's Clinics, youth and adult private lessons, and sailboat/kayak/paddle board rentals to the public,
- $150K in sailing scholarships and free community outreach programs for island youth and adults who otherwise would not have access to sailing, including adaptive sailing lessons for children of all abilities, sailing and water sports for children from Nantucket Sports and Therapeutic Accessible Recreation (STAR) and the Nantucket Boys & Girls Club, and therapeutic sails for Old Salts from the Saltmarsh Center and PASCON clients and caregivers,
- Boats and equipment for the Nantucket High School sailing team.
Please become a Nantucket Race Week Sponsor and help NCS put tillers in the very best hands.
Thank you for your support,
|
Ashley Mason |
Paula McLeod NRW Co-Chair |
Harry Rein NCS Board Chair |
2025 Nantucket Race Week Individual Sponsor Levels and Benefits
|
Ensign $500 |
NRW 2025 burgee, special items and gifts from NRW corporate sponsors, and your name listed in the NRW Program and on the NRW Sponsor Poster. Charitable donation $480. |
|
Captain $1,500 |
The above sponsor benefits with a J. McLaughlin raffia beach tote as your gift bag, and two tickets to the Classic Yacht Exhibition presented by PURE Insurance along the docks on Straight Wharf on Saturday, August 16, 5:30 - 7:00pm. Charitable donation $1,230. |
|
Commodore $2,500 |
The above sponsor benefits plus two tickets to the Opera House Cup Awards Party at Jetties Beach on Sunday, August 17, 6:00 – 10:00pm. Catering by Nantucket Catering Company, PJ's raw bar, and dancing to the Billy Blackstone band. Awards will be presented at 7:30pm. Charitable donation $1,970. |
|
Rear Admiral $5,000 |
The above social benefits, with a YETI Hopper 12 cooler as your gift bag, plus two tickets to the Race Week Soiree presented by Citizens Private Bank at the Nantucket Dreamland on Friday, August 15, 6:00 – 8:00pm. Charitable donation $4,040. |
|
Admiral $7,500 |
The above sponsor benefits, plus two tickets to the sold-out Brewery Night Party at Nantucket Yacht Club on Saturday, August 16, 7:00pm – 10:00pm. Charitable donation $6,290. |
|
Secretary of the Navy $10,000 |
The above sponsor benefits plus a Gray Heron organic muslin throw, and the opportunity to view the Opera House Cup Regatta from aboard a lovely spectator boat. Space is limited. Charitable donation $8,660. |
Become a Sponsor HERE or call the NCS office at (508)228-6600, or mail the reply card to NCS at P.O. Box 2424, Nantucket, MA 02584
Download the 2025 NRW/OHC Individual Sponsor Letter 2025 NRW sponsor letter.pdf
Sponsors as of July 17h will be included in the NRW Program. Thank you!
Nantucket Race Week is the single largest fundraiser for Nantucket Community Sailing.
Your sponsor donation, less benefits received, is a charitable contribution to
Nantucket Community Sailing, a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization.