Gala Dinner & Nautical Antiques Auction
For individuals and companies who wish to participate in the Gala Dinner & Auction exclusively, we invite you to consider the following levels of sponsorship in honor of these National Historic Landmarks. Proceeds support Battleship Cove Community Boating (BCCB), which provides free sailing instruction to the underprivileged youth of Greater Fall River.

U.S.S. Massachusetts $2,500
Reserved table for ten guests & $1500 tax-deductible donation to underwrite six BCCB youth sailing scholarships.

U.S.S. Joseph P. Kennedy, Jr. $1,500
Reserved seating for eight guests & $700 tax-deductible donation to underwrite three BCCB youth sailing scholarships.

U.S.S. Lionfish $1,000
Reserved seating for six guests & $400 tax-deductible donation to underwrite two BCCB youth sailing scholarships.

PT 617 $750
Reserved seating for four guests & $200 tax-deductible donation to underwrite the purchase of ten life-jackets for youth enrolled in BCCB.

Individual $150
Reserved seating for one guest & $50 tax-deductible donation to BCCB.

Did you know that President Kennedy watched the 1962 America's Cup Races from the deck of Destroyer Kennedy?

A 12-METER PRIMER: When the exorbitant expense of J-Boats drove them from competition as an America's Cup class after the Second World War, the Royal Yacht Squadron suggested contesting the cup in an International Rule 12-Meter. The British 12-Meter, a class that draws its title from the formula governing its design, first appeared in 1907 but didn't become popular in America until two decades later. The first 12-Meter defense of the Cup occurred in 1958 when Sceptre lost to Columbia, a yacht considered by many to be the most elegant example of the class.