Yacht Sponsor $5,000
You are invited to participate at the most generous level of sponsorship. As a Yacht Sponsor, you and nine guests compete against other yachts for handsome trophies. You select the day you wish to race: Saturday, around a set course in Mt. Hope Bay, or Sunday, a cruise from Battleship Cove to Newport with an opportunity to steer. Your sailing party or an equal number of guests (10) attend both the Saturday Gala Dinner on board the U.S.S. Massachusetts and the Sunday Bon Voyage Reception at Harbour Court, the Newport clubhouse of the New York Yacht Club. You are entitled to a full-page advertisement in the Commemorative Program and a significant tax deduction.

Crewmember $400
You are invited to participate as a vital crew member of a competitive America’s Cup yacht. You select the day you wish to race (Saturday or Sunday). You attend both the Saturday Gala Dinner and the Sunday Bon Voyage Reception. You may escort a guest to the dinner and reception for a discounted rate of $125.

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.