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It's that time of year again.

Time to get geared up for the Annual Courageous Corporate Challenge Regatta! If you've been one of the lucky teams that have competed over the years you know how much fun this event is. If you haven’t participated, imagine corporate teams in 24 sailboats racing on a beautiful early summer’s eve on Boston Harbor as the skyline glimmers all around you.

Regatta Dates: May 21 (practice night), June 4, 11, 18 & 25

Join the teams already registered: Sylvania, Patriot Energy Group, Boston Private Bank, State Street, Fidelity, Mellon Capital, Alphagraphics, Skinner, Buzz Agent, WJ Lynch, Pomeroy & Co., Peabody & Arnold, McGladery, Northern Trust, Roux, Wells Fargo Advisors and Xenon. 

Top five Challenge teams 2011: Buzz Agent, Sylvania, McGladery, Wells Fargo and Northern Trust.

Don’t be left on the dock!
Experience the fun and excitement of sailing on Boston Harbor while helping to support Courageous Sailing’s youth programs now in our 25th year of providing top-quality sailing programs to more than 10,000 Boston youth. Participants have the opportunity to hone their racing skills and boost company marketing as the donor's company name is prominently displayed on the boat's jib sail during the entire season, including winter frostbiting season.

The 2012 Challenge Committee Members:
Chip Terry
Phillip Stathos
Rebecca Wheatland
Judith Krimski
Dave DiLorenzo

To register your company DOWNLOAD THE REGISTRATION FORM and mail or fax to:

Dave DiLorenzo, Courageous Saling Center
One First Avenue, Charlestown, MA 02129
or fax to (617) 635-3263.

Questions? Contact Dave DiLorenzo, Interim Executive Director, at This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it , or 617-242-3821 x10.

 

Regatta Packages:

Skipper's Club — $2,500

  • 5 nights of racing on Boston Harbor.
  • Company logo on the jib sail.
  • Level 1 Corporate Membership (Send your staff sailing! All your employees can enjoy the advantages of a Courageous membership, enabling sailing all season on Boston Harbor, from May 1 to October 31! Limited to one reservation at a time.)
  • Each Skipper's Club donation pays for 5 children to attend our week-long Sailing 101.

Commodore's Club — $3,500

  • 5 nights of racing on Boston Harbor.
  • Company logo in full color on the jib sail.
  • Level 2 Corporate Membership - Have more than one sailor on staff?  This membership is allows up to three boats to be reserved under the membership at one time (a good thing on busy summer weekends.)
  • Each Commodore's Club donation pays for 7 children attend our week-long Sailing 101.

Admiral's Club — $4,500

  • 5 nights of racing on Boston Harbor.
  • Company logo in full color on the jib sail.
  • Level 3 Corporate Membership - Unlimited reservations!
  • 10 tickets to Courageous Sailing Center’s Make-A-Mark Gala.
  • Each Admiral's Club donation pays for 9 children attend our week-long Sailing 101.

What is the Courageous Challenge?

For the past eighteen years, the Courageous Challenge has been our most popular and successful corporate fundraiser. The Courageous Challenge is a corporate regatta and teambuilding event. By participating, your company is supporting Courageous' free programs for Boston youth, where over 10,000 children have learned to sail over the past twenty-five years. Learn more about our youth programs!

Join the fun!
The Challenge Regatta runs for four consecutive Monday nights (June 4, 11, 18 and 25), with a prepartory night of sailing and instruction on Monday, May 21. The first night of the regatta is a "Racing Clinic". The evening includes practice races from 6pm to sunset. We will have coaches on hand to work with you on and off the water, all followed by fun awards and video coverage immediately following the races. The next four nights are when the competition heats up! Each team races with their respective crews, and Gourmet Caterers provides a light buffet on the Courageous pier at sunset.

Don't know how to sail? No problem.
Novice sailors will be teamed up with one of our expert skippers. You'll have the opportunity to fully participate in the regatta while learning new sailing skills.  Also, keep in mind that the two to three people in your sailboat can change from week to week, this allows for more people to take part in the fun. But many teams have the same people racing each week.