Volume I, Number 4

CONTENTS | COVER STORY | AT THE HELM | MANAGEMENT | SAIL TEAM | DESIGN PROGRAM
WHITBREAD | FOUNDERS' CLUB | PROFILE | CUP NEWS | CALENDAR | WEB SIGHTINGS

Founders' Club

Share the Excitement

The Founders' Club is an enthusiastic group of individual supporters committed to bringing the America's Cup to San Francisco. Founders' Club support provides a financial bridge until corporate sponsorships are secured. Founders have plenty of opportunities to share their excitement and pride in this campaign. Special Founder sails aboard AmericaOne allow this group to experience the dream they are helping to support: America's Cup class sailing under the Golden Gate bridge, around Alcatraz, and up the City Front. A Ladies' Day sail even included a special luncheon presentation by skipper Paul Cayard and a fashion show by the AmericaOne crew. In addition to receptions and parties that are held throughout the year, Founders' Club members also will travel to the AmericaOne designers' office in San Diego in the coming months. Founders' Club officers also were treated to an exclusive conference call with Cayard from Cape Town, South Africa, in which he shared exciting and inspiring stories of his victorious first leg of the Whitbread Round the World Race. These special updates from the AmericaOne skipper are an ongoing benefit of Founder participation, and are also included in the Founders' Club newsletter. A group of Founders will head to Auckland in late January to give a rousing send-off to Cayard and the EF Language crew as they depart for Leg 5 of the Whitbread. There are several levels at which you can join the Founders' Club — and because AmericaOne is a 501(c)3 foundation, all donations are tax deductible: Founders' Club Officers: $100,000 - $1,000,000 Skipper's Circle: $5,000 - $25,000 Crew's Circle: $1,000 For more information, please contact Susan Ethridge, Founders' Club Executive Director at 415-927-4929 or leave a message at the AmericaOne office, 415-474-3425. Read more about the Founders' Club. HOME PORT | CONTENTS | NEWSLINE ARCHIVES Official Sponsors Ford/Visteon | Hewlett-Packard Company | Telcordia Technologies/SAIC Official Supporting Sponsors United Technologies | Air New Zealand Official Suppliers Altair Engineering| Australia New Zealand Direct Line | Chesapeake Decision Sciences Ernst & Young Exponent, Inc. | Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher | Grey Advertising Korn/Ferry Int'l | Line7 | Volvo-Penta Team Suppliers Amtec Engineering, Inc. | Autodesk | Black Mountain Spring Water | CADSI Ebac Dehumidifiers | Harvey + Garcia Design, Inc. | Hornblower Yachts, Inc. Ivy Hi-Lift | Pointwise | PowerBar | Trimble | West Marine Copyright © 1996-1999, AmericaOne