The Sail for Gold Ball will also include its now legendary auction, presided over by top auctioneer Nick Bonham, to raise money for the RYAs Olympic Yachting Fund.
Details of auction and raffle prizes are as follows:
Sail for Gold Auction
Lot 1
Special Edition Laser
The Laser Centre
A Laser XD dinghy signed by the sailors of the Olympic and Paralympic Team, a two day group coaching course given by British Olympic Laser representative Paul Goodison at SailLaser in Weymouth on 23 and 24 September 2008 and a copy of the RYAs Laser Handbook written and signed by Paul Goodison.
Lot 2
London Hilton Chefs Dinner
London Hilton
A fabulous Private Dinner, prepared by Executive Chef Anthony Marshall, for 12 guests in a private suite at the London Hilton on Park Lane. Also included is a Champagne Reception and Wines with Dinner, chosen for the occasion by the London Hilton on Park Lane.
Lot 3
Wentworth Golf Day
Volvo Car UK
A Fantastic Four Ball at Wentworth Club, one of the most prestigious courses in the country. Choose to play on one of Wentworths three magnificent award winning golf courses - the West, the East and the Edinburgh - followed by lunch at the Wentworth Grill. Includes a bag full of sailing goodies and a Volvo X90 for the day!
Lot 4
Sailing for Gold 2008
Brian West
Sailing for Gold 2008 A specially commissioned original Brian West oil painting featuring, and signed by, the sailors of the British Olympic and Paralympic Team.
Lot 5
Race aboard An Extreme 40 in the iShares Cup
TEAMORIGIN
A truly exceptional opportunity for an adrenalin sports enthusiast to race at speeds of up to 35 knots aboard the TEAMORIGIN Extreme 40 during the iShares Cup at Skandia Cowes Week 2008. Join the team of four TEAM ORIGIN America's Cup sailors for their morning briefing followed by onboard training and lunch ashore. In the afternoon you will race as 5th man for one of the iShares Cup races before attending the prize giving and a champagne reception.
Lot 6
Twelve Metre Match Racing Day
Richard Matthews & Richard Rankin
Two 12 metre yachts, Crusader and Italia, will each host 5 guest crew and one non-sailing guest for a days match racing off Cowes. Racing morning and afternoon the day includes lunch at the Royal Yacht Squadron. Your chosen teams will go head to head racing in these magnificent yachts built for the legendary 26th America's Cup in 1987 and still evenly matched and maintained in racing trim. Current America's Cup Crew need not apply! To all others this is probably as close as you will ever get to experiencing the feel and power of big boat match racing. Friday fifth September 2008 or another date to be agreed.
Lot 7
British National Rally Champion Co Driver!
Pat, Harry and Marcus Dodd
This is the opportunity of a lifetime! You and three friends can enjoy a fabulous day out at the legendary Goodwood Festival of Speed. And, at least, one of your party will be able to sit in the co-drivers seat with Marcus Dodd current British National Rally Champion - to experience what being in a real Hyundai World Rally Car, charging around a forest stage with thousands of spectators watching, is really like. Spend the day as guests of the rally team, and take in the amazing atmosphere that has made this event so incredibly popular. A unique experience and one that money can't normally buy.
Are you brave enough?
Lot 8
A week at Galleon House, Antigua
Richard Matthews
With a commanding view across English Harbour, Galleon House has a huge covered deck, five en suite double bedrooms, fresh water pool, air conditioning, maid service - and is just sixty seconds from a lovely beach and four minutes by water taxi to historic Nelson's Dockyard. Antigua has 365 beaches - one for every day of the year and it's also the yachting capital of the Caribbean. Excludes flights. Dates by agreement between November 2008 and May 2009.