Governor’s Cup Silent Auction Early Bidding

[update: thanks to everyone for supporting the event! here are the race results]

Get a jump-start on the Governor’s Cup silent auction by bidding on the items below.

• Auction Rules:
  • Online bidding is now open!
  • Online bidding closes at 5pm CST Friday Sept 24.
  • In-person bidding begins 7:30pm CST Friday Sept 24, at AYC.
  • The highest online bids will carry forward to the in-person silent auction.
  • To bid, click on one of the items below.
  • Look for prior bids in the “Comments” section at the bottom of each page.
  • To make a bid, write the amount as a Comment (eg., “BID: $120″).
  • Trash talking and personal grudge-matches are permitted. But note that the simplest way to show your bidding expertise and crush your competitors is through the use of outrageously high bids (aka, a shock-and-awe approach).

Silent Auction Items:

1. Buy-a-sailor: John Morran
2. Buy-a-sailor: John Bartlett
3. Buy-a-sailor: Doug Kern
4. Buy-a-sailor: Scott Young
5. 7-days @ Crested Butte B&B. $2,000 value (by Rick & Karen Smith) for Mid Jan through Feb 2011.
6. 5-days @ Ft Myers, Florida condo. $2,000 value (by David & Gail Bernstein)
7. Day-sail on a Melges 24. $200 value (by Eric Rochard)
8. Lake Travis Twilight Cruise on a C&C 37 with wine & appetizers. $500 value (by Bay Peterson)
9. Velocitek “SC-1”. $499 value (by Scott Spurlin, J-Boats Southwest)
10. Velocitek “Speedpuck”.  $339 value (by Scott Spurlin, J-Boats Southwest)
11. 3-hours Financial Planning. $495 value (Bell Financial)
12. ASA Sail training class 101 (by Claude Welles)
13. Hand-made wooden Child’s chair. $450 value (by Brad Davis)
14. Full-day barebooat charter on a 30-34’ Beneteau. $525 value (by Texas Sailing)
15. Teeth Whitening Gift Certificate. $300 value (by Barry Bowden)
16. Painting: J80 Sailboats.$2,000 value (by Bruce McDonald)
17. Painting: Alinghi, 2007 America’s Cup Champ. $1,500 value (by Bay Peterson)
18. Art Work. $1,800 value (by Walter Allan)
19. Restaurant Gift Certificate: Los Pinos. 2 @ $20.
20. Restaurant Gift Certificate. Iguana Grill. $50 value.
21. Restaurant Gift Certificate: Dead Fish Restaurant. $100 value (by Jim Hightower)
22. Restaurant Gift Certificate: Reale’s Pizza and Cafe. 2 @ $25 (by Gino Reale).
23. Restaurant Gift Certificate: Buster’s BBQ. $25 value.
24. Restaurant Gift Certificate: Buffalo Billards. 2 @ $25 (by Tina Adamoski Bodell)
25. New jib sheets for boats up to 30’. $250 value (by Fred Schroth)
26. High tech Trailer Pads (by Jeff Jones)
27. 3-month gym membership @ Body Wise Gym in Lakeway (by Kay Sconci)
28. Home-made wine baskets w/ gourmet cheeses. $75 value (by Rick Smith)
29. Regatta vest: “New” 2006 Gul J-24 National Championship (priceless)
30. GelPro Kitchen Mat. $99.00 value (by Ira Rush)
31. Dog Training Gift Certificate. $25.00 value (by DogBoy’s Dog Ranch)
32. Snow Ski or Snowboard Rental Package for Two People. $380 value (by Sail & Ski).
33. Kevlar Catalina 22 Genoa. $988 value (by John Bartlett, Barlett Sails).