Sultana Projects, Inc.

SILENT AUCTION ITEMS

Guests at Sultana Projects’ 2011 Annual Gala on September 17, 2011, will have an opportunity to bid on the following items during the Silent Auction:


COCKTAILING LIKE THE GATSBYS Cruise for Six on the “Hair of the Dog” Minimum Bid $200 Donated by Taylor Buckley Entertain your best, fanciest friends aboard a 35-foot art-deco launch inspired by ‘20s-era speedboats. Three hours on the Chester or its tributaries. Full bar and snacks included. And a dashingly handsome captain, too. No orchestra.
RUN THIS UP YOUR YARD ARM The Original Sultana Shipyard Sign Minimum Bid $100 We hate to part with this priceless piece of SULTANA memorabilia, but frankly, we need the money. This is the original sign that hung at the Sultana Shipyard during the vessel’s construction. Measures about 18’ x 30’. Decorate your den with this gem, or hang it out front and start your own shipyard.
BIG BANG FOR YOUR BUCKS Sea Service Musket Minimum Bid $150 Make some noise with this hand-made, reproduction of a Royal Navy Sea-Service Musket (circa 1768). Or just let it grace your mantelpiece. Made for use on SULTANA, but a burden for us to keep clean and operating. This shortened version of the classic Brown Bess flintlock was made for close combat on deck and balanced to stay in a rack onboard ship. Gun has been fired, but we recommend checking with a reputable blackpowder expert before trying it yourself! Not for use with projectiles.
SCHOONER NOT INCLUDED Sultana’s Top Sail Minimum Bid $200 A “previously sailed” fore topsail from the schooner SULTANA made by Nat Wilson Sailmakers, Bar Harbor, Maine. Hand-sewn boltrope and scads of intricate details make this ideal for an awning, the raw material for ditty bags or just a fabulous conversation piece draped in your great room. Then again, you could build a schooner to go with it. Approximately 20’ x 12’ square.
GIVE THAT KID SOMETHING TO REMEMBER (FONDLY) Week-Long Summer Trip on Sultana Minimum Bid $350 A week-long voyage on our schoolship schooner for children aged 11-14. Several openings in July 2012 originating at various ports on the Bay. This is the only “Tall Ship” sailing program on the Chesapeake. A $750 value and a once-in-a-lifetime experience.
HIGH-CLASS GLASS, OH YES! Glass Artwork from Hegland Glass Minimum Bid $250 Donated by Hegland Glass Patti and Dave Hegland can tell you “how’d they do that,” but they will not reveal the secret of turning inspiration into unique and beautiful objects. This one is called Horizon’s Edge and was inspired by the colors and seemingly endless expanse of the Bay and it’s surrounding terrain. The rim is highly polished to collect light and provide visibility inside the piece’s walls.
I’VE GOT DIBS ON THE YELLOW ONE NAMED ZIGGY Kayak Naming Opportunity Fixed Price $350 Honor thy father. Or mother, daughter, aunt, favorite teacher, president, or auto mechanic. Have the name of your choice (tasteful and nonreligious, of course) permanently affixed to a member of Sultana’s kayak fleet. Helps kids from getting confused about which kayak is theirs! We will send you a photo of your kayak in action! Swamp Bunny is still available.
WHAT ELSE D’YA GOT IN THE SULTANA ATTIC? Sultana Anchor, Slightly Used Minimum Bid $100 Okay, so it’s broken. But this victim of a tragic collision with a pier that jumped in front of our little ship still has a useful life as a garden gizmo, mailbox post, or something to put on top of your mobile home in a wind storm. It’s made from ductile iron and is based on an 18th century design. We’ll deliver nearby.
WHO COULD FORGET THAT FAMOUS DAY? Wooden Boat Cover Mounted for Hanging Minimum Bid $150 Donated by the Finishing Touch Ready-to hang reproduction of Wooden Boat Magazine cover # 165 (March/April 2002) features SULTANA’s launch a decade ago as photographed by Michael Wooton. What a day! 20x30 inches.
IT’S A BEETLE. IT’S A CAT. IT’S A SAILBOAT! An Evening Sail on a Beetle Cat Minimum bid $100 Donated by Drew McMullen & Claire Gervais An evening sail in Chestertown (and in the wake of history) for two aboard “Käthe,” a classic 12.5- foot wooden Beetle Cat. John F. Kennedy learned to sail in a Beetle Cat, Calvin Klein has one. So do Senator John Kerry and director Stephen Spielburg! The Beetle Cat is the oldest onedesign racing sailboat in the United States, dating back to the early 1920’s. Sail to take place on a mutually agreeable date May-September, 2012.
SULTANA ON THE TOWN. SORT OF. Framed Panoramic Photo of Chestertown Minimum bid $75. Donated by the Finishing Touch A waterfront portrait of SULTANA’s home port with her at rest out front. Approximate size 8x30 inches. Truly, a thing of beauty. Photographed by Bob Ramsey.
WHAT WILL WE TALK ABOUT? Lunch with Adam Goodheart, Original Copy of Harpers Weekly, 1861, Signed Copy of Goodheart’s Book 1861 Minimum Bid $150 Donated by Adam Goodheart Lunch with Adam Goodheart, author of the best-seller, “1861,” and director of Washington College’s C.V. Starr Center for the Study of the American Experience. Your copy of his book comes with the issue of Harper’s Weekly from April 1861, announcing the Confederate attack on Fort Sumter. Lunch in Chestertown on a mutually agreeable date. Donated by Adam Goodheart. Now, to answer your question: You can talk about scuba diving, or Sasquatch sightings, or maybe even the author’s case for calling the Civil War America’s second war for independence.
HOOPS DE DOO! USS CONSTELLATION Mast Hoops Minimum Bid $50 Donated by Drew McMullen & Claire Gervais These mast hoops (the things that hold the sail to the mast) were built for the USS Constellation restoration in Baltimore in the late 1990’s. They were fashioned from steam-bent oak and are about 25-30 inches in diameter. Great decorative pieces for the right house or good hula-hoops for small children. You could also use them to rack up the balls on round pool tables. Cost of one of these mast hoops new would be about $50.
TAKE ME TO THE ANTIQUES ROAD SHOW Antique Wooden Rocking Horse Minimum Bid $100 Drew McMullen, the donor, believes this toy dates from the early 1930s. It is solid carved wood, and while the package is a little worse for wear, it is not beyond a full restoration. “I have no idea what this is worth, but it could be a fortune!! (or nothing),” says McMullen. The hay budget, however, is minuscule.
THIS LAND IS YOUR LAND … Landscaping Consultation Minimum Bid $75 Donated by Miles Barnard Two-hour on-site consultation and follow-up documentation with Chestertown-based licensed landscape architect D. Miles Barnard. Discuss your future plans for a new project at your existing property or talk about something totally new. Ask for help identifying plants in your garden, discuss an existing drainage problem, or talk about ways to make your property or project site more sustainable. After the site visit, Miles will summarize the discussion and, if appropriate, prepare a sketch or two.


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