Whitehall Award

online auction

The online component of the Whitehall Award auction has ended. All bids will be transferred to silent auction bid sheets at the event on March 27, 2012.

If you would like to arrange for a proxy to bid on your behalf, please email Jaye Pockriss at jaye@rockingtheboat.org.

10 Day Galapagos Cruise for Two from Lindblad Expeditions
The Galapagos Islands provide a natural habitat for some of the world’s most interesting and unusual animals. Only in Galapagos will you come face to face with wildlife that has never developed a fear of people. Blue-footed boobies. Electric-orange Sally Lightfoot crabs. Pink flamingos. The beauty of Galapagos is practically psychedelic. Lindbad Expeditions is a pioneering expedition travel company that works in partnership with National Geographic to inspire people to explore and care about the planet. The partnership’s educationally oriented voyages allow guests to interact with leading scientists, naturalists, and researchers while discovering natural environments, above and below the sea, through state-of-the-art exploration tools. On every voyage, a Lindblad-National Geographic Certified Photo Instructor will be on-board to provide help and shooting tips.

More info: www.expeditions.com/gala360
Restrictions: Airfare to Galapagos not included. Departure date between May 1, 2012 and May 1, 2013.

retail value: $11,960
starting bid: $5,000
current bid: $5,500
(bid in increments of $500)

 

 

Sunday Brunch Sail for 40 Aboard Schooner America
Up to 40 people will enjoy the brunch of a lifetime aboard 105’ schooner America, Classic Harbor Line’s newest vessel. Can you imagine a more fun setting for a birthday party, bridal shower, or anniversary? The two-hour charter to be scheduled by the winning bidder.

retail value: $5,000
starting bid: $2,000
current bid: $2,000
(bid in increments of $500)

 

 

Rocking the Boat Student-Built Boat
Rocking the Boat Boatbuilding students completed this 17-foot, Rangeley Lakes Boat in spring, 2007 and Boatbuilding Apprentices have restored her to near perfect condition.  Featuring two stems (no transom in this double-ender) constructed of Angelique, White Oak, and Northern White Cedar, Range is narrow, shallow, stable, and an ideal fishing and pulling boat. The Rangeley Lakes in northern Maine were noted for sudden summer storms and this boat was designed to handle them and bring her passengers safely to shore.

retail value: $12,000
starting bid: $6,000
current bid: $0
(bid in increments of $500)

 

 

Create your own Tablecloth with Marimekko
Marimekko, the renowned Finnish textile and clothing design company, is donating a custom made tablecloth in a fabric of your choosing.  Come in, select your print from over 200 fabrics, and work with Marimekko’s onsite seamstress to have the perfect compliment to your home come alive!  Onsite visit will take place at the Marimekko Flagship store located at 200 Fifth Avenue in Manhattan. Certificate holder must email prior to visit to schedule appointment and redeem item.  Fabric choice is limited to in-store fabrics only and does not include any vintage prints.

retail value: up to $500 (depending on size and fabric)
starting bid: $200
current bid: $0
(bid in increments of $25)

 

 

Tour of CNN Studios
See where the world gets its news first hand.  Home to Anderson Cooper, Piers Morgan, Nancy Grace and many other notable newscasters, CNN has been a leader in breaking news coverage since 1980.  Get a first hand tour of the New York Studios, led by Senior Director John Duber.  Have the chance to see tapings as they happen, run in to some of your favorite reporters, and get an inside peek in to the world of a 24-hour news channel.   The tour must take place on a weekday, exact time may be arranged.  Limit four individuals for tour.

retail value: priceless
starting bid: $200
current bid: $200
(bid in increments of $25)

 

 

Rebecca Wynne Interior Design Consultation
Multi-talented interior designer and jewelry designer Rebecca Wynne will provide a one-hour design consultation for your home. Art history, decorative arts, and architecture intersect in Rebecca’s work, and she will offer her knowledge and imaginative ideas to help revitalize your living space.

retail value: $250
starting bid: $100
current bid: $175
(bid in increments of $25)

 

 

Yoga Health
The winner (one or two people) will experience an hour-long private yoga lesson with Anna Hindell, a yoga teacher for the past 12 years.  She teaches advanced practitioners and beginners, children and adults, individuals and groups at her Chelsea or Upper West Side studio.  Item includes two S’well water bottles.

retail value: $200
starting bid: $100
current bid: $100
(bid in increments of $25)

 

 

Tissot Sailing Touch Watch
This luxurious watch looks and feels like a fine boating instrument. Basic functions include the time (analog and the option of displaying it in the LCD display -which can also be used as a second timezone), a perpetual calendar, backlight, and a double alarm function with chime. Special boating or yacht racing features include a regatta timer function, compass (the hands of the watch turn into the compass needle) and barometer modes, which includes a 6-hour histogram that helps you predict the weather and whether it will rain. Finally, there is a tide function and a chronograph mode combined with a tachymeter scale to help you estimate speed.

retail value: $1,150
starting bid: $500
current bid: $500
(bid in increments of $50)

 

 

Kayaking on the Hudson River
Come explore New York’s historic Hudson River with the premier guided sea kayak company in Westchester County. Since 1998, Hudson River Recreation has guided thousands of guests from the novice to the experienced through some of the most stunning waterways in New York. Tours are two or three hours long and all the necessary gear and instruction are provided. Reservations are required, gift certificate expires one year from the date issued.

retail value: $89
starting bid: $50
current bid: $50
(bid in increments of $20)

 

 

Maple Handturned Wooden Bowl
Woodworker Ivan Braun is increasingly well known for the bowls, vases, and other items he hand turns from wood he finds in the Bronx, his home. Many of his one-of-a-kind objects are sold in the New York Botanical Garden gift shop, having been made from yew, red maple, plum, juniper, white oak, cherry, apple and zelkova, a Japanese elm, and other trees that have fallen there.

Mr. Braun has crafted these two bowls exclusively for Rocking the Boat’s Whitehall Award Silent Auction. The maple salad bowl is 16″ diameter x 3.5” high.

retail value: $400
starting bid: $150
current bid: $150
(bid in increments of $25)

 

 

Oak Handturned Wooden Bowl
Woodworker Ivan Braun is increasingly well known for the bowls, vases, and other items he hand turns from wood he finds in the Bronx, his home. Many of his one-of-a-kind objects are sold in the New York Botanical Garden gift shop, having been made from yew, red maple, plum, juniper, white oak, cherry, apple and zelkova, a Japanese elm, and other trees that have fallen there.

Mr. Braun has crafted these two bowls exclusively for Rocking the Boat’s Whitehall Award Silent Auction. The oak bowl is 15” x 11” x 5”.

retail value: $200
starting bid: $100
current bid: $100
(bid in increments of $25)

 

 

Landscape Design and Horticultural Services from SmartRoofs
Calling all property owners! Does your brownstone’s backyard needs a makeover? Are you thinking of installing a small patio or roof garden on your coop? No time for spring clean up? This unique item from SmartRoofs, Sustainable South Bronx’s green roof installation business, will provide two hours of design work by a landscape architect and four hours of skilled labor. These services can be provided anywhere in New York City, Westchester County, or northern New Jersey.

retail value: $500
starting bid: $100
current bid: $250
(bid in increments of $25)

 

 

Nautica Gear
Receive two essential accessories with one winning bid. The men’s chronograph, waterproof watch is punctuated with 12 nautical flags. The sunglasses feature a frame in a dark tortoise finish and brown polarized scratch/impact resistant lenses.

retail value: $150 glasses, $165 watch
starting bid: $100
current bid: $0
(bid in increments of $25)

 

 

Hoist Away Blue and Orange Tote Bag
Made of recycled sailcloth, this classic drawstring tote can stylishly (and environmentally consciously) serve any function: nautical bag, diaper bag, sport bag, travel bag, gym bag, yoga bag…you name it!  Maine-based Hoist Away receives donated sails from all over the world—each one’s history is stitched inside—and gives them new life.  The primary sailcloth used for this “Stow Away” bag came from “3940,” a salty J/24 sailed in Maine and New Hampshire; the orange and blue trim and pocket details are taken directly from her Kevlar sail.  Size: 14.5” h x 18” w 9” d (bag expands to 20.5” high).

Features: 1 key chain holder (stitched on the inside seam), 1 pouch pocket and 1 zipper pocket with aluminum bottle opener (doubling as a zipper pull).

retail value: $175
starting bid: $60
current bid: $60
(bid in increments of $20)

 

 

Jumping Dolphin Framed Photograph
When internet entrepreneur Alan Chung is not busy building and advising startups, he is often traveling with his cameras to far off destinations.  He had the good fortune of studying with three legendary National Geographic photographers: Galen Rowell, Frans Lanting and David Doubilet.  Alan captured the natural beauty of this Pacific White-Sided Dolphin in the Sea of Cortez, off Baja Mexico. 8×12 color print; framed.

retail value: $300 (limited edition)
starting bid: $100
current bid: $0
(bid in increments of $25)

 

 

Turkish Rug from ABC Carpet
This soft and elegant rug, imported from Turkey by Bronx neighbor (and programming partner!) ABC Carpet & Home, is a treat for your feet and a feast for your eyes.  Dimensions: 5’3” x 7’7”

retail value: $599
starting bid: $200
current bid: $0
(bid in increments of $50)

 

 

Black Leather Addison Tote from Diane von Furstenberg Studios
DVF’s Addison in classic leather is a roomy tote that is the perfect carryall for fall. Use it as your day-to-day bag or to haul your necessities on a weekend trip.

retail value: $425
starting bid: $200
current bid: $0
(bid in increments of $25)

 

 

Coast Guard Auxiliary Boating Class
Learn how to really navigate the waterways with a Coast Guard Auxiliary course in weather, seamanship, navigation, and communications.  The New York Harbor Flotilla holds boating courses in various locations in the area.

retail value: $200
starting bid: $100
current bid: $0
(bid in increments of $15)

 

 

A Day on Rocking the Boat’s 30′ Pearson Flyer
Spend a day on the water sailing Rocking the Boat style.  This item can be catered for up to five novice or expert sailors.  Use your time for a leisurely sail; family sailing lesson; basic navigation; race training including practice spinnaker sets, mark roundings, starts; or prep/refresh any US SAILING course. Crew includes Rocking the Boat’s On-Water Program Director Rachel Daugherty, a certified US SAILING instructor trainer and former JWorld racing coach; Rocking the Boat’s Board Secretary, Michael Robinson, long time sailor, accomplished racer and professional rigger, and a capable Rocking the Boat Program Assistant first mate. Lunch included, date to be arranged.

retail value: priceless
starting bid: $350
current bid: $450
(bid in increments of $50)

 

 

Rig Your Boat Right
Have your sailboat checked out by our professional rigger, Mike Robinson. Mike will spend a half day going over your boat, making recommendations about rigging for safety and ease of handling. He will also tune your rig, and in the process, teach you how it’s done so it will be easier for you to do in the future.

retail value: $300
starting bid: $150
current bid: $150
(bid in increments of $50)

 

 

Concert at Jazz at Lincoln Center and Dinner at Nick & Toni’s Cafe
Enjoy the ultimate “date night” at two Upper West Side institutions with a sumptuous meal for two at Nick and Toni’s before or after a concert at nearby Jazz at Lincoln Center.

Under the leadership of Artistic Director Wynton Marsalis, Jazz at Lincoln Center produces thousands of events each season in its home in New York City’s Time Warner Center and around the world. The winner of this item may attend any concert during the 2012-13 25th anniversary season.

Nick & Toni’s Café, the Manhattan offshoot of the original East Hampton classic, features flavorful Mediterranean food.  Hand-painted frescoes decorate the walls and a wood burning oven anchors this intimate Upper West Side establishment.

retail value: $375
starting bid: $250
current bid: $250
(bid in increments of $25)

 

 

Dessert for 20
I like cakes from Soutine so much that I am sometimes tempted to pretend that I baked them myself.
Ruth Reichl

This is not only the best wedding cake I ever had, but actually the best cake I ever had. Our guests are still talking about it.
Yelp reviewer

This award-winning Upper West Side French bakery will create a custom cake for your next birthday, anniversary, graduation, or other special occasion. Known and loved for its warm pain au chocolat, “Concorde” chocolate cake, tart tatin, and hazelnut meringues, Soutine gets hands-down raves for its cakes. Paired with a bottle of Champagne.

retail value: $100
starting bid: $50
current bid: $75
(bid in increments of $15)

 

 

Commission a Portrait
Master pastelist and a leader in the field of children’s portraiture, Wende Caporale will depict your child (or other subject) in a 16” x 20” pastel painting.  The process includes an initial photo session, from which the winner will choose the final reference for the artist to work from.  In this age of digital everything, a painting beckons a unique and powerful tradition.

Please see New York Times article, “Formal Portraits Dress Down”

retail value: $5,500 to 7,000 (based on whether the subject is a child or an adult)
starting bid: $1,500
current bid: $0
(bid in increments of $250)

 

 

Farm Day and Dining in North Salem
This package includes a tour of Snow Hill Farm, a working farm on over 100 acres of gardens, beef and sheep pastures, orchards, and woods, and apple picking and cider donuts at Hardscrabble Farm.  Finish the day’s adventure with a farm fresh dinner at Purdys Farmer and the Fish located in a historic farmhouse, a local landmark known as Purdys Homestead.  The menu features fieldgrown produce harvested from the farm directly behind the restaurant and the freshest seafood imaginable, delivered daily from owner Edward Taylor’s seafood distribution center in Hunts Point.

retail value: $350
starting bid: $100
current bid: $250
(bid in increments of $25)

 

 

Dinner for Two at ABC Kitchen
With its chic and sophisticated ambiance and innovative and seasonal menu, ABC Kitchen is everything a Jean-Georges restaurant should be. Enjoy dinner for two inside the flagship ABC Carpet & Home store in the Flatiron District.

As seen in the New York Times:
Between Chandeliers, Fundraising: ABC Carpet & Home Prepares for an Obama Dinner

retail value: $150
starting bid: $75
current bid: $165
(bid in increments of $15)

 

 

World Class Coaching at Oakcliff
Run by America’s Cup winner Dawn Riley and based in Oyster Bay, Oakcliff is a non-profit training center dedicated to raising the level of sailors and sailing in the United States. The winning bidder will receive a training session for up to five sailors from one of the Center’s fleet race coaches. Item may be redeemed any Wednesday during the season, mid-May to mid-September. Winners may sail one of Oakcliff’s Shields or Swedish Match 40s or bring their own boat.

retail value: $3,000
starting bid: $350
current bid: $0
(bid in increments of $100)

 

 

2 Gallons of Micron 66 Bottom Paint
A necessity for any boat owner: two gallons of Micron 66 bottom paint in your choice of color. The paint will be mailed directly to the recipient.

retail value: $500
starting bid: $100
current bid: $100
(bid in increments of $25)

 

 

Dinner for Two at Fish
Calling all fresh seafood fanatics! This West Village restaurant founded by Edward Taylor–owner of one of the city’s top seafood distributors, Down East Seafood–will make your wildest oyster, lobster, and crab dreams come true. Southern style sides complement the main courses straight from the Maine coast. The decor is old school and creates a warm comfortable atmosphere. Bon appétit!

retail value: $100
starting bid: $50
current bid: $110
(bid in increments of $15)

 

 

Manhattan Sailing School’s Basic Sailing Course
You don’t have to leave the city to learn how to sail. Manhattan Sailing School offers a complete basic sailing class in New York Harbor. Over the course of a weekend, you and a maximum of three other students will learn all the elements of sailing, from steering to terminology to safety to knots. Learning takes place aboard a classic J/24, with some classroom instruction.

retail value: $390
starting bid: $100
current bid: $175
(bid in increments of $25)

 

 

Radhika Photography Session
Bringing the sensibility of her prize-winning photojournalism to her portrait photography, Radhika Chalasani will uniquely capture your family’s personality. The winning bidder will participate in a portrait session and receive two 8×10 prints.

retail value: $400
starting bid: $150
current bid: $175
(bid in increments of $25)

 

 

July 4 Sail under the Fireworks
Sail aboard Rocking the Boat’s own 30’ keelboat from City Island to Rye Playland and enjoy the sunset before being dazzled by the renowned amusement park’s famous fireworks display. Viewing the light show from the water is a truly unforgettable experience. Wine and cheese provided for four adults.

retail value: priceless
starting bid: $200
current bid: $200
(bid in increments of $50)

 

 

Kristin Leather Hobo from Coach
Soft and sumptuous fine grain leather from Coach. Need we say more?

retail value: $298
starting bid: $150
current bid: $175
(bid in increments of $25)

 

 

Fisherman’s Dream
The winner of this half-day charter may bring two friends along for an outstanding fishing adventure aboard Killer Bea, a 33’ Contender docked at Kingsbridge Marina in Point Pleasant, NJ (close to the NJ Transit train station). Spring or Fall date—when the bass are running—to be arranged with Captain Brian Keating. Item includes lunch, drinks, and all the stripers you can reel in!

retail value: $700
starting bid: $400
current bid: $400
(bid in increments of $50)