The Race is On: The Adventuress Cup

On Saturday, April 26, sailboats, motorboats, and a growing community of supporters will come together in Puget Sound to support the mission of the nonprofit Sound Experience. Now in its 6th year, The Adventuress Cup: A Race for the Salish Sea is a public, values-driven event that engages individuals passionate about our marine environment and the future we’re leaving for the next generation. Thanks to our generous sponsors, every dollar raised will directly support the care and maintenance of Sound Experience’s unique educational platform, the National Historic Landmark schooner Adventuress. Programs aboard the Adventuress provide powerful maritime and environmental education to young people in the Puget Sound area. The Adventuress Cup also helps Sound Experience reach underserved youth, including BIPOC, LGBTQ+ individuals, and those who are financially unable to participate or traditionally lack access to the waterfront. Through the event, young people raise the sails, take the helm, and learn how their actions impact the health of our waterways and oceans. Most importantly, they experience what it means to be a shipmate. Join us by: Racing your sailboat Creating a virtual team Joining the pre-race parade with your powerboat Becoming a sponsor Completing Wind in Your Sails challenges to support a team Donating to a team Learn more about Sound Experience and the schooner Adventuress at www.soundexp.org
 

Register now for The Adventuress Cup: A Race for the Salish Sea

Programs aboard Adventuress reach Puget Sound area young people with powerful maritime and environmental education. The Adventuress Cup fundraiser enables Sound Experience, working with community partners in our region, to reach underserved youth including BIPOC, LGBTQ+, and those otherwise unable to participate for financial reasons, or who do not traditionally have access to the waterfront.

Don't have a boat? Participate virtually!
Racers in-person, online teams and donors are all welcome to join us for the post-race celebration.
After all, we are ALL shipmates!
 

2025 Sponsorship Opportunity

Sponsoring the Adventuress Cup is a unique opportunity to align your company with community, sustainability, and youth education. This high-visibility event brings together passionate mariners, environmental stewards, and maritime enthusiasts, all rallying around the 112-year-old schooner Adventuress and her mission to inspire the next generation. As a sponsor, your brand will be showcased to a dedicated audience that values leadership, environmental responsibility, and hands-on learning—while making a direct impact on keeping this historic vessel sailing for years to come!

No matter which sponsor level you choose your business will be featured across all of Sound Experience's fundraising events in 2025.

View our 2025 Sponsor Packet
Sound Experience's 2025 Sponsor Packet. Partnering with Sound Experience shows your commitment to supporting on-the-water youth education in the Puget Sound region. It’s an opportunity to share with your customers that this mission matters to you. Together, we align our shared values of excellence—both aboard the ship and in every learning experience we create.
Sound Experience's 2025 Sponsorship Packet, page 2, lists the major fundraising events that would feature a sponsor's business, including the Adventuress Cup and Party for Adventuress, Sound Experience's annual gala and benefit auction held October 4 this year.
A photo collage showing some scenes from The Adventuress Cup. First, Adventuress takes a turn to keep the lead ahead of another sailboat on a stormy race day, then a couple of students chart a course with the guidance of an Adventuress crew member, and finally the ship's engineer and second mate look through binoculars to see how far off another schooner is toward the end of the race.
Crew aboard Adventuress wearing their army drab green Adventuress Cup t-shirts showing off the logos of business sponsors in 2024; a middle school girl wearing "foulies" helms the ship in the rain.