DEADLINE: JUNE 15th

The Northern California Pirate Festival would like to extend an invitation to you to join the
“Plank Owners Club!”

A "plank owner" is an individual who was a member of the crew of a ship when that ship was placed in commission. Originally, this term applied only to crewmembers present at the ship's first commissioning. The origin of the term is the implication that a crew member was around when the ship was being built and commissioned and therefore has bragging rights to the ownership of one of the deck planks in the main deck.

Our very own “NorCal PirateFest Plank Owners Club” is a very special level of sponsorship available to individuals who want to help the pirate festival “above and beyond” and at the same time get some fabulous gifts! (Just like public television – we want to thank you for your generous contribution!) Not only are there great gifts that you can’t get anywhere else, but you can sleep well in your hammock at night knowing that you helped keep the Pirate Festival alive and helped launch the PirateFest and that your generous donations help with everything from supporting the cannon battles to bringing the finest in nautical entertainment to the event.

For only $70, you can become a “Plank Club” sponsor - you’ll find that the perks are worth the price alone!
For your generous donation, we will treat you right:

1. During the festival, there will be a location where you can relax and get free water and non-alcoholic drinks.
This space will be reservedespecially for Very Important Pirates like yourself only.

2. Your name will be listed on the website under the plank owners club Sponsorship Area – letting the world know that you are among the generous Captains helping to “build the ship!”

3. You will receive a commemorative 2010 Plank Owner's Certificate with original art - created for and ONLY available to Plank Owners!

4. You will have early access to tickets for festival related events such as the “Northern California Pirate Sail on the Bay Presented by The Northern California Pirate Festival and SF Bay Adventures”. You may purchase your tickets at a discount all the way up until the plank owner deadline- which is usually much later than the regular deadline.

5. BEST OF ALL: You will receive a 2010 Plank Owners Club special edition shirt (men or women’s high-end t-shirt) with the Pirate Festival design in FOIL. This is a unique and gorgeous shirt that is ONLY available by becoming a plank owner sponsor. Memberships will be sold at the festival but these shirts will NOT be a part of the package at the event! – Purchasing your membership online is the only way to get one.

Additional Benefits: To ongoing plankowners: By continuing your plankowner membership annually, your membership fee will stay the same (in other words, if you joined for $50 - then as long as you renew each year...it will remain at $50)
If you are a returning member you should have already received your renewal package in the mail. If you have not please contact mark@norcalpiratefestival.com or call (707)780-3018x705 to reach someone by phone.

HOW DO I JOIN?
Click Below to Purchase Plankowner Memberships!
We process payments through Paypal - you can choose to pay either with a paypal account or with any major
credit card (you do not need a paypal account to use this service - and we pick up all the extra fees!)
NOTE: After we receive your payment, we will send you an information request so that can prepare your piratical gifts and know what names to put on the collectible certificates!

Single Plank Owner Membership 70.00
(2) Plank Owner Memberships 140.00
(3) Plank Owner Memberships 210.00
(4) Plank Owner Memberships 280.00
(5) Plank Owner Memberships 350.00