Luxury Auction

Luxury Lot 1

The Maltese Falcon regatta experience 30 August – 6 September 2011

Your once in a lifetime opportunity to foam through the crests and compete in the exclusive Perini Cup under the towering cloud of sail that is the Maltese Falcon

You and nine friends will fly by private jet to Cannes and travel to Monte Carlo where you will board the exclusive Maltese Falcon, the world’s largest sailing yacht. This extraordinary yacht is delightful to the eye and soothing on the soul, without equal in the world.

The following morning you will set sail for Portofino to spend the day exploring the area, luxuriating in your surroundings and making the most of the water sports equipment on board including scuba, snorkelling, kayaking and jet skiing .

You will sail overnight to Sardinia and arrive in time to participate in the Perini Navi Cup Regatta, a fleet regatta reserved specifically for Perini sailing yachts .You will join the other competitors in Porto Cervo where you will experience record shattering speeds during three days of racing. Your hosts and top sailing professionals will join you on board during the Owners’ Cup and you will be invited to participate in all the social events during the race.

After an exhilarating regatta, you will depart for a day’s leisure in Corsica and then continue on to Italy where you will disembark in Porto Venere. You will be driven to Pisa and will have the option to tour Pisa before heading home on your private jet from Pisa airport.

For the duration of your time on board, you will have a world class chef and crew at your service.

Private jet within Europe only. Lot not transferrable from 2011. This lot cannot be paid from charitable funds or as a donation under Gift Aid.

Luxury Lot 2

Castle in the clouds

Have you ever dreamed of living in the trees? Getting away from reality and getting back to nature?

Thanks to Blue Forest, the world’s leading tree house builder, we are able to offer one lucky winner the opportunity to own a completely bespoke luxury tree house. Blue Forest’s design team will work closely with you to turn your tree house dreams into reality – whether you wish to create a magical tree house castle for your children, a high-tech hideaway or even a romantic retreat for you to escape to. It can be high in the canopy or down on the ground in a tucked-away location. The choice is yours. As part of this fantastic opportunity to create your perfect tree house, The Goring has generously donated The Royal Suite for a weekends stay. You will be welcomed by the owner Jeremy Goring on arrival and after settling in, your own team of architects from Blue Forest along with interior design sensation Russell Sage will meet with you to plan every detail of your new fantasy abode. The rest of your time is yours to enjoy at your leisure. This really is the opportunity to turn dreams into reality!

Disclaimer: This lot can be built in any location but additional costs may apply if building occurs abroad. Planning must be completed within 12 months unless additional time is agreed in writing. The lot may be subject to planning permission (in the UK) the cost of which is included in the lot, however planning consent cannot be guaranteed. Weekend stay at The Goring and design meeting with Blue Forest & Russell Sage Studio to be arranged subject to availability and by mutual agreement with all parties.

The excess of the successful bid over commercial value may be paid from charitable funds. The commercial value represents a benefit and cannot be paid from charitable funds.

Luxury Lot 3

A mystery masterpiece

This lot cannot be paid from charitable funds or as a donation under Gift Aid.

Luxury Lot 4

Isle of Jura

This is a totally unmissable opportunity for you and five friends to escape for two nights to the romantic Isle of Jura in Scotland. Stalking, hunting, fishing, fell walking, lobster eating and whisky drinking all await you.

You will fly by private jet from London to Islay and from there will transfer to the Isle of Jura where you will be accommodated in the Jura Lodge, a home from home which offers hypnotic views and where the warmest of island welcomes awaits.

You will then take a Seafari trip around the coast of this alluring and magical place, returning to the eclectic Jura Lodge for lunch. After lunch, you will be treated to a Distillery Managers VIP Tour of the world-famous Jura Distillery and will spend the afternoon enjoying a whisky tasting of 40 and 50 year old single malts. You will dine at The Lodge.

On your second day, you will be transported to Ardfin Estate for a chance to brush up on your rifle skills. You will then set out for a full day of Stag Stalking. There will be two guns and the rest of the party will have the chance to enjoy the outing, as well as viewing these magnificent animals up close. After a day on the hill, all that will be required is a large dram of Jura before dinner and a good night’s rest.

On the third day you can enjoy a day of clay shooting or sea fishing before your transfer back to Islay where you will board your private flight back to London.

Disclaimer: Lot needs to be taken between mid August and mid October 2011.This lot cannot be paid from charitable funds or as a donation under Gift Aid.

Luxury Lot 5

The Origins of Man

This is an exceptional and unique opportunity for you and nine friends.

Thanks to Journeys by Design, you will spend time with the world’s leading anthropologist Dr Richard Leaky, whilst enjoying six days of the finest safari, available only to a privileged few.

Your first destination is the brand new Solio Lodge which sits in the middle of the breathtaking 45,000 acre Solio Ranch in Kenya. The lodge is situated between the Aberdare Mountains and Mount Kenya providing you with fantastic views. The reserve is world-renowned for its rhino breeding programme but is also incredibly rich with other game.

You will then be flown by helicopter to the Lake Turkana region. This is a journey into one of Africa’s last unexplored frontiers where visitors are a rarity and the wildlife is truly wild. The first part of your adventure will take you to Losiolo ‘the roof of the world’. Here the Rift Valley Wall plunges over 6,000 feet from mountain forest to desert. Your next stop will be the sand dunes on the floor of the Suguta Valley, the third hottest region in the world where fewer people have stood than on the moon.

Following this, you will spend time with Dr Richard Leakey who will take you through his enthralling work on human prehistory.

Your final destination is Sasaab Camp, located near Samburu in northern Kenya. Here 5 star luxury intertwines with the local environment. You will be able to relax in the infinity pool whilst watching the elephants in the river, enjoy big game at close quarters and even go to a local village and experience life as a tribesman.

Disclaimer: Not available in July, August and December. Dates are subject to availability and the lot must be taken by September 2013. This lot includes all meals and beverages, internal transfers, but not international flights. This lot cannot be paid from charitable funds or as a donation under Gift Aid.

Luxury Lot 6

Les Misérables

The opportunity of a lifetime to star on the silver screen...

Thanks to the generosity of Working Title and Eric Fellner, two budding stars will have the chance to feature in the amazing silver screen adaptation of Les Misérables.

Based on the acclaimed novel by Victor Hugo, Les Misérables is the world’s longest running theatrical musical. It has just celebrated its 25th anniversary on stage, has won over 70 major theatre awards in more than ten countries and is being captured for the big screen.

Your child and a friend will join the cast and crew to take part in this amazing production. They will make history with a part in the children’s chorus of the film and will have their name in the credits. They will get exclusive access to the filming with turns in the director’s and producer’s chairs as well as a behind the scenes tour of the film set.

Your little stars will then get the full red carpet treatment with tickets to the UK premiere. To ensure all their friends can share their success, they will also receive a private premiere for 40 of their biggest fans in the private screening room of Working Title Films.

Both stars will receive a script and DVD signed by the cast and crew of the film – a memento to treasure forever.

Disclaimer: Premiere dates subject to screening room availability, lot includes travel to locations and accommodation where stated. Dates of filming are still to be confirmed but will not be negotiable once set by the studio.This lot cannot be paid from charitable funds or as a donation under Gift Aid.

Luxury Lot 7

A Regal Weekend

Become a part of this famous and colourful history.

For 300 years, Blenheim Palace, seat of the Dukes of Marlborough, has awed all visitors, even the grandest among them. “We have nothing to equal this,” King George III said with a gasp to Queen Charlotte in 1786 as they caught their first glimpse of the Baroque behemoth in Oxfordshire. Its fame does not stop there, Winston Churchill was born at Blenheim in 1874 and spent many of his happiest days at the Palace.

Become part of this famous and colourful history. Edward Spencer Churchill has kindly donated the weekend of a lifetime. You and seven guests will be welcomed at Blenheim Palace as personal guests of the family for two days of pheasant and partridge shooting, trout fishing in the great lake and unrivalled hospitality hosted by Their Graces The Duke and Duchess of Marlborough.

You will all stay in the luxuriously appointed Private Apartments at Blenheim with access to parts of the Palace usually reserved for family members only. A private tour will enable you and your guests to relive momentous occasions in history. You will also be able to unwind, relax and explore the 2,100 acres of beautiful parkland and formal gardens landscaped by ‘Capability’ Brown.

Valid for 12 months. This lot cannot be paid from charitable funds or as a donation under Gift Aid.

Image © Blenheim Palace

Luxury Lot 8

Icons of fashion

The perfect lot for a dedicated follower of fashion

The winner of this incredible once in a life time experience will spend an afternoon with world renowned fashion designer Tom Ford. Mr Ford will work with you on selecting a look from his collection complete with accessories that will make you look like a true fashion icon. Once your new TOM FORD ensemble has been delivered, Mr Ford will escort you to an intimate dinner a deux at one of his favourite Mayfair dining clubs where you can really get to know the man behind the legend.

You and a guest will then be able to discuss fashion with the iconic American Vogue Editor, Anna Wintour. She will accompany you to a fashion show in London and will take you to lunch afterwards so you can compare notes on the new seasons hottest looks.

As if this weren’t enough, there is also a money can’t buy opportunity for your son or daughter to spend two weeks as an intern at Vogue in New York. They will learn the secrets of both the magazine and fashion industries and have the opportunity to work with the leading names in the two worlds.

To commemorate this wonderful experience the top experts at Vogue will help them choose an outfit and accessories from one of the US’ top designers and your child will have their portrait taken by one of Vogue’s best photographers. To ensure they look the part, they will have their hair and make-up done by a top Vogue stylist and make up artist – plus a few extra goodies on the side.

Generously donated by Tom Ford and Anna Wintour.

Disclaimer: No international flights or accommodation are included in this lot. Dates are subject to the availability of Tom Ford and Anna Wintour. Valid for 12 months. This lot cannot be paid from charitable funds or as a donation under Gift Aid.

Luxury Lot 9

Tinseltown glamour

The last weekend in February 2012 will be absolutely unforgettable for the lucky couple who bid for this star studded weekend at the Oscars.

We will fly you and your guest first class to Hollywood, where you will take up residence in a sumptuous suite in Hollywood’s most exclusive and sophisticated hotel – the Peninsula Beverly Hills. The hotel is a chic hideaway for many guests from the world of entertainment.

To start your weekend in style you are invited to the exclusive Oscars picnic hosted by Barry Diller and Diane von Furstenberg. Here you will be able to enjoy a relaxed afternoon with the stars of stage, screen, catwalk and corridors of power.

It is then on with your glad rags because on Saturday night you will rub shoulders with some of the world’s most iconic movie stars at Harvey Weinstein’s Oscar Party at Soho House.

On Sunday afternoon, you will be invited to tread the fabled red carpet and attend the 84th Oscars ceremony. You will share the emotion-filled event that celebrates the achievements of this year’s best films, and hottest actors and actresses.

This is true glamour, Hollywood style.

Disclaimer: Lot includes first class return flights from Europe to LA and ground transfers for the entire trip. This lot is non-transferable from Oscars 2012. This lot cannot be paid from charitable funds or as a donation under Gift Aid.