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Destination: Discovery / Founding partnerships

A big story.
A clear offer.

Media, publishing, vessel identity and shared experiences. Find the role that fits your brand.

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Five ways to join the story

The founding packages.

Defined rights. Documented delivery.
A partnership built around your role.

USD. Quantities shown are Season One allocations. Position counts are tier caps, not a live availability claim.

Own / 1 founding position

Presenting

$2,000,000

Core Presenting rights for 30 months: 18-month Season One + 12-month Season Two.

  • 1,592+ Season One Sponsor Moments
  • Exclusive ‘Presented By’ naming across the property; dominant persistent on-screen and vessel identity.
  • 3 private sponsor days
Discuss Presenting
All benefits & allocations

Exclusive ‘Presented By’ naming across the property; dominant persistent on-screen and vessel identity.

Narrowly defined category exclusivity and exclusive Matthew Town story association.

Publishing

All 4 print back covers, plus print and digital advertising and Partner Perspectives.

Hospitality

  • 3 private sponsor days
  • 1 private Bahamas VIP sail or evening
  • 32 convening invitations (24 standard + 8 Bahamas)

Season Two

12-month Season Two core Presenting rights included.

Media delivery

Research LIVE!
1,280
Produced series
156
Off Watch
156
Guest / passage / special
Priority
Total delivery floor
1,592+

Magazine & contributed content

Exclusive print back covers
4
Print display ads
4 full-page
Digital display ads
12 full-page
Partner Perspective / digital
12
Partner Perspective / print
4

Reporting & partner service

Reporting cadence
4 quarterly
Optimization meetings
4
Audience make-good framework
Included
Discuss Presenting

Drive / 1 founding position

Platinum

$1,000,000

18-month Season One.

  • 848+ Season One Sponsor Moments
  • Major persistent on-screen, vessel and event identity, with narrowly defined category exclusivity.
  • 2 private sponsor days
Discuss Platinum
All benefits & allocations

Major persistent on-screen, vessel and event identity, with narrowly defined category exclusivity.

Exclusive GENESIS: Piney Point story association.

Publishing

Full-page print and digital advertising, plus Partner Perspectives.

Hospitality

  • 2 private sponsor days
  • 1 private Bahamas VIP sail or evening
  • 22 convening invitations (16 standard + 6 Bahamas)

Season Two

Fixed $500,000 option for 12-month Season Two.

Media delivery

Research LIVE!
640
Produced series
104
Off Watch
104
Guest / passage / special
Priority
Total delivery floor
848+

Magazine & contributed content

Exclusive print back covers
Not included
Print display ads
4 full-page
Digital display ads
12 full-page
Partner Perspective / digital
4
Partner Perspective / print
4

Reporting & partner service

Reporting cadence
4 quarterly
Optimization meetings
4
Audience make-good framework
Included
Discuss Platinum

Lead / 3 positions

Gold

$500,000

18-month Season One.

  • 420 Season One Sponsor Moments
  • Premium vessel and event branding, with narrowly defined category exclusivity.
  • 1 private sponsor day
Discuss Gold
All benefits & allocations

Premium vessel and event branding, with narrowly defined category exclusivity.

420 documented Sponsor Moments.

Publishing

Print and digital advertising, plus Partner Perspectives.

Hospitality

  • 1 private sponsor day
  • 1 private Bahamas VIP sail or evening
  • 12 convening invitations (8 standard + 4 Bahamas)

Season Two

Season Two protected renewal: $500,000.

Media delivery

Research LIVE!
330
Produced series
10
Off Watch
30
Guest / passage / special
50
Total delivery floor
420

Magazine & contributed content

Exclusive print back covers
Not included
Print display ads
2 full-page
Digital display ads
6 full-page
Partner Perspective / digital
2
Partner Perspective / print
2

Reporting & partner service

Reporting cadence
4 quarterly
Optimization meetings
Not included
Audience make-good framework
Included
Discuss Gold

Shape / 3 positions

Silver

$200,000

18-month Season One.

  • 210 Season One Sponsor Moments
  • Select vessel and event branding, with direct-competitor conflict protection.
  • 1 hosted partner sail for 2 guests
Discuss Silver
All benefits & allocations

Select vessel and event branding, with direct-competitor conflict protection.

210 documented Sponsor Moments.

Publishing

Half-page print and digital advertising, plus a digital Partner Perspective.

Hospitality

  • 1 hosted partner sail for 2 guests
  • 6 convening invitations (4 standard + 2 Bahamas)

Season Two

Season Two protected renewal: $200,000.

Media delivery

Research LIVE!
170
Produced series
5
Off Watch
15
Guest / passage / special
20
Total delivery floor
210

Magazine & contributed content

Exclusive print back covers
Not included
Print display ads
2 half-page
Digital display ads
4 half-page
Partner Perspective / digital
1
Partner Perspective / print
Not included

Reporting & partner service

Reporting cadence
Midseason + final
Optimization meetings
Not included
Audience make-good framework
Included
Discuss Silver

Join / Limited availability

Supporter

$75,000

18-month Season One.

  • 20 acknowledgments + 5 integrations
  • Founding recognition, approved sharing rights and an annual impact report.
  • 2 transferable Partner Series invitations annually
Discuss Supporter
All benefits & allocations

Founding recognition, approved sharing rights and an annual impact report.

No protected category or major exterior vessel position.

Publishing

Magazine recognition, included for every founding partner.

Hospitality

  • 2 transferable Partner Series invitations annually

Season Two

Season Two protected renewal: $75,000.

Media delivery

Research LIVE!
Not included
Produced series
Not included
Off Watch
Not included
Guest / passage / special
Not included
Total delivery floor
25: 20 acknowledgments + 5 integrations

Magazine & contributed content

Exclusive print back covers
Not included
Print display ads
Not included
Digital display ads
Not included
Partner Perspective / digital
Not included
Partner Perspective / print
Not included

Reporting & partner service

Reporting cadence
Annual baseline
Optimization meetings
Not included
Audience make-good framework
Delivery assurance
Discuss Supporter
Presenting$2,000,000Core Presenting rights for 30 months: 18-month Season One + 12-month Season Two.View benefits and allocations

1 founding position

Exclusive ‘Presented By’ naming across the property; dominant persistent on-screen and vessel identity.

Narrowly defined category exclusivity and exclusive Matthew Town story association.

Publishing

All 4 print back covers, plus print and digital advertising and Partner Perspectives.

Hospitality

  • 3 private sponsor days
  • 1 private Bahamas VIP sail or evening
  • 32 convening invitations (24 standard + 8 Bahamas)

Season Two

12-month Season Two core Presenting rights included.

Media delivery

Research LIVE!
1,280
Produced series
156
Off Watch
156
Guest / passage / special
Priority
Total delivery floor
1,592+

Magazine & contributed content

Exclusive print back covers
4
Print display ads
4 full-page
Digital display ads
12 full-page
Partner Perspective / digital
12
Partner Perspective / print
4

Reporting & partner service

Reporting cadence
4 quarterly
Optimization meetings
4
Audience make-good framework
Included
Discuss Presenting
Platinum$1,000,00018-month Season One.View benefits and allocations

1 founding position

Major persistent on-screen, vessel and event identity, with narrowly defined category exclusivity.

Exclusive GENESIS: Piney Point story association.

Publishing

Full-page print and digital advertising, plus Partner Perspectives.

Hospitality

  • 2 private sponsor days
  • 1 private Bahamas VIP sail or evening
  • 22 convening invitations (16 standard + 6 Bahamas)

Season Two

Fixed $500,000 option for 12-month Season Two.

Media delivery

Research LIVE!
640
Produced series
104
Off Watch
104
Guest / passage / special
Priority
Total delivery floor
848+

Magazine & contributed content

Exclusive print back covers
Not included
Print display ads
4 full-page
Digital display ads
12 full-page
Partner Perspective / digital
4
Partner Perspective / print
4

Reporting & partner service

Reporting cadence
4 quarterly
Optimization meetings
4
Audience make-good framework
Included
Discuss Platinum
Gold$500,00018-month Season One.View benefits and allocations

3 positions

Premium vessel and event branding, with narrowly defined category exclusivity.

420 documented Sponsor Moments.

Publishing

Print and digital advertising, plus Partner Perspectives.

Hospitality

  • 1 private sponsor day
  • 1 private Bahamas VIP sail or evening
  • 12 convening invitations (8 standard + 4 Bahamas)

Season Two

Season Two protected renewal: $500,000.

Media delivery

Research LIVE!
330
Produced series
10
Off Watch
30
Guest / passage / special
50
Total delivery floor
420

Magazine & contributed content

Exclusive print back covers
Not included
Print display ads
2 full-page
Digital display ads
6 full-page
Partner Perspective / digital
2
Partner Perspective / print
2

Reporting & partner service

Reporting cadence
4 quarterly
Optimization meetings
Not included
Audience make-good framework
Included
Discuss Gold
Silver$200,00018-month Season One.View benefits and allocations

3 positions

Select vessel and event branding, with direct-competitor conflict protection.

210 documented Sponsor Moments.

Publishing

Half-page print and digital advertising, plus a digital Partner Perspective.

Hospitality

  • 1 hosted partner sail for 2 guests
  • 6 convening invitations (4 standard + 2 Bahamas)

Season Two

Season Two protected renewal: $200,000.

Media delivery

Research LIVE!
170
Produced series
5
Off Watch
15
Guest / passage / special
20
Total delivery floor
210

Magazine & contributed content

Exclusive print back covers
Not included
Print display ads
2 half-page
Digital display ads
4 half-page
Partner Perspective / digital
1
Partner Perspective / print
Not included

Reporting & partner service

Reporting cadence
Midseason + final
Optimization meetings
Not included
Audience make-good framework
Included
Discuss Silver
Supporter$75,00018-month Season One.View benefits and allocations

Limited availability

Founding recognition, approved sharing rights and an annual impact report.

No protected category or major exterior vessel position.

Publishing

Magazine recognition, included for every founding partner.

Hospitality

  • 2 transferable Partner Series invitations annually

Season Two

Season Two protected renewal: $75,000.

Media delivery

Research LIVE!
Not included
Produced series
Not included
Off Watch
Not included
Guest / passage / special
Not included
Total delivery floor
25: 20 acknowledgments + 5 integrations

Magazine & contributed content

Exclusive print back covers
Not included
Print display ads
Not included
Digital display ads
Not included
Partner Perspective / digital
Not included
Partner Perspective / print
Not included

Reporting & partner service

Reporting cadence
Annual baseline
Optimization meetings
Not included
Audience make-good framework
Delivery assurance
Discuss Supporter

Every founding partner receives permanent historical Founding designation, approved sharing and reposting rights, magazine recognition and a season-end impact report.

A Sponsor Moment is an intentional integration with an ID, timestamp and delivery evidence. Passive logos and magazine placements are counted separately. ‘+’ adds priority special inventory, without an additional numeric guarantee.

Partner Perspectives are labeled contributed content; print may adapt a digital article. Counts are delivery commitments after activation, not audience or readership guarantees. Final agreements govern.

Read activation and partnership terms ↓

The detail behind the offer.

Open any package above to see its complete media, publishing and reporting allocations.

Season One allocations per partner. USD. Full definitions and activation terms below.
Included deliveryPresenting$2,000,000Platinum$1,000,000Gold$500,000Silver$200,000Supporter$75,000
Media delivery
Research LIVE!1,280640330170Not included
Produced series156104105Not included
Off Watch1561043015Not included
Guest / passage / specialPriorityPriority5020Not included
Total delivery floor1,592+848+42021025: 20 acknowledgments + 5 integrations
Magazine & contributed content
Exclusive print back covers4Not includedNot includedNot includedNot included
Print display ads4 full-page4 full-page2 full-page2 half-pageNot included
Digital display ads12 full-page12 full-page6 full-page4 half-pageNot included
Partner Perspective / digital12421Not included
Partner Perspective / print442Not includedNot included
Reporting & partner service
Reporting cadence4 quarterly4 quarterly4 quarterlyMidseason + finalAnnual baseline
Optimization meetings44Not includedNot includedNot included
Audience make-good frameworkIncludedIncludedIncludedIncludedDelivery assurance

One platform. Four dimensions.

More ways to be part of it.

Concept visual for media
01

Media ↗

Documented integrations across original programming, conversation and Research LIVE!

Actual founding edition magazine cover
02

Publishing ↗

Print, digital advertising and labeled Partner Perspectives, according to your package.

Concept visual for vessel identity
03

Vessel identity ↗

A visible place in the journey, with placement and category rights defined by tier.

Concept visual for hospitality
04

Hospitality ↗

Sponsor days, sails and convening invitations that bring people closer to the story.

Concept visuals, except the completed magazine cover.

Destination: Discovery Magazine / Issue 01

The first issue.
Ready to explore.

The Founding Sponsorship Edition

Step inside the stories, the mission and the founding partnership invitation.

Read Issue 01

Available now / 64 pages

Destination: Discovery Magazine, Founding Sponsorship Edition cover
Concept scene of guests boarding a sailing catamaranConcept visual

A wider circle

A place for families
too often unseen.

When the vessel is not being used for research, the plan is to invite families of children with special needs aboard for cruising experiences they might otherwise never have, and to build a stronger community around them.

50At least 50 hosted Discovery Days
planned across Season One

All founding tiers are associated with this program-wide commitment. Discovery Days are separate from each sponsor's private hospitality allocation. Vessel activities remain subject to the operating conditions below.

The partnership framework

Clear from
the start.

USD. Quantities shown are Season One allocations. Position counts are tier caps, not a live availability claim.

A Sponsor Moment is an intentional integration with an ID, timestamp and delivery evidence. Passive logos and magazine placements are counted separately. ‘+’ adds priority special inventory, without an additional numeric guarantee.

Supporter: 20 long-form acknowledgments + 5 substantive integrations, outside the premium classes.

Partner Perspectives are labeled contributed content; print may adapt a digital article. Counts are delivery commitments after activation, not audience or readership guarantees. Final agreements govern.

Payment and delivery begin after written Capitalization Notice confirms the agreed launch funding requirement. The final agreement sets payment milestones; installment percentages are not fixed here.

Your proposal defines production scope, usage rights and any additional costs. Vessel placement and hospitality remain subject to the final vessel, captain, insurance, weather and operating schedule.

Season Two options and renewals apply to substantially equivalent core rights, with a 30-day election window. New or materially expanded properties are not automatically included. Season Three returns to market pricing.

Research and editorial decisions stay independent. Remedies address delivery shortfalls, not a favorable scientific result.

Offerings and integrations are in development. No sponsor relationships are represented here.

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