Courageous Sailing once enjoyed widespread support for its youth and adult sailing programs. Many in the community were proud to contribute. While expanding access to youth sailing is a worthy goal, Pier 5 is not the right location for a massive, Harbor-blocking building supported by a private equity partnership.

The Courageous Sailing proposal ignores and dismisses valid community concerns: snarled traffic, noise, pollution, trash, rats, and congestion—all foreseeable impacts from for-profit entertainment operations.

Worse still, the organization failed to disclose its partnership with ASM Global. This omission has deeply eroded public trust. ASM Global, the largest private venue operator in the world, stands to profit from the privatization of a public waterfront asset. This partnership is not incidental—it is central to the proposal’s funding and function. Hiding it serves no one but those seeking profit. ASM Global https://www.asmglobal.com/p/our-solutions/best-in-class-management

ASM Global’s marketing success is derived from the strategic global approach and reinforced with the local subject matter expects at the venue level and in unison, is designed to create impactful campaigns to drive ticket sales, fan engagement and sponsorship value.