Elevate Jet’s Sardinian Summer Soirée at Stovall House — what happens when you take play seriously.

Play is what Elevate Jet was built on.

Not the kind that gets scheduled into a calendar or justified in a budget meeting. The real kind. The kind that pulls you somewhere worth being and keeps you there longer than you planned. A long afternoon on a terrace. Backgammon after dinner. A drink that takes its time. 

That is the energy a Sardinian summer runs on, and it is, not coincidentally, the energy that Elevate Jet was built on thirty years ago, when founder Greg Raiff chartered a Boeing 747 for a college spring break trip and ended up revolutionizing the aviation industry.

This May, that same instinct brought a room of Club 45 members to Stovall House in Tampa for the inaugural Sardinian Summer Soirée. A kickoff to the summer season. An evening built around everything that makes a European escape worth taking: a considered table, signature drinks, cigars on the terrace, classic games, and people who know how to be somewhere fully. The event was hosted by Stovall House member Matt Vareli, with special guest, designer Angel Ramos. 

The Venue

Stovall House is Tampa’s most storied private social club, and one of its best addresses.

Built in 1909, the historic house at 4621 Bayshore Boulevard is one of the oldest and finest examples of Classical Revival architecture in the Tampa Bay area. Bayshore Boulevard itself runs directly along Tampa Bay, one of the most iconic waterfront streets in Florida, with unobstructed water views stretching in both directions. The location is not incidental. It is part of what the club is.

The grounds include the historic home, restaurant and bar areas, five designer guest suites, private meeting and entertaining spaces, a greenhouse, and outdoor gathering spaces with the bay as a backdrop. Inside, dining spans The Orangery, an English and Moroccan garden-inspired atrium, alongside Harry’s Bar and Bunny’s, each with its own register and its own reason to linger. The newest addition, SH19, brings private pickleball and padel courts, a sauna, and a cold plunge. For an evening built around the effortless ease of a Sardinian summer, it was the perfect setting.

Angel Ramos

The evening’s host was Angel Ramos — and if you know the room at Stovall, you already know Angel.

Named America’s Best Dressed Man by Esquire, Ramos has built one of the most distinctive bespoke tailoring houses in the country. His atelier, Angel Ramos New York, sits in a private alley off Great Jones Street in NoHo, a stone’s throw from where Basquiat and Warhol once lived and worked. The house style, as Ramos describes it, is “louche — luxurious, nonchalantly opulent, brilliantly undone yet still elegant.” The bespoke program draws from classic Hollywood glamour and 1980s downtown New York in equal measure, built on the soft-shouldered sensibility of southern Italian tailoring with a rebellious streak running through all of it.

His trunk shows have become a fixture at Stovall, and they operate on the same philosophy that defines his work: an appointment with Angel is never just an appointment. It is cigars, and whiskey, and a conversation that produces something you will wear for twenty years. He brought that same instinct to the Soirée. The room felt like his. The evening was better for it.

The Table

The cocktail hour arrived with artisanal cheeses, meats, house jams, and proper charcuterie accoutrement. Alongside it, seasonal boards of olives, za’atar naan, and crudités. Sweet bites closed the evening: tiramisu, eclairs, and macarons custom-made in Elevate Jet’s signature mint color, each one printed with the brand’s logo. 

The drinks matched the mood. An open bar anchored the room, with three signatures running alongside it. The Aperol Spritz and Hugo Spritz were a nod to the evening’s European inspiration. The White Negroni brought the evening's Sardinian spirit into the glass: prosecco, elderflower, fresh mint, and a splash of soda, served over custom-cut ice cubes set with a sprig of micro basil.

The Game

Play is serious business. And play is where Elevate Jet started.

Greg Raiff was in college when he had the idea. Charter a Boeing 747. Take a group of friends somewhere worth going. It was an audacious call — the kind that only makes sense if you are willing to follow it further than seems reasonable. He did. It worked. What started as a spring break trip became a thirty-year career that has quietly changed how the world flies private, from the first charter to the Ruby pricing engine to the Elevate Jet app booking a flight in seconds today.

That refusal to take the predictable path runs through everything. The belief that play, taken seriously, produces something real. 

So play became a running theme of the event. 

Custom Elevate Jet playing cards sat at every table. Classic card games ran through the night. So did backgammon. The competition was fun, but the conversation was better.

What Club 45 Is Built For

Most aviation companies want your booking. Elevate Jet wants something more than that.

Club 45 is where Elevate Jet lets real private flyers in. Not a loyalty program, a points scheme, or a discount mechanism. A membership built around the recognition that clients who fly private are not just buying a seat, they are gaining access to a way of moving through the world. Club 45 exists to make that access richer, sharper, and more worth having.

Members receive insider intelligence on elite travel, first access to new collaborations and partnerships, and invitations to private events around the world. The Club 45 newsletter delivers destination intel and travel perspective that sits well above the noise.

That is what Club 45 is built for. And the summer is only just beginning.

The Series Continues

The Sardinian Summer Soirée is the first of what Elevate Jet is building for Club 45 members this year. Each event will bring a new setting, a new host, and a new reason to book the flight and show up.

Stay tuned. 

Learn more about Club 45 or book instantly with the Elevate Jet app.

FAQs

What was the Sardinian Summer Soirée?

The Sardinian Summer Soirée was an exclusive Club 45 event hosted by Elevate Jet at Stovall House in Tampa on May 14, 2026. The evening brought together Club 45 members for aperitivo, card games, backgammon, custom cigars on the terrace, and a table built around Sardinian summer inspiration. The host was Angel Ramos, New York-based bespoke tailor and Esquire’s America’s Best Dressed Man. The event was made possible through the generosity of Stovall House member Matt Vareli.

What is Club 45?

Club 45 is where Elevate Jet lets real private flyers in. Members receive insider intelligence on elite travel, first access to new collaborations and partner drops, and invitations to exclusive private events around the world. It is not a loyalty program or points scheme. It is a membership built for the flyer who moves differently — and the standard that reflects that.

Who is Angel Ramos?

Angel Ramos is the founder and creative director of Angel Ramos New York, a bespoke tailoring house based in NoHo. Named America’s Best Dressed Man by Esquire in 2010, Ramos has built a reputation for trunk shows that are as much about cigars, whiskey, and conversation as they are about clothing. His house style — louche, luxurious, nonchalantly opulent — made him the right host for an evening built around effortless European summer energy.

What is Stovall House?

Stovall House is Tampa’s most storied private social club, located at 4621 Bayshore Boulevard on the waterfront edge of Tampa Bay. Built in 1909, the Classical Revival property has been restored into a full private member estate with restaurant and bar spaces including The Orangery, Harry’s Bar, and Bunny’s, five designer guest suites, a greenhouse, outdoor gathering spaces, and the SH19 wellness and sports club. Membership required for access.

Will there be more Club 45 events?

Yes. The Sardinian Summer Soirée is the first of what Elevate Jet is building for Club 45 members in 2026. Each event will bring a new setting, a new host, and a new experience. To stay informed, sign up for the Club 45 newsletter at elevatejet.com.

How do I join Club 45?

Club 45 membership is available through the Elevate Jet app. Download the app, create an account, and sign up for Club 45 to receive the newsletter, event invitations, and member access. Elevate Jet is available on iOS and Android.