Charlie Enright

Charlie Enright
Personal information
Born (1984-09-10) 10 September 1984
Rhode Island, United States

Charlie Enright (born 10 September 1984) is an American sailor who has competed in the Volvo Ocean Race.

Born in Rhode Island, Enright attended Brown University.[1] He sailed in the 2011 Fastnet Race and worked for North Sails.[2]

Enright and Mark Towill co-founded Team Alvimedica which sailed in the 2014–15 Volvo Ocean Race. Originally intended to be an all-American team, the team was American/Turkish flagged after sponsorship from Alvimedica.[3][4][5] They were the youngest team in the fleet.[6] Enright skippered the team and, after leading the fleet around Cape Horn and winning the final leg,[7] they finished fifth overall.[8]

Enright will sail in the 2017–18 Volvo Ocean Race, skippering Vestas 11th Hour Racing.[9][10][11][12][13][14]

References

  1. ↑ "Charlie Enright - North Sails". Retrieved 10 August 2017.
  2. ↑ Race, Volvo Ocean. "Charlie Enright". Retrieved 10 August 2017.
  3. ↑ "afraid of americans?". Sailing Anarchy. 29 January 2014. Retrieved 10 August 2017.
  4. ↑ "Volvo Ocean Race: Getting to know Team Alvimedica >> Scuttlebutt Sailing News". Scuttlebutt Sailing News. 2 February 2014. Retrieved 10 August 2017.
  5. ↑ "Team Alvimedica: Moving in the right direction >> Scuttlebutt Sailing News". Scuttlebutt Sailing News. 18 December 2014. Retrieved 10 August 2017.
  6. ↑ "Making the Band: Team Alvimedica >> Scuttlebutt Sailing News". Scuttlebutt Sailing News. 8 July 2014. Retrieved 10 August 2017.
  7. ↑ "American Duo Working on Return to the Show >> Scuttlebutt Sailing News". Scuttlebutt Sailing News. 29 August 2016. Retrieved 10 August 2017.
  8. ↑ Race, Volvo Ocean. "Charlie Enright". Volvo Ocean Race. Retrieved 10 August 2017.
  9. ↑ "11th Hour Racing Announces New Team". www.sailingworld.com. Retrieved 10 August 2017.
  10. ↑ "Getting Back to the Start Line >> Scuttlebutt Sailing News". Scuttlebutt Sailing News. 12 January 2016. Retrieved 10 August 2017.
  11. ↑ "Returning to the Volvo Ocean Race >> Scuttlebutt Sailing News". Scuttlebutt Sailing News. 6 January 2016. Retrieved 10 August 2017.
  12. ↑ http://www.sail-world.com/Australia/A-QandA-with-Charlie-Enright-about-his-recently-announced-VOR-campaign/152694
  13. ↑ "Charlie Enright and Mark Towill Enter Volvo Ocean Race". www.sailnewport.org. Retrieved 10 August 2017.
  14. ↑ "Fourth Volvo Ocean Race entry announced as Vestas return". 22 March 2017. Retrieved 10 August 2017.
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