GREYHAWK's Sailing Adventures

2011 Summary

Blue Water Seamanship Award (for both Tim and Wendy) from the Gulf of Maine Ocean Racing Association, November 11, 2011.

1st Place for the 2011 Season, Gulf of Maine Ocean Racing Association, Cruising Division, Central Region.

Maine Rocks Shorthanded Race (113 nm), September 17 & 18, 2011. 8th place out of 9 starters in the Singlehanded Racing Class, 11th place in fleet overall, as skipper and owner aboard GREYHAWK.

Northeast Harbor Race (100 nm), August 27, 2011: Steve Ribble and I were set to defend our win in the double-handed division in 2010, but the race was cancelled due to weather.

MS Harborfest Regatta, August 20, 2011: 6th place in Racing Division 3, as skipper and owner aboard GREYHAWK. Crew were Wendy Thorpe Allen, Bennett Allen, and Matt Coffin.

Monhegan Race, Manana Division (84 nm), August 12-13, 2011. 2nd place. As skipper and owner aboard GREYHAWK. Crew were Wendy Thorpe Allen, Bennett Allen, Julie Barnes, Will James, and Jeff Wilson.

Southport Yacht Club's Seguin Island Trophy Race Series, July 30 & 31, 2011: 2nd place in the Cruising Division, as skiper and owner aboard GREYHAWK. Crew were Wendy Thorpe Allen, Bennett Allen, Rick Thorpe.

Boothbay Harbor Yacht Club Regatta, July 23 & 24, 2011: 1st place in the Cruising Division, as skipper and owner aboard GREYHAWK. Crew were Wendy Thorpe Allen, Bennett Allen, Matt Coffin, and Rick Thorpe.

Camden Yacht Club GMORA Regatta, July 16 & 17, 2011: 3rd place in the Cruising Division, as skipper and owner aboard GREYHAWK. Crew were Wendy Thorpe Allen and Bennett Allen.

Rockland Yacht Club Rockland-Castine Regatta, July 9 & 10, 2011: 1st place in the Shorthanded Racing Division, as skipper and owner aboard GREYHAWK. Crew was Will James.

Delivery from Newport, Rhode Island, to Boothbay Harbor, Maine, June 26-27, as skipper and owner aboard GREYHAWK. Crew inlcuded Rick Thorpe, Julie Barnes, and Tim Crouch.

Bermuda One-Two Yacht Race (1270 nm in two legs), June 3 - June 22, 2011. Single-handed leg: 4th place in Class 3, 12th place in Fleet, winner of the Goat Island Yacht Club Commodore's Trophy for best corrected time for the single-handed leg by a first-time entrant; Double-handed leg: 3rd place in Class 3, 17th place in Fleet. Combined Overall: 3rd place in Class 3, 14th place in Fleet (30 boats).

Delivery from Marblehead, Massachusetss, to Newport, Rhode Island, May 14-15, 2011, as skipper and owner aboard GREYHAWK. Crew included Dan Allen, Bob Girsch, John Turner, and Rich Treanor.

Thanks to all my crew, on the boat and on shore, but particularly Wendy and Bennett, Dan and Nat, and Rick and Patricia. Special thanks also to Tim Stone for the use of his mooring in Newport!