Charlie Enright
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Born | Rhode Island, United States | 10 September 1984
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 and 2019 Fastnet Race, winning the latter, and worked for North Sails.[2][3]
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.[4][5][6] They were the youngest team in the fleet.[7] Enright skippered the team and, after leading the fleet around Cape Horn and winning the final leg,[8] they finished fifth overall.[9]
Enright sailed in the 2017–18 Volvo Ocean Race, skippering Vestas 11th Hour Racing and finished fifth overall.[10][11][12][13][14][15]
He also competed in the 2019 addition of the Transat Jacques Vabre, partnering with French skipper Pascal Bidégorry.[16] They also competed in the Azimut Challenge (Le Défi Azimut) that year.[17]
References[]
- ^ "Charlie Enright - North Sails". Retrieved 10 August 2017.
- ^ Race, Volvo Ocean. "Charlie Enright". Archived from the original on 10 August 2017. Retrieved 10 August 2017.
- ^ "Sailing Results". www.rolexfastnetrace.com. Retrieved 2019-11-15.
- ^ "afraid of americans?". Sailing Anarchy. 29 January 2014. Retrieved 10 August 2017.
- ^ "Volvo Ocean Race: Getting to know Team Alvimedica >> Scuttlebutt Sailing News". Scuttlebutt Sailing News. 2 February 2014. Retrieved 10 August 2017.
- ^ "Team Alvimedica: Moving in the right direction >> Scuttlebutt Sailing News". Scuttlebutt Sailing News. 18 December 2014. Retrieved 10 August 2017.
- ^ "Making the Band: Team Alvimedica >> Scuttlebutt Sailing News". Scuttlebutt Sailing News. 8 July 2014. Retrieved 10 August 2017.
- ^ "American Duo Working on Return to the Show >> Scuttlebutt Sailing News". Scuttlebutt Sailing News. 29 August 2016. Retrieved 10 August 2017.
- ^ Race, Volvo Ocean. "Charlie Enright". Volvo Ocean Race. Archived from the original on 15 May 2015. Retrieved 10 August 2017.
- ^ "11th Hour Racing Announces New Team". www.sailingworld.com. 8 January 2016. Retrieved 10 August 2017.
- ^ "Getting Back to the Start Line >> Scuttlebutt Sailing News". Scuttlebutt Sailing News. 12 January 2016. Retrieved 10 August 2017.
- ^ "Returning to the Volvo Ocean Race >> Scuttlebutt Sailing News". Scuttlebutt Sailing News. 6 January 2016. Retrieved 10 August 2017.
- ^ "A Q&A with Charlie Enright about his recently announced VOR campaign".
- ^ "Charlie Enright and Mark Towill Enter Volvo Ocean Race". www.sailnewport.org. Archived from the original on 10 August 2017. Retrieved 10 August 2017.
- ^ "Fourth Volvo Ocean Race entry announced as Vestas return". 22 March 2017. Retrieved 10 August 2017.
- ^ "Charlie Enright: "Our boat won't do the Vendée Globe"". Tip & Shaft. 2019-10-28. Retrieved 2019-11-15.
- ^ "Pascal Bidégorry and Charlie Enright to co-skipper 11th Hour Racing in Transat Jacques Vabre". www.sail-world.com. Retrieved 2019-11-15.
- 1984 births
- Living people
- American male sailors (sport)
- Volvo Ocean Race sailors
- Brown University alumni