Join us on Wednesday, July 27th as we once again welcome 11th Hour Racing Skipper and Bristol hometown hero Charlie Enright to the Herreshoff Museum. Featuring live jazz with Project Flynn and the opportunity to meet some of the crew and check out their foiling Open 60 Malama at the Herreshoff dock. Admission is free courtesy of 11th Hour Racing. Gates open at 5:30, the band starts at 6:00, and Charlie will speak at 6:30.
As Skipper of 11th Hour Racing Team, Charlie’s goal to lift The Ocean Race Trophy comes with a mission to educate fans along the way on today’s environmental concerns and inspire them to do their part to benefit ocean health and our fragile planet.
At the age of 36, Charlie has two round-the-world campaigns under his belt and over a decade-worth of experience in offshore racing. Born and raised in the maritime hub of Bristol, Rhode Island, Charlie learned to sail at a young age and went on to join his college sailing team at Brown University.
Charlie had his first taste of offshore sailing in 2007 when he joined the crew of the TP52 Morning Light to take part in the 44th Transpac Yacht Race, where he first met fellow team co-founder Mark Towill. Together with Mark, Charlie entered the 2014-15 Volvo Ocean Race with Team Alvimedica and the 2017-18 Volvo Ocean Race with Vestas 11th Hour Racing, leading both campaigns as Skipper.