[Greyhawkupdates] How to follow Greyhawk in the B1-2...

[Steven Ribble]

All the best Tim...and Wendy!  We'll be following your progress and watching
for your safe and swift return!

Steven Ribble
s/v Tittravate
C-38 #64 BBH, ME

-----Original Message-----
From: greyhawkupdates-bounces at thorpeallen.net
[mailto:greyhawkupdates-bounces at thorpeallen.net] On Behalf Of GREYHAWK
Bermuda 1-2 Updates
Sent: Sunday, May 29, 2011 8:23 AM
To: greyhawkupdates at thorpeallen.net
Subject: [Greyhawkupdates] How to follow Greyhawk in the B1-2...

Dear Family and Friends,

I thought you might be interested in following GREYHAWK in the Bermuda
One-Two Yacht Race coming up soon, so I have taken the liberty of
subscribing you to a mailing list that I have created for keeping you all
informed of my progress, "greyhawkupdates at thorpeallen.net."  I hope to send
out an e-mail update daily from the boat by satellite phone, and using the
mailing list means I only need to send the e-mail to just one address rather
than 50! 


If you do NOT want to get these e-mails, you can unsubscribe from the list
at this link: 

 
http://gator1289.hostgator.com/mailman/listinfo/greyhawkupdates_thorpeallen.
net 

If there are others who you think might like to get these e-mails, please
have them visit the link above to subscribe to the list.


All of the boats in the race will be equipped with satellite tracking
devices, so you can follow the race at:
http://www.iboattrack.com/racetracking.html

Updates and results will be posted throughout the event at:
http://www.bermuda1-2.org/

You might also find news and updates on the "Front Page" at Sailing Anarchy
-- http://www.sailinganarchy.com/ -- and/or in the 2011 Bermuda 1-2 thread
on the SA Ocean Racing Forum at:
http://forums.sailinganarchy.com/index.php?showtopic=121588&st=29

My employer, Keene State College, might also be posting updates at:
http://sites.keene.edu/newsline/

You can read about my preparations leading up to the race on my "blog" at:
http://sailing.thorpeallen.net/Greyhawk/ 

I will be using a special e-mail address to communicate from the boat. Do
not reply to it unless you must, as my satellite connection is both very
slow and very expensive. Please consider sending me an SMS text message
instead (those are free) -- see below. If you must reply to my e-mail, don't
quote me in your reply, keep your message brief, and definitely do not
attach any files or embed any images (watch out for signatures!)

If you want to contact me during the race or send words of encouragement,
you can send SMS text messages of 160 characters or less by e-mail to
881622483078 at msg.iridium.com These are free! (Please note that I cannot
accept "outside assistance" in the form of special information that might
help me in the race, such as private weather forecasts.)

Do not call the satellite phone -- first, it is very expensive, for you
(especially) and for me; second, I generally will not have the phone turned
on, so you'll just get voice mail anyway. Instead just send a SMS text
message by e-mail as above (those are free).

General e-mails can be sent to greyhawk at thorpeallen.net (aka
tim at sailing.thorpeallen.net -- they are the same) -- I will using that
address before the race, while in Bermuda, and after we finish back in
Newport.

PLEASE NOTE: if you do not get a daily e-mail from me, DO  NOT PANIC! There
may be lots of reasons why I was not able to get an e-mail off -- too busy
sailing the boat, bad sat phone connection, computer problems, etc...  Also,
there are lots of reasons why the iboat tracker might not update. 

Best Regards,

Tim Allen
GREYHAWK
Keene, NH

greyhawk at thorpeallen.net
http://sailing.thorpeallen.net/Greyhawk/



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