Tim,<div> I'll definitely keep track of you. Best of luck, and I saw you got a great mention on SA the other day.</div><div>-Alec</div><div><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Sun, May 29, 2011 at 8:23 AM, GREYHAWK Bermuda 1-2 Updates <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:greyhawkupdates@thorpeallen.net">greyhawkupdates@thorpeallen.net</a>></span> wrote:<br>
<blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex;">Dear Family and Friends,<br>
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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, "<a href="mailto:greyhawkupdates@thorpeallen.net">greyhawkupdates@thorpeallen.net</a>." 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!<br>
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If you do NOT want to get these e-mails, you can unsubscribe from the list at this link:<br>
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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.<br>
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All of the boats in the race will be equipped with satellite tracking devices, so you can follow the race at: <a href="http://www.iboattrack.com/racetracking.html" target="_blank">http://www.iboattrack.com/racetracking.html</a><br>
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Updates and results will be posted throughout the event at: <a href="http://www.bermuda1-2.org/" target="_blank">http://www.bermuda1-2.org/</a><br>
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You might also find news and updates on the "Front Page" at Sailing Anarchy -- <a href="http://www.sailinganarchy.com/" target="_blank">http://www.sailinganarchy.com/</a> -- and/or in the 2011 Bermuda 1-2 thread on the SA Ocean Racing Forum at: <a href="http://forums.sailinganarchy.com/index.php?showtopic=121588&st=29" target="_blank">http://forums.sailinganarchy.com/index.php?showtopic=121588&st=29</a><br>
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My employer, Keene State College, might also be posting updates at: <a href="http://sites.keene.edu/newsline/" target="_blank">http://sites.keene.edu/newsline/</a><br>
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You can read about my preparations leading up to the race on my "blog" at: <a href="http://sailing.thorpeallen.net/Greyhawk/" target="_blank">http://sailing.thorpeallen.net/Greyhawk/</a><br>
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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!)<br>
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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 <a href="mailto:881622483078@msg.iridium.com">881622483078@msg.iridium.com</a> 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.)<br>
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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).<br>
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General e-mails can be sent to <a href="mailto:greyhawk@thorpeallen.net">greyhawk@thorpeallen.net</a> (aka <a href="mailto:tim@sailing.thorpeallen.net">tim@sailing.thorpeallen.net</a> -- they are the same) -- I will using that address before the race, while in Bermuda, and after we finish back in Newport.<br>
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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.<br>
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Best Regards,<br>
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Tim Allen<br>
GREYHAWK<br>
Keene, NH<br>
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<a href="mailto:greyhawk@thorpeallen.net">greyhawk@thorpeallen.net</a><br>
<a href="http://sailing.thorpeallen.net/Greyhawk/" target="_blank">http://sailing.thorpeallen.net/Greyhawk/</a><br>
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