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Greg Allen Selected Sailing Experience
Instructor
• Narragansett Sailing School, Rhode Island
ASA 101,103, 104 (live-aboard), 114, 118
• Courageous Sailing Center, Cruising for Teens, Head Instructor
• Courageous Sailing Center, Work to Sail, Program Director and Lead Instructor
Charter Captain/Instructor
• Narragansett Sailing School and Charters
Captain three to seven-day charters for private clients on sailboats including Bristol 41, Lagaoon450, Ericsson 38, and Hunter 38. Destinations include Block Island, Bristol, Martha’s Vineyard, New Bedford, and Nantucket.
• spiritSAIL/Boston Sailing Meetup BVI -Lagoon 400 Catamaran
BVI -Lagoon 400 Catamaran (Tortola to St. Martin) BVI - Beneteau Cyclades 50.5
BVI - Beneteau Cyclades 50.5 BVI - Beneteau 41 Grenada/Carriacou Dufour 40 BVI Spring Regatta and Sailing Festival 2018 Bavaria 46 Buzzards Bay and Vineyard Sound Jeanneau46
Antigua to Grenada
Lagoon42 Catamaran
Grenada to St. Martin, Jeanneau 52
Costa Brava Spain, Jeanneau 54
…among others.
Coastal Cruising
Twenty-five years of cruising from Boston Harbor to places such as Isle of Shoals, Buzzards Bay, Nantucket, Martha’s Vineyard, Marblehead, Provincetown, Cape Ann, Block Island, and Cuttyhunk. I have been sailing passionately for twenty-five years.
● Former Owner, “Azzurra”– Jean Finot designed Comar Comet 910 Plus (30ft)
● Platinum Member 10+ years (current), Boston Harbor Sailing Club – Cal 39, Pearson 36
● Racing/Cruising Member for 10+ years at the Boston Sailing Center – Soling, J24, Olson 25, J30, C&C33 and 34
Offshore
● Charleston, S.C to Norfolk, VA Oyster 62
● Transpac Return – Hawaii to Los Angeles Jeanneau 52
● Bermuda Race Return – Hamilton, Bermuda – Halifax, Nova Scotia Kaufman 47
● Marion to Bermuda Race - Marion, Ma to Hamilton, Bermuda Baltic 50
● Jacksonville, FL to Abaco, Bahamas Pearson 47
Racing Skipper
● Seven seasons as skipper of Soling in the BSC evening and fall series
● Four seasons as skipper of J24 in the BSC Frostbite Series (winter sailing)
● Regatta highlights include 1st in Division - Flip-Flop Regatta, J30; 3rd Place - Match Racing Frostbite Series at Boston Sailing Center, Olson25; 2nd Place - Spring Regatta at Community Boating, Rhodes19; and 1st place in BSC Island Race Regatta.
● Boston Harbor Islands Regatta, C&C33
● The Great Chase Race, C&C34
● BVI Spring Regatta
● Scrub Island Invitational
● Round Tortola Race
Certifications
American Sailing Association Professional Instructor Certification (Instructor # 2016013039) – Instructor Ratings: 201 (Learn to Sail), 203 (Introduction to Cruising), 204 (Bareboat Chartering), 205 (Coastal Navigation), 214 (Cruising Catamaran Endorsement), 218 (Docking Endorsement); International Proficiency Certificate; World Cruising Survival at Sea, Basic First Aid/CPR/AED. Other: USCG Captain’s License Course – Atlantic Captain’s Academy |
