The flag officers of the Boothbay Harbor Yacht Club are pleased to announce the appointment of Jeffrey Hankins as adult sailing director. Hankins has both a long and distinguished sailing career as well as a strong connection with the Boothbay region. As adult sailing director, he will be responsible for all adult sailing classes as well as operations of the adult sailing races and activities.

He is a U.S. Sailing certified instructor and sports additional credentials as an EMT and he holds a USCG 100-Ton Masters License. Hankins started his sailing experience at the Southport Yacht Club where he was a program participant and racer for 10 years. He graduated from St. Mary’s College in Maryland, a school noted for its strong sailing and sail race program, and was a member of the faculty and head sailing coach at the Salisbury School in Connecticut.

Hankins is related to area boatbuilder and racer David Nutt and has sailed frequently with Nutt on extensive ocean voyages. Over the years he has raced in scores of major regattas in various sized boats, from 12’ to 131’ including the Harvey Gamage and the Spirit of Massachusetts. He is an owner of a Boothbay Harbor One Design as well.

He is presently a lead member of the Breckenridge Colorado Ski Patrol and one of his duties, for which he is also licensed, is high explosive treatment of avalanche conditions.

BHYC welcomes Hankins to the club's team of highly qualified professionals in the sailing world.