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Volunteer Registration: Access-Ability Saturday Event

  • 27 Jul 2024
  • 9:00 AM - 1:00 PM
  • Downtown Sailing Center "A" Dock
  • 23 registrants

Registration

  • You will check in sailors, provide a pfd, and escort them to the assigned area or boat.
  • You will be part of a team to rig/derig Access dinghies (up to 8 boats). You might also assist in helping sailors to enter/exit the boats.
  • You will assist a skipper with providing instruction to sailors, and possibly even participate in a race or 2! Some sailing experience is required (must be able to follow skipper instructions).
  • You might be providing sailing instruction (including "tiller time") to participants (up to 3), and possibly even participating in a race or 2!
  • You will be helping skippers and crew launch and dock the Sonars and Hansas.
  • Training on our manual Hoyer lift is required to fill this role.
Thank you for volunteering for the DSC's Access-ability Saturday sailing sessions. They cannot be run without volunteer support and commitment, and you are truly appreciated!

The day will begin promptly at 9:00 AM to muster, set up, rig and splash the Hansa Access Dinghies, and rig keelboats. Sailing participants will arrive at 10:00AM and sail until approximately 12:00 PM. The event will finish by 1:00PM.

The DSC needs volunteers to fill the following positions:

  • Greeters who will help set up, check in and escort participant sailors to the docks
  • Hansa Access Dinghies Riggers (and de-rig) 
  • Sonar Skippers 
  • Sonar crew
  • Safety boat operators/sailing coaches (prior powerboat experience required)
  • Dockside Assistance
  • Hoyer lift transfer assistance (training is required)

If you have any further questions about this program, please email rena@downtownsailing.org.

Again, thank you for your commitment to providing adaptive Sailors an opportunity to have access to sailing!

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The Downtown Sailing Center

Est 1994
1425 Key Highway, Suite 110, Baltimore, MD 21230
(410) 727-0722 • info@downtownsailing.org

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