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Volunteer Registration: Access-Ability Saturday Event

  • 15 Jun 2024
  • 9:00 AM - 1:00 PM
  • Downtown Sailing Center "A" Dock

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 driving the Safety boat: dropping marks and assisting sailors in Access dinghies on the water while they race. You might also be providing on-the-water instruction to sailors as well as acting as race committee! (Prior training and experience are required to operate the safety boat.)
  • The DSC is seeking seasoned racers to sign up for this role! Volunteers will need to be confident in race committee tasks and safely operate the power boat (Prior training and experience are required to operate power boats). Tasks include setting up a course and assisting sailors in Hansas on the water while they sail.

    Additionally, the ability to offer on-the-water guidance to sailors is highly appreciated.
  • Training on our manual Hoyer lift is required to fill this role.

Register
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 23 Skippers 
  • Sonar 23 crew
  • Safety boat operators/sailing coaches (prior powerboat experience required)
  • Hansa Adaptive Team Committee (prior powerboat experience required)
  • 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