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Volunteer Registration: Access-Ability Saturday Event

  • Saturday, May 03, 2025
  • 9:00 AM - 1:00 PM
  • Downtown Sailing Center "A" Dock
  • 21 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 two! 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.
  • Assist the Lead in providing transfer assistance to Sailors. Training on the DSC's Hoyer lift is necessary.
  • You must be trained on the DSC's Hoyer lift 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 Sailboat Rig 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 comesailing@downtownsailing.org.

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

Contact Us

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

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