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Volunteer Registration: Pathfinders for Autism Sailing Event

  • Saturday, August 29, 2026
  • 9:00 AM - 12:30 PM
  • Downtown Sailing Center "A" Dock
  • Be the first

Registration

  • You will help to provide safe launch and catch of boats at the dock. Sailing experience necessary.
  • 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.
  • Prior training and experience are required to operate the safety boat.
  • 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).
  • Ensure all participants have an educational and recreational experience on the boat, including tiller time if desired!
Register

Thank you for volunteering for the DSC's outreach sail with Pathfinders for Austism. This is one of our highlight events of the summer and it cannot be run without volunteer support and commitment. 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 (prior powerboat experience required)
  • Hoyer lift transfer assistance (training is required)

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

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