RQYS Mainsheet 2021

Volunteers

FEATURES

CHEERS TO OUR VOLUNTEERS Integral to our safe operations By far the largest—numbering more than 100—and most visible group is our blue-jacketed ‘Team RQYS Volunteers’ which collectively gives more than 5,000 days to the Squadron each year across a range of indispensible roles afloat and ashore.

Nev Willis is the dedicated Volunteer Coordinator and his team is responsible for delivering the Squadron’s sailing program. Team RQYS fields around 30 volunteers on the water each Saturday of the year to run our many sailing events. The group trains all its own people in such tasks as: • Race Officers • Course Layers • Start and Course Boat crews • Judges and Umpires Among the diverse and interesting opportunities are: ON-WATER ROLES • Start Boats and Course Boat s crews; • Race Officers : manage racing on water, usually stationed on the Start Boat;

Boating experience helpful but not necessary, as full training is provided. Find out more on our website! rqys.com.au/volunteering

• Timers and Recorders : keeping time for starts and finshes and recording start and finish information; • Comms : learn to use flags and sounds to communicate with competitors on the water and monitor the Start Boat VHF radio; • Skippers : responsible for laying and changing courses, rescue and towing; • Crews: place and retrieve mark buoys, asssist skippers as required; • Judges and Umpires : are responsible for keeping racing fair and within the rules both on and off the water;

ROLES ASHORE • Ramp Marshall : help competitors launch their boats and manage trolleys; • Regatta Administration : assisting Scorers, the Race Committee and Jury with posting of notices, manning information desks (and much more!); • Radio Operator : monitoring radio and maintaining comms during an emergency. With an emphasis on fun and friendship, this important Squadron team continues to grow and is always on the lookout for new hands.

Volunteer Coordinator Nev Willis with Sailing Manager Mark Dingley.

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