Early each year, various board members recruit Chairs for our events. To the extent needed, Chairs find their assistants from the general membership. The club cannot function without this valuable resource. The Sailing Events page at www.fbyc.net/Events will be updated during the year to show the current calendar and assignments. We encourage all members to check the Events page frequently for updates. The names of Chairs on the web page that are underlined are links to their contact information - accessible only by Members. Any member who is willing to help any particular Chair is asked to e-mail or contact the Chair to volunteer for assistance.

Members assigned to be Chair are responsible for finding their own replacements if they are unable to fulfill their duties. Replacements need to be approved by the appropriate Division officer. Responsibilities of the individual event chairperson assignments are as follows:

Event Chair: Event Chairs have overall responsibility to plan, market, staff and manage our larger events. The Race Chair and Social Chair report to the Event Chair and for some events, the Event Chair doubles as the Social Chair, procuring and serving refreshments after the day's races.

Race Committee Chair: Race Committee Chairs are responsible to run the race committee on the days assigned. In addition to race day organization and management, the function also includes the responsibility for presenting awards following most events. The Race Chair is expected to find assistants in an adequate number to run the races. At the conclusion of the racing, the results must be posted on the web site, or submitted to the Division Lt. Commander for processing. Please do not leave the results "just laying around."

Opti Race Committee Chair: Optimist Race Committee Chairs runs the Race Committee for Optis at regattas.

Social Chair: For the typical weekend series race, where there is no Event Chair assigned, the Social Chair is responsible for after-race refreshments including soft drinks, beer, and snacks. For larger events the Social Chair usually assists the Event Chair and is responsible for food, refreshments, beverages, entertainment, recruiting and managing volunteers and facilities. Send receipts to the Treasurer for reimbursement.