Volunteers Needed For Junior Week

Junior Week requires volunteers to assist with many aspects of the program. Parents, grandparents and other family members are an integral part of junior sailing, and their efforts are needed to support and coordinate various aspects of the program. The Junior Program is an excellent opportunity for family members to spend time with their children as they progress through the most special time in their early sailing careers. It is also a great opportunity to socialize with fellow volunteers at FBYC and some of the best sailing venues on the Bay.

  • Power Boat Operations - Adult volunteers ensure boats are launched, moored and refueled each day and operational.
  • T-shirt Distribution - Adult volunteers ensure T-shirts are distributed to the various sections on the last day of instruction for Opti Kids, Junior Week and Race Team.
  • Photographer - Adult volunteers take 'action shots' of students during instruction, make photos available to parents during the class session, arrange for group photo for OptiKids, Junior Week and Race Team participants, and make group photos available to members at their expense.
  • Social - Adult volunteers coordinate and execute any social activity chosen! Acquire and insure secure distribution of daily snacks for each section.
  • Large Dinghy Launching - Adult volunteers launch One Design Boats loaned to the program by members for use in the Teen Sailing Class and Race Team before classes start each day.
  • Doctor of the Day - (Pre-requisite: must be a doctor!) Adult volunteers serve as Doc of the Day for one day of Junior Week or OptiKids or Race Team.
  • Parent of the Day - Adult volunteers carry a hand-held radio to communicate with each class, become familiar with phone locations at the club, handle minor medical problems (mostly nettles or 'windy day' induced stomach aches), contact Doc of the Day if necessary, have access to all medical forms and liability release forms if necessary for medical evacuation of students, and contact parents if necessary.

Check-in

    * For Opti Kids, the "check-in" period will be the first morning of instruction for Opti Kids.
    * For Junior Week and the Race Teams, "check-in" will be held on Sunday afternoon immediately prior to the start of Junior Week and on the first morning of instruction for approximately 1 hour each time.

At check-in, outstanding medical forms, liability forms, and payments will be collected. The required forms will be mailed in late May and should be returned in advance by regular mail.


Office Mail: Fishing Bay Yacht Club, P.O. Box 29186, Richmond, VA 23242
Race Committee: FBYC Race Committee, P.O. Box 499, Deltaville, VA 23043
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