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Volunteer At Hatteras Sailing
We have fun. We make it easy. We get out on the water.
Volunteer at Hatteras Sailing and you get so much back. It really is true that giving is such a great joy. When you volunteer and help out, you form deeper relationships with other local sailors and their parents.
As of June 2022, the Hatteras Sailing membership rates are going up. However, you can offset your annual membership rate with volunteering for specific needs. The leadership and coaches of Hatteras Sailing will post volunteer needs here and set the level of volunteer rewards for each need posted. Some needs require more than one volunteer, others require just one. Once a need is entirely met, it will move from the “Volunteers Needed” to “Thank You” section below.
Please comment if you are able and willing to fulfill one of the needs listed here. Please thank our volunteers when you see them meeting needs!!!
WHAT: Trim, paint, plumbing, roof repairs. WHEN: Saturday, Jun 18, 8am-5pm TIME: 8 hours total HOW MANY: 3 volunteers needed We need one volunteer to trim the interior of the Coach’s Shed. One volunteer to repair the roof and insulate the ceiling. We need one volunteer to do the plumbing and appliance installation.
WHAT: Sweep the floors, mop the floors, wipe the surfaces, clean the toilets, sanitize the inside of the club. WHEN: Saturday, Jun 18, 1pm-5pm TIME: 4 hours total HOW MANY: 3 volunteers needed Juniors or parents are needed to help get us do a pre-season cleaning in the club. We need to Sweep the floors,… Read more: Pre-Season Cleaning The Club Storage
WHAT: Move and store items from the grounds into the club in an organized system that can be followed weekly. WHEN: Saturday, Jun 18, 8am-12pm TIME: 4 hours total HOW MANY: 6 volunteers needed Juniors or parents are needed to help get us organized as we go into the busy summer season. We need a… Read more: Pre-Season Grounds Organization
WHAT: Junior Coach for beginner opti practice WHEN: Tuesday, Thursday at 2-5pm TIME: 3 hours per week HOW MANY: 2 volunteers needed An experienced Opti sailor is needed to help the coach with beginner opti practices. This junior coach must be experienced at sailing opti, patient, and kind with new learners.
WHAT: Meeting sailors at ramp; De-Rigging Boats after practice WHEN: Tuesday, Thursday at 4:00pm TIME: 1 hour per week HOW MANY: 2 volunteers needed When beginner sailors come back to the boat ramp after a practice, we need one parent volunteer to meet the sailors with the dolly and help them get their boats back… Read more: Meeting Sailors After Practice
WHAT: Pre-Rigging Boats before practice WHEN: Tuesday, Thursday at 1:00pm TIME: < 1 hour per week HOW MANY: 2 volunteers needed Each beginner opti practice needs a parent volunteer to pre-rig boats for the sailors. This should take around 10 minutes per boat once you know how to rig the boats. If your sailor does… Read more: Pre-Rigging Boats before practice
Time Est: 40-60 hours per boat Volunteers Needed: 20 Ages: 12yrs old and up ** Required for 420 Travel Team sailors Our club optimists need a whole lotta love. Please volunteer to help sand, prep, repair a Club Opti. Choose a specific boat and the club will supply tools, instruction, and materials. If your child… Read more: Club 420s
Time Est: 40-60 hours per boat Volunteers Needed: 20 Ages: 8yrs old and up ** Required for Opti Travel Team sailors Our club optimists need a whole lotta love. Please volunteer to help sand, prep, repair a Club Opti. Choose a specific boat and the club will supply tools, instruction, and materials. If your child… Read more: Club Optis
Est. Time: 80 hrs per boat Volunteers Needed: 4 boats Dollars: up to $2000 per boat Help! C’mon y’all, let’s get these boats sailing this summer. The Hobie 18s will be so much fun to race and cruise when they are ready. Adults, Teens, Young Adults: This is for you! We bought the Hobie Cats… Read more: Hobie Cats
WHAT: Mowing the lawn, weed eating, keeping the club looking nice around the front and back yards WHEN: Saturdays 10-2pm TIME: 4 hours per week HOW MANY: 1 volunteers needed A junior or parent volunteer is needed to keep the grounds at the club looking nice. Through the summer, this will require 4 hours per… Read more: Grounds keeper
Chaperone Needed WHAT: Chaperone for tent camping at Fishing Bay Regatta WHERE: 1525 Fishing Bay Rd, Deltaville, VA 23043 WHEN: June 24th, 25th Our sailors get just two opportunities to compete at the Fishing Bay Yacht Club each year — once in June and once in August. That is a big deal for our club… Read more: Tent Camping Chaperone Needed
Time Est: Drop off and pick up Volunteers Needed: 6 We are in need of 6 kayaks or paddleboards to use at our upcoming camp. Our Camp Explorer camp starts June 13th and runs through the 17th. This is for our local kids! We would love to spend a day paddling around the sound but… Read more: Kayak and paddleboards are needed!
We have 7 days to get this ready! We need skilled construction labor! Coach Mak our new head coach is here on Hatteras….but her tiny home office is not ready. Jay and Coach Ian have worked tirelessly, but the infrastructure of the shed was more rotten than expected causing a slippery slope of “more needed” than what was expected.
