VASRA Regatta Job Descriptions
The complete job descriptions for each job can be found on the VASRA Volunteer Coordinator Handbook. Some jobs require different descriptions for each site or each sub-type. The shift times are indicated in each job description in terms of race start and race end. Jobs requiring launch driver training are marked. (If you need this list in soft copy notify the personnel committee.)
Driver-Safety
Volunteers new to driving must attend ONE Launch Driver Training class; NO refresher training is required.
Location
of job: Georgetown & Occoquan
Duties: During the regatta, you will keep a
keen eye on the course and attempt to keep powerboats,
sailboats, kayaks, canoes, etc. out of the way of a race.
Sometimes you will need to pick up large pieces of flotsam
and jetsam, which are in the shells’ way. You must
particularly keep a keen eye on rowers warming up upstream
and for any shells that may have capsized.
Instructions: At the Regatta sign-in
location, sign attendance sheet and the Insurance-waiver.
Then pick up a life vest and report to the Launch Master on
the dock who will assign you to a launch. Make certain
that your launch has a full complement of life preservers,
an oar, and sufficient fuel. Shift changes will take
place at the finish line exchange dock. Please
understand that your club will be fined if you fail to
report for your volunteer job.
Dress: Anticipate inclement weather and the
likelihood of getting wet. Wear layered clothing.
Consider a hat, sunscreen and gloves. DO NOT WEAR ANY
RED CLOTHING WHILE PERFORMING THIS JOB.
A PERSONAL FLOATATION DEVICE (PFD) MUST BE WORN AT ALL TIMES WHILE PERFORMING THIS JOB.
If necessary you may be reassigned to another job. NO CELL PHONES DURING ASSIGNMENT.
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