CSC Current Volunteer Opportunities
General CSC Maintenance
- Pulling Weeds
- Take Out Trash
- Organize/Clean Up Gear
- Tidy Up Clubhouse
- Clean Out Refrigerator
- Refill Gas Cannisters
Windsurfing Lesson Teaching
Admin
Novice Practice Group Organization (Monthly)
Water Start Field Trips (One-Off)
Saturday Morning Dinghy Lessons Coordinator
Equipment and Maintenance
Open House
About this opportunity
Information about open houses can be found on CSC website.
# of Volunteers Needed
As many as possible!
Who
Anybody
What You'll Do
- Kitchen Crew x6+: help in preparing lunches and/or dinner
- PFD Pros x3: help the public find the right safety gear and be safe
- Dock Angels x8: catch boats, cast off boats, help public on and off boats, assist skippers
- Dock Master x2: wrangle guest lines, reinforce rules, assist the public
- Sign-in desk x2: explain and reinforce rules and expectations
- Line Wrangler x2: answer questions and explain what to expect, bonus: teach knot tying for fun
- Keelboat Skippers x6: manage crew and our guests - be ready for lots of kids
- Keelboat Crew x6: Experienced keelboat crew needed to help skippers
- Dinghy Skippers x12: Junior and Senior Skippers needed - let us know if you are a new junior
- Floater x2: Can you do many things? Cool. Help out as instructed by OH coordinator
Estimated Time Commitment
The public event begins at 1:00, but we need volunteers to show up early. That way, we can assess your knowledge and abilities, train as necessary, and place you in the perfect role for the day.
Please arrive by 12:30 and check in with Open House Coordinator or training and placement. The public event ends at 4:00 pm but you should expect to stay until after 5:00 to help put away boats and clean up the yard. There will be dinner after the Open House clean up is over.
How to Volunteer
Keep an eye out for emails for the sign up sheet, check the website for upcomingdates and show up!
Volunteer Lead Coordinator
Vice-commodores
Pulling Weeds
Pulling weeds in windsurfing yard (as needed)
About this opportunity
Weeds like to pop up in the windsurfing yard, primarily under the Novice boards and near the junior boards. Pull them!
# of Volunteers Needed
1-2 as needed
Who
Anybody who can pull weeds
What You'll Do
Pull weeds
Estimated Time Commitment
30m-1h depending on last weeding
How to Volunteer
Look at the weeds and then pull them
Volunteer Lead Coordinator
Nobody
Take out trash
About this opportunity
Check the trash bin inside club house and in the yard (near the refrigerator) and take out to dump which is between CSC and adventure playground. See some trash, pick it up.
# of Volunteers Needed
1 as needed
Who
Anybody
Estimated Time Commitment
20-30 minutes
Volunteer Lead Coordinator
Nobody
Organize/clean up gear
About this opportunity
Somehow wet suits, life jackets, foul weather gear end up on the ground - pick up gear, hang on hanger, if unsure if someone rinsed the gear give it a fresh water rinse and hang up in the appropriate area. There are labels for sizing.
Check the changing rooms
See gear that doesn’t belong to CSC, place in lost and found
# of Volunteers Needed
1-2 as needed
Who
Anybody
Estimated Time Commitment
30m-1h depending on how much gear
Volunteer Lead Coordinator
Nobody
Tidy up club house
About this opportunity
Tidy up like its your kitchen, floor can use swept/cleaned, counters often have leftover food/sticky
# of Volunteers Needed
1 as needed
Who
Anybody
Estimated Time Commitment
1-2 hours depending how messy it is
Volunteer Lead Coordinator
Nobody
Clean out refrigerator
About this opportunity
CSC has two refrigerators, throw away any expired food. Wipe up the refrigerator like its your own. Put away dishes from the sink.
# of Volunteers Needed
1-2 as needed
Who
Anybody
Estimated Time Commitment
1-2 hours
Volunteer Lead Coordinator
Nobody
Refill gas canisters
About this opportunity
Check with Peter or excomm for the location, take the gas cans that we use for the skiff, drive over to a gas station and fill them up. Submit the receipt to treasurer for reimbursement by emailing treasurer@cal-sailing.org
# of Volunteers Needed
1 as needed
Who
Anybody who can get to a gas station safely
Estimated Time Commitment
30m-1h
Volunteer Lead Coordinator
Nobody
Windsurf Lesson Teaching
Novice Windsurfing Class Instruction (One-Offs)
How to Volunteer
About this opportunity
Novice lessons are the lifeblood of CSC Windsurfing, introducing the sport to hundreds of new members every year. You will lead or assist land and water instruction to new windsurfers.
Who
Lead Instructors should be rated J or higher and feel comfortable teaching others to carry and manage gear, uphaul safely, self-rescue, sail steer, and tack. They should feel comfortable with on-the-water instruction (meaning sail near students, and notice and (loudly) communicate helpful feedback).
Assistant Instructors should be rated J or higher and feel comfortable teaching others to carry and manage gear. Ideally, they should also feel comfortable with on-the-water instruction
Launch Assistants should know how to safely carry and launch gear and be able to assist students with sign-out procedures. Novices can contribute in this role.
NOTE: I'd love to see gender parity in our volunteer group!
Estimated Time Commitment
Lead Instructors and Assistants (3.5-4 hours), Launch Assistants (1h, land only)
Volunteer Lead Coordinator
Randi S., Co-Rear Commodore (csc.randi@gmail.com)
Youth Lessons
About this opportunity
Julien and James have been passing the love of windsurfing on to the next generation. They could use assistance with teaching our youngest windsurfers.
# of Volunteers Needed
2-3
Who
J or higher with experience teaching children (maybe as a parent, maybe in some other capacity)
What You'll Do
After shadowing Julien or James, you'll teach whatever group of kids come to the lesson on your own. Regular students, occasional students, and once in a while a new kid.
Estimated Time Commitment
Likely 2h training shadowing, then 2-3h on Saturdays or Sundays 9A, hopefully on a regular basis
How to Volunteer
Email Youth Windsurfing Co-Chairs Julien Traisnel and James Peroulas
Volunteer Lead Coordinator
Julien Traisnel and James Peroulas, Youth Windsurfing Co-Chairs
Sailing Lessons Teaching
Saturday 10am - 1pm
Monday and Thursday (between 1:00 PM and 6:00 PM)
Unable to make these times but like teaching, sign up for lessons on demand
About this opportunity
You must have a Junior Dinghy rating to teach.
# of Volunteers Needed
Pending student demand, but typically as many as possible
Who
Junior Rated members
Estimated Time Commitment
2-4 hours
How to Volunteer
Show up during lessons times or sign up for lessons on demand
Volunteer Lead Coordinator
Saturday mornings there is a coordinator to check in with
Keep an eye out for emails regarding teaching opportunities such as
- Women’s clinics
- Fastrack
- Advanced Dinghy Lessons (advanced junior/seniors)
- Youth program
- Other unique events such as girl scouts, diversity events
Admin
Record teaching outline for Windsurfing Equipment Inspection and Basic Rigging class (one-off)
About this opportunity
Record a teaching outline for the Windsurfing Equipment Inspection and Basic Rigging class. Shadow Sofien when he teaches and write up a teaching outline for the class so other Seniors can teach it.
# of Volunteers Needed
1
Who
Windsurf Junior or higher
What You'll Do
Shadow Sofien, take and organize notes on the key content covered into an outline that other instructors can use, share with Sofien and Randi.
Estimated Time Commitment
~3h
How to Volunteer
Email csc.randi@gmail.com
Volunteer Lead Coordinator
Randi Shapiro, Co-Rear Commodore
Novice Practice Group Organization (Monthly)
About this opportunity
Windsurfing can be a challenge, but it doesn't have to be lonely! Let's get Novices together for regular practice sessions. Low stakes, just some friendly peer "study group" action off and on the water. Maybe twice a month? (Modeled on Neerja’s fab idea from last year.)
# of Volunteers Needed
2-4 (2 spots still open)
Who
Windsurf Novice or fresh Junior with interest in meeting others and practicing on the water
What you'll do
Coordinate w/ other volunteers to assign ownership of each clinic, email this list about the event, check dayleader board to make sure wind is appropriate, and, at the event, facilitate introductions and peer conversation about what attendees know and are struggling with.
Estimated Time Commitment
3-4 hours every month, depending on how you divide the work
How to Volunteer
Email csc.randi@gmail.com
Volunteer Lead Coordinator
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Water Start Field Trips (One-Off)
About this opportunity
Learning water starts is much easier from the beach! BUT many members do not have transportation for club boards. This field trip involves renting a uHaul moving van and coordinating a trip with club gear to either Sherman Island or Alameda.
# of Volunteers Needed
1 per event
Who
Windsurf Junior or higher, must be organized, detail-oriented, and able to handle logistics. You will need a valid driver’s license and proximity to a uHaul OR can find somebody willing to drive a uHaul van. Maybe you’re someone who wants to teach water starts. Maybe you’re someone who wants to learn them!
What You'll Do
Select a target date based on tides and lead instructor availability. Email membership here to solicit registration, making sure we have a Senior and two volunteer instructors. Monitor wind before event to ensure we have enough to make the drive worthwhile. Coordinate gear sign-out and sign-in with Co-Second Vices.
Estimated Time Commitment
1h training, then potentially 3h spread. Plus, obviously, the time spent sailing at Alameda or Sherman Island!
How to Volunteer
Email csc.randi@gmail.com
Volunteer Lead Coordinator
Randi S.
Newsletter articles
About this opportunity
Did you go on a great cruise, or attend a fun event at CSC or just had a great day with a good story - write a few paragraphs and submit to communications@cal-sailing.org for the newsletter
# of Volunteers Needed
1-2 as needed
Who
Anybody who wants to write
Estimated Time Commitment
30m - 2h depending on story
How to Volunteer
Email communications@cal-sailing.org
Saturday morning dinghy lesson coordinator
About this opportunity
Every Saturday, we need 1 coordinator to help wrangle students and assign them to boats with instructors.
# of Volunteers Needed
One per Saturday
Who
Any rating or none; must have shadowed a coordinator before in order to learn the ropes
What You'll Do
You’ll show up around 9:15-9:30 am on Saturday, and you’ll grab the lesson sign-up sheet on the wall behind the desk.
Students will sign up first come-first serve, and you’ll assign them to instructors as the instructors show up.
Students who know how to rig boats should start that upon arrival, so that many boats are rigged when instructors are showing up. Prioritize Touras, Quests, and Ventures as they can hold the most students.
Encourage 1 instructor to lead land school if there are a lot of students sitting around.
Make sure instructors sign out the boats they are on, as they are responsible for it. Students and instructors should be helping to get boats out of the water when lessons are done.
Lessons should be ~20 minutes of tiller time per student - you can radio instructors if they are taking too long and the student list is long.
The goal is to get every student on a boat, which often means in that you may need to close the sign up sheet a little before 12pm.
No leisure sailing is allowed at this time, so members cannot check out boats with their friends or just for fun. They need to be teaching in order to sail.
Once all students are assigned / on boats, you’re good to go! This usually wraps up around 12:30-1pm.
Estimated Time Commitment
~5 hours, but you get double volunteer hours for this one (10 hours per Saturday)
How to Volunteer
Reach out to Owen (sat_am_lessons@cal-sailing.org) to indicate that you are interested. He’ll set you up for a quick training. Once you are trained, you can sign up for slots on this Google doc.
Volunteer Lead Coordinator
Isha Mishra / Birk are right now helping to manage coordinators, but we’d love someone to take the role of Saturday Coordinator Chair (comes with a free membership!)
Equipment and Maintenance
Windsurfing Board Repair
About this opportunity
Boards are fragile; windsurfing is hard. Damage is a fact of life. We need people to pitch in to assist with repairs
# of Volunteers Needed
As many as we can get
Who
J+ or has been signed off on board repair test (if you want to help but don’t have your board repair test completed, attend a repair clinic and get signed off)
What You'll Do
Repair boards. Maybe even ID damaged boards out in the yard. The usual: sand, epoxy, sand, paint, sand, maybe texturize. Wear a mask.
Estimated Time Commitment
~2h per session
How to Volunteer
Email Ted
Volunteer Lead Coordinator
Ted Debonis (TedDebonis@yahoo.com)
Dinghy Sailboat Repairs
About this opportunity
If you broke it - it is not a volunteer opportunity but your responsibility to fix it. Keep an eye out for emails regarding repair clinics, or better yet if you would like to organize a day to repair boats that’d be greatly appreciated!
# of Volunteers Needed
As many as we can get
Who
Anyone can come and learn how to repair, be more helpful next time but you would need to coordinate with some experienced members pending what needs to be fixed - raising mast, fiberglass work etc.
What You'll Do
Repair boats. The usual: sand, epoxy, sand, paint, sand, maybe texturize. Wear a mask.
Estimated Time Commitment
~2h per session
How to Volunteer
Contact firstvice@cal-sailing.org
Volunteer Lead Coordinator
Pending who is coordinating the session
Organize and inventory Sail Locker
About this opportunity
# of Volunteers Needed
As many as we can get
Who
Anyone can come and learn how to repair, be more helpful next time but you would need to coordinate with some experienced members pending what needs to be fixed - raising mast, fiberglass work etc.
What You'll Do
Inventory and organize sail locker
Estimated Time Commitment
~2h per session
How to Volunteer
Contact firstvice@cal-sailing.org
Volunteer Lead Coordinator
Pending who is coordinating the session
Keelboat Repairs
About this opportunity
Our keelboats constantly need TLC. We are lucky that we have a few very committed volunteers who are constantly working on the boats but they need help! Keep an eye out for:
- Winch repair clinic
- Cleaning boat party
- Consider joining the keelboat mailing list
# of Volunteers Needed
Depending on the task, but usually the more the better
Who
Anyone willing to learn and help
Estimated Time Commitment
~2h per session
How to Volunteer
Contact third_vice@cal-sailing.org
Volunteer Lead Coordinator
Pending whoever is coordinating the session
If you see something you’d like to work on at CSC that is not on this list or you have any skills for example being a social worker, therapist, programmer, data jockey - please contact excomm@cal-sailing.org
For example, one person started a monthly newsletter! Another coordinated CSC swag.