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Whaling City Rowing

New Bedford, MA

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WWC Volunteers

About this event

Volunteers! We need help with the following jobs.

May 1, 5pm-8pm -Night before the race
  • Bring gear / equipment from Mark's house to PIM
  • Set up tents and tables, hang tarps on fence, hang signs, etc
May 2, 6am-8am -Race Day Setup
  • Unload vehicles
  • Set up food area (breakfast foods, coffee, chili competition, other food, etc)
  • Set up registration / check in table 
  • Move boats to slips for race
  • Bring PFDs and other gear to boats
  • Drop markers
8am-1pm - During the Race
  • Timers: BOB drop timers (2-3), race course timers (1-2)
  • Dock crew (3-5): help crews safely in and out of boats; catch and cast off crews
  • Yellers (1-3): Keep teams on track to get into the boats when it's their turn, collect rowers, alert crews to race order and which team is up next
  • Food table / Chili competition support (2-3)
  • Merch tent (2-3): keep merch organized, collect money
  • Runners: Fill in for people to take breaks; bring snacks / drinks to timers
1pm-3pm - Break down / Clean up
  • Break down all tents and tables
  • Load vehicles
  • Bring items to Mark's house for storage
  • Pick up markers
  • Clean up trash
  • Move boats / PFDs back to original slips
  • Pack up everything!
  • Take down signs, tarps, etc
  • Give high fives for another job well done!

Date and Time

Friday, May 1, 2026, 5:00 PM until Saturday, May 2, 2026, 3:00 PM Eastern Time (US & Canada) (UTC-05:00)

Location

Popes Island Marina
102 Popes Island Marina
New Bedford, MA  02740
USA

Additional Info

Event Contact(s)

Jenna Ellis
Event Organizer

Mark Hurley
Vice Admiral of the Narrow Seas

Category

Wicked Whaleboat Challenge

Registration Info

Registration is recommended
You are able to race and help! If you do sign up to race, please make sure Jenna knows so when jobs are assigned we have someone to cover you when you're in the race. Have fun!
Registration modifications are permitted
Registration cancellations will be accepted



Open Rows are open to all! Designed to accommodate rowers who would like to row at different times with mixed crews. If the crew is full, you can sign up to ride as a bow rider or an alternate. Bow riders can come along for the ride or switch in to row, while alternates are backups incase of a call-out.



If you're signed up for a row and can no longer attend, please delete yourself from the row preferably with 24hr notice to give the alternate enough time to prepare.



At a minimum, the boats require a steerer and four rowers to head out, so the crew depends on each other to row!



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