Position Title: Sail Newport Regatta Coordinator
Job Term: Seasonal Full-Time April - November
FLSA Status: Non-exempt
Reports To: Sail Newport Executive Director
Sail Newport seeks an enthusiastic and experienced regatta coordinator to plan and execute our 2025 regatta calendar alongside our race committee volunteer team and Sail Newport management staff.
Key Duties include but are not limited to:
- Maintain outreach and communication with classes for the 2025 season
- Responsible for registrations, regatta documents, measurement, organizing protest jury and associated paperwork, check-in procedures, and post-event breakdown
- Manage and maintain inventory of all regatta management equipment, including race marks, MarkSetBotsaudible and visual signaling equipment, and other RC equipment
- Organize and manage the regatta equipment trailer
- Prep RC mark and signal boats for regattas and events to ensure the race committee has the required complement of gear in working order and provisions (food and water).
- Responsible for coordinating with area clubs and individuals for borrowed equipment (boats and/or RC gear) as necessary
- Assemble and train as necessary a skilled team of race committee volunteers for each race day
- Coordinate with event manager shoreside transitions (launching, hauling, socials)Work on the water during events supporting RC Stay in close contact with NE Marine Pilots and US Coast Guard to determine and respond with communication and action on any large marine traffic that could cross a race course or the passageways while entrants are commuting to and from the racecourse
- Work with the Executive Director, Marketing Director and Director of Administration as necessary
- Work with the Operations and Program Staff to facilitate pre-season and end of season facility prep (dock and boat launching)
Background Checks and Screenings
All Sail Newport staff are subject to a background check
Schedule
The regattas coordinator position is seasonal full-time (40 hr) with a variable schedule of days and hours, including weekends.
About Sail Newport
Sail Newport, Inc., founded in 1983, is a non-profit 501 (C) (3) organization. Sail Newport is New England’s largest public sailing center and is considered Rhode Island’s premier public sailing site. Its mission is to promote and operate affordable public sailing instruction, rental programs and to create opportunities to attract new sailors to the sport.
Learn more about Sail Newport at https://sailnewport.org
Sail Newport is an Affirmative Action / Equal Opportunity Employer
Sail Newport’s Commitment to Diversity
Our commitment to inclusion across race, gender, age, religion, identity, and experience is the wind that fills our sails and drives us forward every day. As a leader in community sailing, we promote greater diversity and inclusion within the sport of sailing through increasing pathways to recreational and competitive sailing for individuals from all backgrounds.