Volunteering at Dinah

Interested in Volunteering?

All clubs need input from their members to keep them thriving and ours is no exception. From regular committments to casual assistance, we appreciate all volunteers who help out in various ways around the club. If you are interested in becoming a Volunteer Race Official for our Wet Season Race Series please see the information further below.

How to Sign Up as a Volunteer

All volunteers are asked to:

Be a DBCYA social or full member (to join see here for more info, then pop to the club to join)
Read our DBCYA Volunteer Policy
Complete the Volunteering Information Form then email to admin@dbcya.com.au
or simply pop into the DBCYA office and we'll sign you up

DBCYA VOLUNTEER ROLES

Management Committee (annual from Oct to Oct)
Yacht Race Officials (wet season)
Working bees and garden tending
Events assistance
Strategic Planning / Administration
Professional/trade assistance and one-off projects

RACE OFFICIALS (for upcoming 2026-27 season) - EOIs welcome any time

Wthout DBCYA Volunteer Race Officials there would be no racing. These volunteers manage all aspects of race management, from course setting and race sign-ons, to race officer of the day and calculating race results. With ten Sunday races spread over Nov - April each year, these essential roles come with training, support and our gratitude. You can volunteer for one or more roles, some or all races as suits. Experience not necessary - we provide training and mentoring to ensure our volunteers have the skills needed to perform their role safely and professionally.

Race Officer Role Descriptions:

Race Officer of the Day
Race Trailer race Officials:
- race starts, race scribe, time keeper
Race Trailer transportation, set up and pack down
Race Sign-on Officials

PD Descriptions documents:

Please see above documents if you are suitable.

Welcoming Note :

Being a volunteer is a fantastic opportunity to be involved in the many different aspects of sailing on and off the water, we recognise that volunteers are a crucial part of the smooth running and success of the race and we sincerely appreciate everyone who is willing to be involved.

Australian Sailing has an online Safety Code Induction course that is valuable to all sailing volunteers. Online learning can be accessed via your RevSPORT account.

Please see link - https://www.sailingresources.org.au/safety/safety-code-induction-online-course/

DBCYA provides refreshments for volunteers in the Start Trailer and issues 3 x drink tickets to be used at the DBCYA Bar at the completion of the days racing. We encourage volunteers to come to the club for presentation and celebrations and to be part of the days festivities with the sailors.

Thank you for your amazing support, your time, energy, and teamwork create a safe, welcoming, and well-run event for everyone involved.