Everyone wants to great racing crew – so how do get in that zone?
Firstly, every crew is a important part of a team and team players are highly sought after.
Come with the right attitude:
“You just don’t need a hundred grand of North 3Di Raw sails, titanium deck fittings and a gold medal to race a yacht. What you need is people with the right attitude and an open mind. And that means there is room for crew of all sorts in a race team”
Source: https://www.dockwalk.com/jobs/career-advice/how-to-become-racing-yacht-crew
Reliability and Consistency:
Building a great team requires patience and practice. Team leaders and skippers put in a lot of time and effort and having crew swap in and out every week means retweaking roles and responsibilities hindering team cohesion and development. Skippers look for reliability, every week, every practice, rain or shine. Crews that show up all the time are better than the unpredictable appearance of a rock star.
New to Racing:
Make the effort to learn about the basics. What is the race course, the fundamentals of sailing, boat handling basics are always helpful stepping stones to success. Teammates are often eager to share their knowledge but don’t expect to be spoonfed. Be proactive about learning new things.
Availability:
Let people know that you are available. Similar to dating – get out there and tell the world you’re looking. Come to social events, pass the word around, sign up on our racing crew list and join the race committee.
Available to Crew List: https://brooklynsailclub.com/racing/racing-crew-list/
Racer Meet and Greets: Theme: How to be Great Crew, Thursday, March 6th , 2025 – tentatively at the old Estuary location. You must RSVP as we may have to change location due to construction.
https://one15brooklyn.checkfront.com/reserve/?item_id=91
Weekend Fleet Captain Racing: Join in the fun with mix and match of crew and racing skippers. Many members have joined or formed teams from FC racing connections.
Sign Up as an Evening Sub: Use the reservation system to indicate your availability to race (this is NOT a FC race). You might be picked up as a sub on a regular team or if there is a racing skipper around – they might form a pick up team for the night!
That’s it for now!