Thank you for your interest in volunteering to make this year’s Head Of The Charles® a success! The 47th Head Of The Charles Regatta will take place on Saturday, October 22 and Sunday, October 23, 2011. There are many opportunities to get involved over race weekend and before.

***Thank you very much for your interest in volunteering. All volunteer shifts for 2011 have been filled. Please check back in August 2012 for next year's volunteer registration.***

Race Weekend: A Guide for Volunteers
All volunteers should receive specific directions from their committee co-chairs on when they should arrive and where they should meet in advance of onsite arrival Regatta weekend. Please be sure that you have communicated with your co-chair and are confident arriving onsite. Below, please find general volunteer information. Note: This information may not apply to all committees or all shifts.

Volunteer Tent and Check-In Location:
Behind the Rowing & Fitness Expo Tent at the Finish Area Launch Site (FALS) off Soldiers Field Road. On the map below, it is marked with a green tent icon.

Hours:
Friday, October 21: Noon - 6PM
Saturday, October 22: 6AM - 6PM
Sunday, October 23: 6AM - 3PM

Map:

View HOCR Volunteer Map in a larger map

Parking & Shuttles:
Parking is extremely limited. Information on available parking and shuttles HERE.

***Note: The above is only general information and may not apply to all committees or all shifts. Please communicate directly with your committee co-chair for specific details on your committee and shift.***

RACE COMMITTEE VIDEO INTERVIEWS: View for more information on Committees.

On the Volunteer Sign-Up form you will find many Committees, all looking for different skills. Please take a couple of minutes to read about each committee before applying. While the committees are grouped according to a volunteers’ racing/rowing experience, these are only suggestions. Please look at all the committee descriptions to find the one that best matches your abilities!

Awards
Computer Timing
Back-up Timing
CBC Gate/Door
Coxswain Clinic
Cyclists
FALS Dock Set-up
FALS Field Set-up
FALS Parking
Hospitality
Information Center and Results Distribution
Registration
Reunion Village
Sales
Satellite Events
Signage
Emergency Services
Media Support
Public Address System
Technology and Communications Services
Trademark Enforcement
Transportation & Delivery
Volunteers Committee

If you are new to rowing, or haven't rowed in a while, you might consider one of these committees:
Course
FALS Dock Ops
SADL/Mag Beach
Weigh In

If you have a good deal of rowing and racing experience, or have worked regattas before, you might want to check out these committees:
Announcing
Launches
River Control
Start
Umpires

FALS = Finish Area Launch Site. This site is where all the trailers carrying eights and fours will park and launch from. The Rowing and Fitness Expo and Registration will also be located in this area.

SADL = Singles and Doubles Launch site. Smaller boats will launch from Magazine Beach.

All volunteers will be required to complete a waiver. Download Volunteer Waiver here.

* 2011 HOCR RACE OPERATIONS AND RACE COMMITTEE LOG-IN
* 2010 HOCR RACE OPERATIONS AND RACE COMMITTEE LOG-IN
(For Race Operations and Race Committee log-in questions, please contact ediamond@hocr.org)