Maggie Fischer Memorial Cross Bay Swim Volunteer Registration

Sweep kayak team member High Priority

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Our sweep kayaks are an elite corps of specially trained kayakers with the skills necessary to manage and control conditions on the bay before, during and after the Swim. Sweep kayakers must have prior experience on the course, either as a swimmer's kayak or other similar experience. Sweep kayaks must carry safety equipment and emergency provisions and be in radio contact with the committee boat. Sweep kayaks must have the strength and skill set to provide emergency assistance as needed. You will be expected to document your skills before being accepted into this program.

Safety Boat High Priority

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We require a large fleet of boats to help mark and patrol the Swim course. Substantial craft such as sailboats and cruisers are positioned at each mile as a mark that swimmers must pass. Smaller and quicker craft are used to patrol well away from the course, warning oncoming boats and assisting the Coast Guard in controlling the course. Safety boats are expected to carry safety gear and provisions and be able to provide emergency services as needed. Each boat requires a captain and one or two crew members, and be equipped with a marine radio. Certain boats will be asked to carry a ham operator, who provides added communications skills. All boats are expected to be in position at least one-half hour before the start of the Swim and may be needed for the entire 4-hour length of The Swim.

Maggie Fischer Memorial Cross Bay Swim

Sweep kayak team member High Priority

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Safety Boat High Priority

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