Welcome Volunteers!

Since Community Boating’s founding, volunteers have comprised the strong backbone that keeps CBI afloat. Literally! Without your dedication, time, and energy, we could not hope to deliver on our mission of Sailing for All! We hope the experience is equally enriching and rewarding for you.

Join volunteers from our three programs, alumnae, and the Cambridge, Beacon Hill, Back Bay, Charles River, and greater sailing communities. Thank you for sharing the sport and the city you love with people from all over the greater Boston Area, and for your passion to make the outdoors, the water, and sailing accessible to everyone who might wish to enjoy it. Volunteer impact is measured in the high quality of  instruction, beauty of the fleet, support given to less fortunate members, and most of all in communities of friends, alums, and members who take pride in being a part of and supporting CBI.

Volunteer Opportunities

No amount of help is too great or too small. Some popular opportunities are listed below, and also check out the Adult, Junior, and Corporation pages for ways to help within those programs.

Groups

We welcome groups of volunteers to help with kayaking to pick up trash in the Esplanade Lagoon. Minors allowed only with one-to-one adult supervision. For more information on groups, check out our Group and Corporate Volunteering page. To submit an inquiry, please use the following form.

Adult Volunteers

Volunteers support Community Boating by teaching classes, helping with fleet maintenance, guiding  new members, tabling at events, and more! Get started at our Adult Volunteer page.

Junior Program IIT

Junior Program members with a yellow rating can volunteer as Instructors in Training (IIT) in the Junior Program.

Board & Corporation

The organization is overseen by a Board of Directors, elected by our Corporation, whose members show special interest in the future of the organization and the preservation and utilization of Boston’s natural resources. Find out more on the Corporation Page.

Other Opportunities

Let us know if you have another skill you’d like to share with CBI, or a project you’d like to spearhead. Please reach out to [email protected].