We’re looking forward to you joining us on race weekend: Friday October 20 – Sunday, October 22, 2023. Thank you for volunteering your time to work with us on providing the 10,000+ competitors and over 2,200 boats with a safe and enjoyable experience!
River Control is a critical component to the success and safety of the regatta. We operate all day Friday, Saturday, and Sunday and are responsible for closing the river each day. You will be in a position either on land or in a launch where you will be in contact with the numerous competitors on the river, providing instructions to keep traffic flowing.
River Control
- manages the warm-up lane from the finish to the start with the objective of keeping traffic moving
- manages the warm-up area in the basin to keep boats circulating
- is critical to ensuring races start on time
- handles river crossings at SADL, Riverside, Weld, Newell, CBC, Belmont Hill/Winsor
Thank you for being a part of our team!
Five critical items:
- We will provide you coffee, breakfast foods, and lunch before you hit the water. Please pack any snacks you may want, as well as extra water. This year, the Regatta is going sustainable, so bring a water bottle to refill! There will be water stations along the Regatta course.
- Please dress warmly with layers as all of our shifts are outside, and, given the schedule, it is difficult to provide breaks.
- Please review this website thoroughly, as it will take you through all of the operations for Regatta weekend.
- Please arrive promptly to the MIT boathouse (406 Memorial Drive, Cambridge, MA). All River Control operations launch from there.
- Bring a good attitude and get ready to have some fun and be an Ambassador for the HOCR.
Please review the information on this website thoroughly before race weekend, and check back regularly for updates.