Operations News and Volunteer Opportunities
Coach Marr continues to keep himself busy making improvements to our facilities and course, selling off what is no longer useful to IRC, and preparing for the regatta season ahead. As you can see in his report below, he's gotten a lot done over the winter. He could use some volunteers to string buoys and a few other projects if you wouldn't mind taking a look at the list below and seeing where you might be able to help. He's also included the dates volunteers are needs for our upcoming regatta hosting responsibilities this Spring so everyone can mark their calendars and be ready to pitch-in.
Private Boat Racks:
If you have private equipment at the boathouse, please pay for your space in 2026.
Follow this link: https://icrew.club/orgstore
Click: Private Boat Rack
There you are able to pay for your rack space as well as see a link for a list of current private rack holders, a current map of boat rack assignments and the terms and conditions of renting a rack. If you are interested in renting a rack, this is the same location where you can find a link to the Private Rack waitlist, as well as see the current private rack waitlist. Our goal is to have this process be quick, easy, and transparent. Once you have paid for your rack, Coach Marr will place a 2026 Name tag on your rack to indicate payment. Rack fees are due 3/10/2026
For Sale:
Old Docks - $40/cube
Old broken or single oars - $25 - perfect for hanging medals on a wall
Old Wood Sculling Oars - $300 - perfect for hanging medals on a wall
Rigger Bag covers - $100
21.5' long Single Cover Full Zip - $400
Already Sold - Dozens of Oars and truck loads of docks
Volunteering Opportunities
-Regatta volunteering sign ups are coming soon and are a great way to give back to IRC, and to take pride in holding several large events that help IRC continue to upgrade our venue's infrastructure (Launches, Course, Docks, grounds, etc) for the benefit of all IRC members.
Regatta's hosted at IRC - Dates below:
MACRAs: SIGN UP HERE:
-4/26 - Set up
-4/27: Race Day
Indy Junior Sprints:
-5/1 Set up
-5/2: Race Day Sculling
-5/3 Race Day Sweep
BigTen Championships:
5/11 Set up
5/12 Set up
5/13 Set up
5/14 Set up
5/15 Official Practice Day
5/16 Race Day Heats and Practice
5/17 Race Day
Indy Summer Sprints
6/19 Set up
6/20 Race Day
Current Volunteer Help Needed! - email Coach Marr if you can help.
-Stringing Buoys - Easy, simple, repetitive task. I will take 2 minutes to show you how, and then you can get to work.
We still have a lot (95%+) to do, so please let me know if you can make any of these Sundays work!
2/15 9-Noon
2/22 9-Noon
-Loading Bubble Docks - We have a buyer driving in from KY who could use some help loading over $9000 of used docks onto his truck. I could use 3-4 to help make this sale!
2/28 9-Noon
Done:
-Lane Marking Signs for Start docks
-Beer Gardens Permitted and approved for BigTens and Indy Summer Sprints
-Contract for BigTen Signed (negotiated $5,000 more for 2026)
-Contract for AV company for Big Ten signed (Negotiated cost savings of $4,000-$6,000 each year for 2026 and 2027)
-2 New Wakeless Launches delivered. Engines are being installed now
-Large LED clocks installed on start tower for Regattas
In Work:
-New Sign for Tower (awaiting park approval)
-New Sign for Driveway entrance (awaining park approval)
-Selling more old dock sections
-Planning Regattas
-Cover for Barge
-Traffic Pattern Map Signs (awaining park approval)
-Park facility and grounds projects.
Seeking a Medical Doctor to serve for both Saturday 5/16 and Sunday 5/17/ This volunteer position would be on site in case of an emergency to coordinate the various team athletic trainers and the 4 person EMS boat team we will have on site for the race days. If you are interested, qualified, or know someone who is, please let Chris Marr know!
