--- title: NBYA Connector & Crew Finder | Narragansett Bay Yachting Association description: Join the NBYA Connector WhatsApp Community to connect with sailors, find crew, and stay informed about sailing activities across Narragansett Bay. Sign up today. image: https://nbya.org/hubfs/NBYA_Connector_Featured_Image.png --- [Skip to content](https://nbya.org/connector#main-content) [![Narragansett Bay Yachting Association](https://nbya.org/hubfs/2025-10-21_Burgee_and_NBYA.svg)Homepage](https://nbya.org) - [JUNIOR SAILING](https://nbya.org/junior-sailing) - [Register on Clubspot](https://narragansettbayyachtingassociation.theclubspot.com/) - [Junior Mission](https://nbya.org/junior-sailing#junior-mission) - [Perpetual Awards and Special Events](https://nbya.org/junior-perpetual-trophies) - [Mary Rose Marshall Regatta](https://nbya.org/mary-rose-marshall-regatta) - [Junior News](https://nbya.org/junior-sailing#junior-news) - [Junior Calendar](https://nbya.org/junior-sailing#junior-calendar) - [Volunteer](https://nbya.org/junior-sailing#junior-volunteer) - [FAQs](https://nbya.org/junior-sailing#junior-faqs) - [Zero Tolerance Policy](https://nbya.org/junior-sailing#junior-zero-tolerance-policy) - [Scholarships & Grants](https://nbya.org/junior-sailing#scholarships-and-grants) - [Sammis Scholarship](https://nbya.org/junior-sailing#scholarships-and-grants) - [CJ Buckley Scholarship](https://nbya.org/junior-sailing#junior-CJ-Buckley-Scholarship) - [RACING & CRUISING](https://nbya.org/racing-cruising) - [Boat of the Year](https://nbya.org/boty) - [Bay Challenge](https://nbya.org/challenge) - [Women's Sailing](https://nbya.org/womens-sailing) - [Model Boat Racing](https://nbya.org/model-boat-racing) - [NEWS](https://nbya.org/news) - [Share Your Stories](https://nbya.org/share-stories) - [ABOUT](https://nbya.org/about) - [Member Organizations](https://nbya.org/member-organizations) - [History](https://nbya.org/history) - [Official Documents](https://nbya.org/official-documents) - JOIN - [Junior Membership](https://narragansettbayyachtingassociation.theclubspot.com/join) - [Adult Membership](https://payments-na1.hubspot.com/payments/p49gQGtzMMbyJw?referrer=PAYMENT_LINK) [CALENDAR](https://nbya.org/calendar) - [JUNIOR SAILING](https://nbya.org/junior-sailing) - [Register on Clubspot](https://narragansettbayyachtingassociation.theclubspot.com/) - [Junior Mission](https://nbya.org/junior-sailing#junior-mission) - [Perpetual Awards and Special Events](https://nbya.org/junior-perpetual-trophies) - [Mary Rose Marshall Regatta](https://nbya.org/mary-rose-marshall-regatta) - [Junior News](https://nbya.org/junior-sailing#junior-news) - [Junior Calendar](https://nbya.org/junior-sailing#junior-calendar) - [Volunteer](https://nbya.org/junior-sailing#junior-volunteer) - [FAQs](https://nbya.org/junior-sailing#junior-faqs) - [Zero Tolerance Policy](https://nbya.org/junior-sailing#junior-zero-tolerance-policy) - [Scholarships & Grants](https://nbya.org/junior-sailing#scholarships-and-grants) - [Sammis Scholarship](https://nbya.org/junior-sailing#scholarships-and-grants) - [CJ Buckley Scholarship](https://nbya.org/junior-sailing#junior-CJ-Buckley-Scholarship) - [RACING & CRUISING](https://nbya.org/racing-cruising) - [Boat of the Year](https://nbya.org/boty) - [Bay Challenge](https://nbya.org/challenge) - [Women's Sailing](https://nbya.org/womens-sailing) - [Model Boat Racing](https://nbya.org/model-boat-racing) - [NEWS](https://nbya.org/news) - [Share Your Stories](https://nbya.org/share-stories) - [ABOUT](https://nbya.org/about) - [Member Organizations](https://nbya.org/member-organizations) - [History](https://nbya.org/history) - [Official Documents](https://nbya.org/official-documents) - JOIN - [Junior Membership](https://narragansettbayyachtingassociation.theclubspot.com/join) - [Adult Membership](https://payments-na1.hubspot.com/payments/p49gQGtzMMbyJw?referrer=PAYMENT_LINK) [CALENDAR](https://nbya.org/calendar) # Join the NBYA Connector ### NBYA Connector Sign-Up! The NBYA Connector is a simple way to stay plugged into the sailing community across Narragansett Bay. Whether you're looking for a boat to sail on, building a crew, or just want to stay in the loop, this WhatsApp-based community makes it easy to connect in real time. ## How It Works Sign up using the form on this page to receive your invitation link to the NBYA Connector WhatsApp Community. You’ll need [WhatsApp installed](https://www.whatsapp.com/download) on your phone to join. Once you click the invite link, you’ll automatically be added to the NBYA Connector **Announcements** group. From there, you can choose to join additional groups based on your interests, location, or type of sailing. ## Available Groups (so far) You can opt into any of the following: - Women’s Sailing - Junior Keelboat - West Bay (East Greenwich, Wickford, and surrounding areas) - South Bay (Newport, Jamestown, and surrounding areas) - North Bay (Bristol, Tiverton, Barrington, and surrounding areas) - Twenty Hundred Club As the community grows, we’ll continue adding more specialized groups—such as specific club race nights or fleets—to keep conversations relevant and useful. ## Find a Crew or Fill a Spot The Connector is designed to make it easy to match sailors and boats. Looking to crew? Post your availability, experience level, and the event you're interested in. Need crew? Share your boat details, positions available, and event timing. Keep posts clear and specific so others can quickly respond.[mailto:comms@nbya.org](mailto:comms@nbya.org) ![Conversation\_Example](https://nbya.org/hs-fs/hubfs/Conversation_Example.png?width=1123&height=2000&name=Conversation_Example.png "Conversation_Example") ## Community Guidelines To keep the Connector useful and welcoming for everyone: - Be respectful and constructive in all interactions - Keep posts relevant to sailing, crewing, and NBYA-related activity - Avoid spam, excessive self-promotion, or off-topic content - Use the appropriate group for your message We reserve the right to remove participants who do not follow these guidelines. ## Group Management As groups grow, we may appoint active members as group admins to help keep conversations organized and free of spam. If a particular sailing scene or event gains traction, we’ll spin up new dedicated groups to support it. ## Questions or Issues If you experience any issues, have concerns about group activity, or need help, please contact us at [connector@nbya.org](mailto:connector@nbya.org) ## Detailed How-To Instructions REMEMBER: The NBYA Connector WhatsApp will not be perfect. We'll hit some speedbumps along the way. Be patient. Questions or issues - alert [connector@nbya.org.](mailto:connector@nbya.org) 1. Make sure you have WhatsApp installed on your device - [https://www.whatsapp.com/download](https://www.whatsapp.com/download) 2. Once you've completed the NBYA Connector Sign-up form you will receive an email from NBYA. This email will have a join link for the NBYA Connector Community on WhatsApp - click the link to join! PLEASE DO NOT SHARE THE JOIN LINK OR POST IT ANYWHERE- we're trying to minimize spammers joining the community. Recommend that people register online at [https://NBYA.org/connector](https://NBYA.org/connector) instead. Note that the join link will change periodically to help prevent spammers - need a new link? Sign-up again. 3. Users will be presented with a Welcome Message and then a  "Next" button or similar - click the button 4. Users will then end up in the NBYA Connector **Announcements** channel - this channel is one-way only - from NBYA Admins to NBYA Connector Users. This group will post reminders on getting folks to share their info to find a boat or find crew, community guideline reminders, and very occasional special announcements. 5. Eventually, you'll see a "VIEW COMMUNITY" button where you'll see the available groups where you can participate. Select a group to join. 6. You'll then get a REQUEST TO JOIN group button - press the button. We're keeping the community and groups locked down to minimize spammers gaining access - if there is a spammer, report them! 7. We'll try to process JOIN requests quickly, once approved you'll have access to the group 8. Introduce yourself and what you're looking to do. E.g. Hi, my name is John Smith, I'm looking to get on a boat for the Jamestown Yacht Club Tuesday night PHRF series. I'm usually a jib trimmer but am happy doing bow or calling wind from the rail. 9. It will take a bit of time to get the community rolling - some groups may be more active than others 10. 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