Crew texts

Only crew members who opt in themselves. The site is invite-only: there is no public sign-up, numbers are never bought or imported, and nobody is added without choosing to be.

At most one text a day (up to 1 msg/day), around 7 AM Eastern. Each person picks which of these go into it; on days with nothing to say, nothing is sent.

• Daily quoteEvery morning: the day's quote, in the voice you picked for Top.
• Weekly report cardMonday morning: last week's grade + Top's debrief.
• Race-week countdownRace week only: daily days-to-gun and orders.
• Milestone alertsOnly when you earn something: commendations, the century club, the bridge itself.

Sample messages

Bridge or Bus // Cletus
3 days to the Navy Ten-Miler. Hay's in the barn — sleep, hydrate, stay off your feet.

Bridge or Bus // The Old Man
Grade: B. Strong week. One more run makes it an A.

1. Sign in to Bridge or Bus (crew members only).
2. Open Account → Text Messages.
3. Enter a US mobile number and tick the message types you want.
4. Tap Opt in. A confirmation text follows.

The opt-in form, as crew members see it

The confirmation text reads:

Bridge or Bus: you're enlisted for crew texts from Top, up to 1 msg/day around 7am ET. Msg & data rates may apply. Reply HELP for help, STOP to cancel.

Reply STOPto any text and they stop immediately; you'll get one final message confirming it. You can also tap Unsubscribe under Account → Text Messages. Reply HELP for help.

Bridge or Bus charges nothing. Message and data rates from your carrier may apply. Carriers are not liable for delayed or undelivered messages.

Your mobile number is used only to send the texts you chose. It is stored with your crew account and never shown to anyone else on the site.

No mobile information will be sold, rented or shared with third parties or affiliates for marketing or promotional purposes. Text messaging opt-in data and consent are never shared with any third party. Messages are delivered through our SMS provider, Twilio, solely to send them.