About Us
Sailing at ASU is a sailing club open to people with all levels of experience! We sail FJs on Tempe Town Lake, located just 5 minutes from campus. Our team travels to California, Hawaii, and the Pacific Northwest to compete in regattas against other collegiate sailing teams. We also work with the Arizona Yacht Club. No prior experience is required to join the team: all we ask is that you come ready to learn!
Information
Some basic information of what involvement with Sailing at ASU looks like
Requirements
We charge dues of $125 a semester to help subsidize the cost of storing and maintaining our boats. Before joining, all members must pass a swim test and capsize test. We also ask that our members are compliant with the SDFC requirements of DoSportsEasy, and attend volunteering and social events with the team to ensure that we keep our funding.
Practice
We practice 4 times a week. 3 of these are on the water practices, and are held Thursdays at 5:00pm, and Fridays and Saturdays at 3pm. Our fourth practice is an on-land chalktalk, which is held on Monday evenings on or near campus.
Regattas
We attend approximately 4 regattas in the fall, and 9 in the spring. Regattas are on weekends, and consist of 1 day of travel (Friday) and 2 days of competitive sailing (Saturday and Sunday). We now camp at regattas to save the club and its members money. At regattas where we do stay in hotels or hostels, we ask that each attending member pays $50 to help cover the cost of housing.
Meet the Board
The executive board works hard to make Sailing at ASU the best it can be!
Erin Welker
PresidentErin is a sophomore studying sustainability. This is her second year on the team and first year as president. She is excited to continue to build the team and spend more time on the water!
Mitch Powers
Vice PresidentMitch is a senior studying mechanical engineering with a concentration in energy and the environment. He is a dedicated sailor and a super amazing awesome fellow.
Sadie Hoberman
SecretarySadie is a senior studying Business Data Analytics and Economics, with a minor in Philosophy. She is the president of the PCCSC and is on the Women of AYC Committee. This is her fourth year on the team, and she is excited to continue sailing for ASU!
Elias Ricken
TreasurerElias is a sophomore studying Computer Science. He had no prior sailing experience before joining the team but quickly fell in love with the sport. This year, he hopes to carry the boats (and potentially some logs too).
Gillian Cate
Volunteer CoordinatorGillian is a senior at ASU studying Criminology and Criminal Justice as well as Film and Media Production. She is also on the Arizona Yacht Club's safety committee. Her first experience with sailing was when she joined the club her sophomore year and immediately fell in love with it. This will be her third year on the team and she hopes that she can continue improving as a sailor.
Camden Wacha
PR DirectorCamden is a sophmore studying Media Arts and Sciences with a concentration in film. He started sailing at a young age but only started competing at ASU, after learning regatta rules from the inviting sailing team members. Outside of sailing, Camden enjoys photography and distance running.