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 $100 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 4:30pm, 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!
Sadie Hoberman
PresidentSadie is a junior studying Business Data Analytics, Economics, and Sociology at ASU. She is the PR Director for the PCCSC and is on the Women of AYC Committee. This is her second year as president of Sailing at ASU, and she is excited to continue increasing ASU's involvement in the sailing community
Sean Keannely
Vice PresidentSean is a junior studying Business Law and Real Estate. This is his first year as Vice President of Sailing at ASU, after serving as volunteer coordinator for the previous year. He is excited to continue increasing the club's competitiveness and increasing involvement with AYC
Gillian Cate
SecretaryGillian is a junior at ASU studying Criminology and Criminal Justice as well as Film and Media Production. Her first experience with sailing was when she joined the club last year and immediately fell in love with it. She hopes that in the coming year she can improve as a sailor as well as help the club be the best it can be
Hayden Shaw
TreasurerHayden is a junior studying supply chain management. This is his first year serving as treasurer for the team. Hayden learned how to sail his freshman year and is now a skipper competing in multiple regattas
Matt Grimsley
Volunteer CoordinatorMatt is a sophomore studying professional flight. Outside of sailing he enjoys rock climbing, surfing, and kiteboarding. This is his first year as volunteer coordinator on the team and second year as a member of the team
Tim Crawford
Social ChairTim is an Honors Student in his senior year at ASU. He's only been sailing for a semester but has enjoyed learning how to sail and racing competitively with the team. An aspiring lawyer, Crawford looks forward to going to law school in the coming years and takinig his newly found love for sailing with him in the future