Sailing Team
The Embry-Riddle Sailing Team competes within the Intercollegiate Sailing Association (ICSA), specifically within the South Atlantic Intercollegiate Sailing Association (SAISA). The ERAU Sailing team practices 4-5 times a week with an attendance policy to ensure students are practicing at a high level to compete weekly regattas around Florida and along the entire East Coast. There are no dues to join our team, but sailors are required to help with fundraiser to help cover costs for equipment, travel and club events.
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No experience is required to join the team, however, students who choose to walk onto the team are required to attend at least 2-3 Learn to Sails to ensure they know sailing theory, jargon and safety. View our Learn to Sail page to view more information about when they are hosted.
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Tryouts take place roughly the 2nd or 3rd week of each semester to view sailor's skills and create lesson plans prior to the first official week of practice. Students are not cut from the team; Tryouts means you try us out to see if you are able to commit 12-15 hours a week. All sailors that competed in the prior seasons must go through tryouts including members of the executive board.
Teams
Varsity
Students who are on varsity are able to demonstrate a great understanding in sail theory, race tactics, know how to Team Race and can roll gybe/tack. Sailors who competed on varsity in high school may be eligible for Varsity their freshman year.
Junior Varsity
Students who are on Junior Varsity have a good understanding of basic race rules, sail theory and can roll tack. Sailors on Junior Varsity can move up to Varsity by being able to demonstrate start strategies and roll gybing.
Developmental
Students who have do not have any sailing experience will be given an accelerated learning plan to being the basic of racing, rules and sail theory. It is recommended that students on the Development Team attend "Learn to Sail" sessions to expediate their learning plan.
Women's Team
The women's team competes in their designated SAISA/ICSA regattas. The most important regattas that the women's team competes at are the SAISA Women's Open, Women's Sprint and SAISA Women's Championship.
Singlehanded Team
Sailors who competed Laser/ILCA in high school can compete on the singlehanded team along with being on JV/Varsity. Majority of the singlehanded team's regattas are local regattas in Melbourne/Daytona Beach, FL.
Regattas
SAISA/ICSA
The ERAU Sailing Team competes within the South Atlantic Intercollegiate Sailing Association which is 1 of 7 conferences in the Intercollegiate Sailing Association. The team competes all around Florida and the Carolinas during both the Fall and Spring semesters.
Local Regattas
In addition to the SAISA Regatta Schedule, sailors compete locally in St. Augustine, Daytona Beach, Melbourne, FL to gain more race experience before competing in their first college regatta. Sailors on JV and Developmental are typically sent to these regattas.
Hosting Regattas
The club & team hosts a number of regattas locally and for SAISA which involves planning, logistics and working with our sailing facility to run these events. The club is always looking for volunteers from the community and university to run these events.