The Embry-Riddle Sailing Club
About Us
We are an entirely student run sailing club and Sailing Team at Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University in Daytona Beach, Florida. Our mission is to promote the sport of sailing amongst our piers and represent Embry-Riddle in the Intercollegiate Sailing Association. We pride ourselves on offering a low barrier of entry to sailing, offering free lessons and opening our team to all students, regardless of experience. We want to teach as many students as possible and create life long sailors. Approximately 80% of our club members are students who joined with zero sailing experience, some had never stepped foot on a boat before joining our club! Each semester we continue to grow our program and welcome new students to the club.
The Growth of our Club
Over the past year, our club has experienced an overwhelming interest in sailing. Starting with just eight members in Spring 2020, our sailing team now has 20 committed students. In our recreation club, we have another group of 20 students involved in our sailing lessons and recreation events. This is not just a short term boost in interest. From late August to present, our club has been operating at full capacity non-stop with the same consistent group of students at events each week. The growth of our club is exciting, but our club is experiencing growing pains. Our fleet of 12 FJs, 2 C420s, and 3 Lasers can accommodate up to 31 students on the water, at the same time! Our goal is to one day fill all boats and have our own intrateam regatta.
Embry-Riddle is a 501(C) 3 non-for-profit organization. All contributions to Embry-Riddle are tax-deductible to the fullest extent allowed by law.
