Support the Wisconsin Sailing Team
The Wisconsin Sailing Team is a student-run organization that relies on the generosity of our community to keep us sailing strong. We have two main types of funds that support our team:
Current-Use Fund
This is our most active and essential source of support. Donations to the current-use fund are immediately available and go directly toward our day-to-day operations, including:
Boat repairs and maintenance
Coaching expenses
Equipment upgrades and replacements
Your gift to this fund helps us stay on the water, stay competitive, and stay safe. It’s the best way to make an instant impact.
Endowment Fund
Our endowment fund is a long-term investment in the team’s future. Unlike the current-use fund, this fund is invested, and we use only the earnings to support the team over time. As our endowment grows, it will eventually support:
Travel to national and regional regattas
Housing during extended events
Regatta coaching
Ensure the future of the team
Right now, the endowment is still growing, so most of our needs are funded by the current-use account. But every gift to the endowment brings us closer to a more sustainable future for generations of sailors to come.
Read more about the endowment from it’s creators below.
Wisconsin Sailing Team Endowment
To donate to the endowment:
Please reach out to the fundraising chair Catherine Dickson at uwsailfundraising@gmail.com before making donations to the endowment fund and for additional information regarding this form of donation.
Other ways you can support the team…
Host the team: With all the cross-country travel we do, the expense of housing is costly. By offering to host 6-8 of our sailors during away regattas, you help us cut those costs. Start by viewing our season calendar. If you live in a state where a regatta is located, you can reach out about hosting the team.
Donate airline miles. With all of our travel by car, some locations warrant flying. You can donate your Delta, Southwest, American Airlines, and United miles to the team.
Donate hotel points: Many regattas require driving cross country. Hotel stays are very well received by team members and will help sailors get a great night of rest before a regatta.
Come to Regattas: One of the biggest ways our team looks for support is coaching and assistance at regattas, as we often our traveling to these events without our own coach.
Volunteer your time: We are always looking for PROs, judges, and umpires for many of our regattas. Please reach out to our Regatta Coordinators, Katherine Ahlquist and Sam Burnet at wiscosailingregattacoordinator@gmail.com for more information.
Cheer us on at regattas!
To support us in one of these ways and for additional information, please reach out to our captains, Caden Harrison and Carter Harms at uwsailingcaptain@gmail.com.