Their goal is to expand the love and knowledge of competitive sailing throughout the university community and their conference at large.

The club encourages participation from all undergraduate students at UT, regardless of experience although the club also recruits students with high school sailing experience.

The fleet of the UT Sailing Team includes 18 Zim 420Es and 10 Vanguard Flying Juniors (FJs).

The UT Sailing Team began in the late 1960s, probably 1968; however the actual year is the subject of some debate.

After the split the Team moved rapidly to become a major player in college sailing.