UWE sailing is open to all abilities from beginners to experienced sailors. It’s a great way to get outdoors and away from the city!
UWE Sailing is a fun and friendly club catering to beginners and advanced sailors. All abilities are welcome whether you have never set foot on a boat before or were born at sea. We offer weekly social sailing, team and yacht racing training and theory sessions.
We sail at South Cerney Sailing Club in the beautiful Cotswold Water Park and have access to a wide range of boats including our lovely fleet of fireflies. We sail Wednesdays and Saturdays but this can vary depending on the weather and member interest.
We also have the opportunity to race a variety of boats in Cardiff. Ranging from Hunter 707's to a selection of larger keelboats. This is the first year we are offering yacht and match racing and we'd love for you to be a part of it!
We compete in the BUCS (British Universities and Colleges Sport) hosted fleet and team racing events against other universities nationwide. These are an excellent opportunity to meet other sailors and explore new cities. We love to get everyone involved in these events, whether you have raced before or not.
Each year we run a trip abroad, where we enjoy an island-hopping, party-filled week, all whilst living on yachts! We will be releasing more information soon but for now, have a look at our company host's website here.
We have many socials planned throughout the year, including nights out in the city centre, pub socials and BBQ's. We also host a number of sober socials such as mini golf and many others! These are great fun and an excellent way to get to know other club members.
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We look forward to meeting you at the Freshers Fair on Wednesday 24th September to introduce ourselves and answer any questions you may have.
FREE ‘give it a go’ sessions will take place on the 27th September, 4th October and 11th October, where you can see what it is like to sail with us and meet other potential members. Log into the SU website with your UWE details to sign up! (See below)
If you have any questions click on the Instagram logo below, follow us and drop us a message!
We look forward to seeing you all this year :)
President – Ali Holborn
Vice President – Ella Woodhouse
Treasurer – James Duckering
Team Racing Captain – Max Van Den Driessche
Yacht Racing Captain - Todd Watkins
Equipment and Safety Officer – Adam Newns
Social Secretary – Milly Poole and Ollie Bell
Sustainability Officer - Matylda Stepien
Trip Secretary - Suki Hughes-Jones
We offer a variety of racing ranging from:
Regular Team Racing theory and training sessions take place weekly. Alongside this, Yacht Racing will also be introduced throughout the year.
We intend to compete at a variety of BUCS events throughout the year, as well as other nationwide University-hosted events.
Training sign ups are run through SPOND, which is our online Team Managment App. This can be joined via clicking the logo below.
We offer both a social and competitive membership, so whenever you're ready you can buy your membership below. We hope to 'sea' you soon!
Only paid members can come to these sessions, we can provide racing, teaching or just a social sail depending on what we all feel like, we look forward to seeing you there!
if everyone's up for it we can go to pizza and a pint after.
These sessions are completly free, however we ask that you have £5 for fuel for our drivers to keep it all fair.