Since our establishment in 1981, hard work and determination has been at the core of Queen’s Sailing. Despite being a sailing club without boats until 2017, Queen’s Sailing competed throughout the UK and Republic of Ireland and placing 21st out of UK Universities. In the academic year of 2016/2017 we caught the attention of the Queen’s University Annual fund and in addition to our own funds, this award enabled us to purchase our very own second-hand firefly dingies.
From then on, it’s been nothing but onwards and upwards for Queen’s Sailing! These boats have allowed our dedicated team of sailors to train tirelessly twice a week, in all weather. Our hard work earned Queen’s Sailing a spot in the Silver Fleet for the Irish Universities in 2017 and allowed us to win the UK Inter-Varsities Bronze Fleet in the same year. In the 2018/2019 academic year Queen’s were one race out from placing in the Quarter-Finals at the Irish Universities Sailing Association’s Inter-Varsities Competition and placed 9th out of the UK Universities. Showing that in 2 short years (and a lot of freezing training sessions later!), we can jump 12 places on the UK Universities Sailing Association’s leader board.
Thanks to this, Queen’s sailing was nominated for Queen’s University Belfast Club of the Year in 2018.
