(Formerly University of London Sailing Club)
The UCL Sailing Club prides itself on being one of the most inclusive and varied sporting clubs in the university. UCL Sailing aims to provide an inexpensive way to give students the opportunity to begin sailing, or to continue sailing regularly while studying. We even have spare sailing kit for those want to come and give it a try! UCL Sailing is base
d at Welsh Harp Sailing Club, and sails on the Welsh Harp Reservoir NW9 8SA (near Brent Cross in NW London) which offers an ideal environment for sailing. It is only a 50 minute journey from UCL main campus. (Metropolitan to Wembley Park, 182/297 to Blackbird Hill). We have social/beginner sailing every Wednesday afternoon from 1.30 and team training on Wednesday afternoons from 2:00
+ Saturday mornings from 9.30-12.30. We currently have a very strong team which competes all around the country against different universities with some notable success. The team this year qualified for a place at the BUSA Finals after going through regional and national qualifiers! The club was also recently invited to compete in the coveted Wilson Trophy for the British Open Team Racing Championship
UCL Sailing is affiliated with Welsh Harp Sailing Club, with both clubs enjoying increasing membership since the merge. We have access to a brand new clubhouse complete with changing rooms, galley area and a bar! The club owns 13 Firefly dinghies as well as various support craft, which are used for beginner sailing and team training. We are extremely lucky to have such a well equipped fleet of boats making us one of the largest University Sailing Clubs in the UK. Our affiliation with WHSC also gives us access to one of the largest GP14 fleets in the country, with over 25-30 boats taking part in the weekly races. Formerly, UCL Sailing was the University of London Sailing Club, one of the oldest university sailing clubs with an extensive history. So we have one of the oldest and largest alumni groups in University sports. Castaways, founded in 1951, is a club for all ex-members of ULSC. For many years it has been one of the UK's leading team racing clubs and organises the Foot Trophy team racing event for Fireflies at the Welsh Harp every October. If you are University of London student, who is interested in joining us, please get in touch! Add the ULSC Calender to yours here:
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