Queen's Sailing
We are a competitive and recreational sailing club at Queen's University in Kingston, Ontario.
We sail double-handed in 420 and Flying Junior fleets, and also individually in Lasers. We have an active keelboat team that competes internationally, a bunch of skiff-sailing racers, and a rockin' Recreational Sailing Club for more casual sailing.
Our home court is at the Kingston Yacht Club. We sail on the windy waters of Kingston Harbour. KYC is so close to Queen’s main campus you can walk to practice.
We have a full-time coach, and we have awesome support from our Yacht Club. We are constantly improving, and Queen's is leading the way as a model for collegiate sailing in Canada.
The Varsity Sailing Club
We race as part of the Inter-Collegiate Sailing Association (ICSA) in the Middle Atlantic district (MAISA) against major sailing schools like Georgetown and the US Naval Academy.
We also race against Canadian Universities as part of CICSA.
The Rec Sailing Club
The Rec Sailing Club provides casual sailing and lessons taught by CYA-certified instructors.
No experience is necessary! All Queen's students are welcome. Join us, and sail as your time permits. It's fun!
Come Sail With Us!
Are you considering Queen's for sailing? Then here's the plan: Get yourself admitted at Queen's University for Fall 2013. You'll need excellent grades and some moxie because Queen's is a great school.
Our Focus for 2012 through 2015
Queen’s Sailing is always improving. Here are some of our medium term improvement plans:
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Increase our participation in women’s regattas and create a women’s single-handed team.
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Continue to develop our keelboat team.
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Three-peat as Canadian National Team Racing Champions, and recapture the Canadian National Fleet Racing Championship.
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Raise our MAISA rankings.
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Increase the capacity of our Recreational Sailing Club because of very high demand for casual sailing.
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Increase the Club’s involvement in skiff sailing.
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Get our members more involved in th Kingston Yacht Club.
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Rejuvenate our fleet of 420 sailboats.
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Host, and podium, at an intersectional championship hosted at KYC.
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Continue to elevate Collegiate Sailing in Canada.
Upcoming 2013 Events
Our 2013-2014 Executive
- President
- Mac Morrin
- Vice Presidents
- Alex Smyth, Joy MacDonald and Emily Borgundvaag
- Fundraising
- Kate Thomas
- Fitness Coordinator
- Nick Schwenger
- Social Coordinators
- Claire Boileau and Cam Wyndham
- Fleet Captain
- Aaron Babier
- Keelboat Fleet Captain
- Clifton Kartner
- Public Relations
- Oliver Neal and Nicole Czegledy
- Past President
- Arielle Morgan