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Sailing

Welcome to the University of Liverpool Sailing club

The Sailing club is a friendly club which takes pride in encouraging sailing at every level. So whether you are a complete beginner or an experienced racer, there is something for everybody!

Competitive

We train at West Kirby Sailing Club, a world-renowned venue for team racing. Each year they host a variety of competitions in which we partake, such as Oktoberfest, the Lavinia Rose Bowl, and the Wilson Trophy. As well as this, we travel to university team racing events across the country, which is a brilliant opportunity to not only meet other teams but to explore other cities.

We own six of our own Fireflies - double-handed boats used mainly for team racing. There are both helming and crewing opportunities available, and we often send multiple teams to a single event so there’s always an opportunity to get involved!

Training is on Wednesdays and Saturdays at West Kirby and we offer a steady transition from fleet racing to team racing if you aren’t an experienced team racer yet. Any questions please don’t hesitate to get in touch!

Social events

Sailing is such a friendly, unique, and enjoyable sport where there are many opportunities for everyone. We are a fun-loving club and host regular socials off the water too! If you’d just like to come along to our socials and meet new people, then please keep an eye on the group chat and social media pages. There’s no pressure to come sailing if you’d just like to come meet us and have a drink or take part in other activities. Feel free to message us anytime we’d be eager to welcome you!

For more details about joining our Sailing club, contact us today.

 

The Athletic Union

The Athletic Union (AU) is a student lead union founded in 1884. The AU consists of competitive sports clubs representing the University in British Universities and Colleges Sport (BUCS). The AU also provides opportunities for social sports with over 132 teams across three sports.

Being an AU member is a great way to stay active, develop management and leadership skills and meet people.

Other benefits include:

  • Representation within the Sport Liverpool department through the elected student AU executive committee
  • Elite personal accident insurance cover
  • Access to physiotherapy treatment at our Sports injuries clinic
  • Priority access to AU social events
  • Financial support at representative level
  • Subsidised support to coaching an officials courses
  • Eligibility for colours and blues award.

The initial cost of the AU membership is £60 and this will allow you to join one club. If you wish to join multiple clubs, the cost for each club is £24 thereafter.