The offical page of University of Galway Sailing Club. The club is open to students, staff and alumni
University of Galway Sailing Club is one of the most exciting clubs in the University of Galway. The club is over 30 years old and has competed at national and international level in dinghies and cruisers. We run beginner sessions on the beautiful Galway Bay, taking people with no sailing experience and introducing them to one of the world's oldest and most exciting sports. Four times a year we co
20/02/2024
Hey guys!! We have an exciting surprise for tomorrow!! 🤩❤️ We’ll be having bake sail outside the Bank of Ireland on the Concourse at 11am!!
Be sure to pop down for some sweet treats and some chats 😘
06/02/2024
🚨ATTENTION ALUMNI SAILORS🚨
We are giving you 2 months warning to get yourselves organized for our alumni event! Get out of retirement and save the date!! You have no excuse!
We’ll be hosting our alumni event this year on Saturday the 23rd of March. We will be sailing all day and of course have our cheeky annual coyotes visit Saturday night. Exact times and prices will be announced later on!
Lots of love from the sailing club
xoxo 🪱🪱
23/01/2024
Hey guys!! 🚨SLIGHT CHANGE WITH THE SOCIAL NIGHT🚨
Due to the orange weather warning tonight we’re going to postpone our social night to next week!
We will be in the Blue Note at 8pm on Tuesday the 30th!! It will be a fun night out so make sure to join us and get an introduction to the sailing club and our committee!! 🎉🪩🕺
Lots of love from the sailing club
xoxo ⛵️
21/01/2024
Hey guys!! We hope everyone is staying safe with storm Isha hitting Galway this weekend!!
On the brighter side of things, we’re hosting a social night so everyone can get an introduction to the sailing club and our committee! We will be in the Blue Note at 8pm on Tuesday the 23rd!! It will be a fun night out so make sure to join us!! 🎉🪩🕺
Lots of love from the sailing club
xoxo ⛵️
16/01/2024
Hey guys!! We’re back for another semester of sailing!! Who else is excited 🤩🤩
Of course we have loads of lovely stuff planned, but to kick off the new year we will see you all on Clubs Day!! We will be in the Kingfisher from 12-4pm on Wednesday the 17th, so please come down and we can answer any questions you might have. It’s never too late to join!! ⛵️❤️
There are also two links in our linktree for a Beginners Training and Team Racing Training group chat. Make sure to also join one of them if you’re interested!
Lots of love from the sailing club
xoxo
02/12/2023
Hey guys!! Good luck to everyone getting ready for exams next week!! We have some exciting news to keep you motivated during your studying!!
We’re getting new merch 🤩🕺❤️ We’ll be getting grey hoodies and black beanies embroidered with our sailing logo!! The hoodies will also be embroidered with the college logo and names or initials on the sleeve!! Who else is excited cause I know I am 😍😍
The hoodies will be priced at €35 and the beanies at €15. If you’re interested please fill out the forms in our linktree by Friday the 8th of December!!
Lots of love from the sailing club
xoxo ❤️❤️
27/11/2023
Heyyy guys!!! Exciting news!! We have planned the perfect night to celebrate the end of exams 🥳🤩📚
We’re going to be having a Christmas night out on the 15th of December in Skeff!! It’s the perfect time to celebrate the end of a stressful exam season and to have one last hurrah of the semester!! 🎄⛵️❤️
We’ll see you sailors there xoxo 😘
(Time TBC)
08/11/2023
Hey guys!! Another amazing night is in the books! And I have to say it was truly fabulous 😍
A HUGE thank you to everyone who took part in our table quiz, we hope you all enjoyed yourselves!! (Especially our last few rounds 👀🐟⛵️🪱) Another BIG thank you to our Social Events Officer, Holly, for organizing the night and being our amazing quiz master!! And of course thank you to our committee members were around helping out with corrections and our raffle! We’ll see you all again next semester for another quiz, although this one will be hard to top 🤩🕺🏆
Thank you to all the local businesses that supported us and sponsored our spot prizes ❤️
06/11/2023
Hey guys!! Exciting news!! We’re going to be taking the plunge with on Wednesday the 15th of November 🤩🥶🌊
Please feel free to join us and kick off your morning with a frosty dip in the waters at Blackrock Diving Board!! And of course make sure to check out and donate!!! ❤️❤️
See u on the water 😘
06/11/2023
And with that, the Galway City Team Racing League has come to a close!!
A HUGE thank you again to for running the event, along with our very own Vice-Captain, Rían deBairéad, for organizing it!! ❤️❤️
It was amazing to see such a turn out! Especially on our last day with the University Alumni sailors joining us and stealing the show!!
So congratulations to our league winners!!
1st Dave’s Babes (University Alumni)
2nd University of Galway Gold
3rd University of Galway Silver
We hope everyone enjoyed our very special prizes! And thank you to for providing us with some lovely first place vouchers! We’ll see all you sailors again next year for another highly anticipated racing league!! 🤩⛵️
Lots of love from the sailing club
xoxo ❤️❤️