Sailing is recognized as a Varsity Club within Queen's University and is the leading team in the Canadian Intercollegiate Sailing Association (CICSA), winning national titles including Team Racing National Champions, Fleet Racing National Champions, and sending qualifying students to France where Team Canada placed 1
st and 2
nd at the FISU Keelboat Worlds.
Queen's Sailing is also one of the few Canadian Universities in the Inter-Collegiate Sailing Association (ICSA) specifically within the Middle Atlantic Intercollegiate Sailing Association (MAISA) district of the United States; this allows Queen's Sailing to compete against schools such as Georgetown, UPENN, Princeton, St. Mary's and the US Naval Academy.
Home Facility
The Sailing Club trains out of theÂ
Kingston Yacht Club which is just minutes away from campus and accessible by foot.
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Fleet
Queen's sailing has both a Dinghy and Keelboat division. Our fleet includes 12 z420s, and athletes train regularly in privately owned Lasers, WASZPs, and club/member owned keelboats.
Practices
On-water practices are held 4-7 pm Tuesday to Friday from September to November. Off-water strength and conditioning occurs throughout the sailing season and the off-season.
