Firstly, congratulations on getting into Oxford! It’s a fantastic achievement and you should be very proud of it!

Oxford University Yacht Club is the home of all things sailing at Oxford University. We have competitive dinghy and yachting squads and send teams to various keelboating events throughout the year. 

The Dinghy teams spend most weekends sailing, either training at our local Farmoor Reservoir or competing at events around the country. Term-time training is complemented by a weeks’ preseason before Michaelmas – a great opportunity to get to know Oxford before being thrown into freshers’ week, get in touch with our dinghy captain for more information (dinghy-captain@ouyc.co.uk)! The Yachting teams train 3-4 weekends per term and crew members participate in numerous inshore and offshore racing events, including the Yachting BUCS league, our annual Yachting Varsity Match against Cambridge and the Fastnet Race, one of the classic offshore races.

Our keelboating activities include participating in the Etchells Youth Academy often fielding a successful team, and different teams competing at a range of events in J70s, Elliotts and many more – we even send teams to China to sail J80s in an international competition! The annual Dinghy Varsity Match is also in keelboats, held every year in different boats at a new, coastal venue. 

Our squads welcome a range of abilities, from previous national champions, to sailors with no experience in competitive racing. Sailing is the perfect escape from the ‘Oxford Bubble’ and a great way to make friends outside of college.

In addition to competitive racing, we also host yacht cruising weekends and social dinghy sailing sessions for people who want to get out of oxford and onto the water with a great bunch of people.

Get in touch with us, follow us on social media or find us at the Freshers’ Fair to find out more!