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Tight competition amongst the leaders to achieve four places direct to Finals and another three for the Playoffs
18 teams, from 9 Universities, came together for a highly competitive weekend of team racing to seek places in the Playoffs and Finals of the BUCS Team Racing Championship 2019. Beautiful scenes of Derwent Reservoir and its surrounding hills clad in…
A 'Virtual' Special General Meeting (SGM) at 18:00 on Saturday the 16th February
All Commodores have received an explanatory notice for the SGM (see News) and further documentation will be also posted on this item.
See the summary of the survey completed by 176 students and BUSA Committee’s initial response, together with new BRITISH UNIVERSITIES SAILING ASSOCIATION Facebook page. How to contribute further views.
Great conditions and race management for BUCS Fleet Championships 2018
There was another record entry at the annual BUCS Fleet Racing Championships. 250 student sailors, from 25 universities, raced on Draycote Water over the weekend of 3 & 4 November. The British Universities and Colleges Sport (BUCS) and British…
Another cracking Champs this weekend at Draycote, with close competition expected in all four classes
With another record entry for the annual BUCS Fleet Racing Championships, 250 student sailors, from 25 universities, are racing on Draycote Water this weekend.
The crème of Scottish Women's team racers were in Oban for the 2018 Scottish Student Sailing Women’s TR Champs
The crème of Scottish Women's team racers – nine university teams: Aberdream, Bardowie Beasts & Ruberduckies (Strathclyde), DUSC 1 (Dundee), Edinburgh Gals, Glasgow 1 & 2, St Andreas and UHI Purple - were in Oban for the 2018 Scottish Student Sailing…
Miles Jones, James Holmes, Hugh Bruidwood & Jenny Dinwoodie of the University of Edinburgh are Scottish Student Sailing Match Racing Champions 2018
The annual Ceilidh Cup/SSS Match Racing was a “tale of two days” at Rhu this year – Saturday was sunny & dry with a light(ish) breeze, followed by breezy and gusty conditions on the Sunday.
Six Scottish uni teams in the 9-team entry at RNCYC this weekend
Will Strath's Sophie Taylor, 2018 Women's MR Champs bronze overtake veteran Ali Mo (Women's silver nedallist)? Or will Edinburgh's Miles Jones & Co turn their recent BKA lead amongst unis and their first international MR experience at Medemblik into…
All information, inc. NoR & Entry Info., on Champs page
The 2018 Fleet Championships will be held on Saturday 10 – Sunday 11 November 2018 at Draycote Water Sailing Club and hosted by the University of Warwick Sailing Club. It is organised on behalf of BUCS by BUSA. All documentation will be found via the…
This is an overview of the Sailing Season 2018-19, as published by BUSA and BUSA
BUSA Men’s Captain 2017-18, Matt Whitfield wins the RYA Harken Youth Match Racing Championship 2018 for the second time
We need your help in London on Thursdy 14 June
BUSA, with the support of the RYA, is looking to review all of the activity and support that it offers to its member clubs and student sailors. We would like as many different viewpoints as possible to help us.
Rory Cheetham Memorial Cup awarded to Southampton & friends at Exeter University’s inaugural Reunion Race Weekend, match racing on the Solent
Bes-Green’s Southampton team (aided in the finals by Exeter's Yachting Captain!) were pushed to their limits in a tight final with Liardet's Exeter. The event especially supported the Rory Cheetham Just Gving funding for Surfers Against Sewage.
Matt Whitfield (Southampton) wins at WPNSA, with Tom Williams (Bath) and Joe Burns (Bristol) taking Silver and Bronze
Delivered by RYA Keelboating, on behalf of BUCS and in conjunction with BUSA, the event was supported by Harken UK, Marlow Ropes and GripTec by Moody Decking.
Southampton Green takes the title, ahead of Cambridge Blue, Exeter Blue and Imperial.
Rain, wind, no wind, snow, a first beat ‘more holey than Swiss cheese‘ (Paris Thomas) on Strathclyde Loch…..all the worst weather, but, nevertheless, a ‘good event and well-organised’.
BUCS Yachting Championships 2018 culminate in Championship and Trophy races on final day
The Yachting Championships of the British Universities & Colleges Sport (BUCS), in conjunction with the British Universities’ Sailing Association (BUSA), started in the Solent on Monday 27th March and completed with a Final Series on Thursday 30…