The WindSports AGM is happening Tuesday, the 9th, in KBG14 (Kemmy Business School) at 7p.m.

At the AGM we will be voting people into committee positions, they’re all open and up for grabs, so it could be your opportunity to join our ever growing club. The new committee will take over the current committee now to allow a seamless transition and better prepare the new members for their September arrival.  

The positions up for grabs are

• President
• Secretary
• Treasure
• Safety Officer
• Public Relations Officer (PRO)
• Sail Captain
• Windsurf Captain
• Kitesurfing Captain
• Training Officer
• Events Officer
• First Year Rep
• Ordinary Committee Member (OCM) x2 

I would highly recommend that you apply for any role you are interested in and join us on the night for elections and information. We will have a social night in scholars after to celebrate our year of WindSports and get to know the new committee members. 

We will leave from the stables bus stop at 9:30. Go over a bit of sailing theory before rigging the boats and going sailing. We will then return to land, derig the boats and head home

We will drive up to Galway Sunday morning. We will be in the club for 10am. Racing is being organised by UG. It will finish up at roughly 4:30 and we will then return to UL

A "Cup Pong" tournament where teams of 2 play off against eachother in throwing a ping pong ball into cups at the opposite end of the table. If the ball lands in the cup, the opposite team drink from their own drink. The first team to land a ping pong ball in all cups wins and continues on in the game. This event is a club fundraiser, priced at €5 per person to play. The team that wins the tournament will receive drink vouchers as their prize. 

We will leave UL by car Wednesday evening and travel to Schull. A social event is planned for wednesday night. Registration for racing is at 8am Thursday morning in the sailing club. Racing will begin at 9:30am. The last race will start no later than 4:30pm. We will return to the accommodation for dinner and another social night is planned for Thursday evening. Racing will begin again Friday morning at 9am and the last race will start no later than 4:30pm. We will return to the accommodation once again for dinner before the Friday night social event. The playoffs will then begin Saturday morning at 9:30 and run till the end of day. We will once again have dinner and get ready for the final social event of the year where awards and IV Champion 2024 will be crowned. We will then return to UL Sunday.

We will travel to ULAC by car from the bus stop by stables. Rig the boats and head out. Come back in at 1, derig and head home

Kite Flying!!!!

We're running a kite flying session for all those interested in learning to kitesurf! We'll meet in the field behind the Shuman building to practice and get some training kites in the air. We will provide all the equipment necessary so all abilities from complete beginners to professionals are welcome. 

We’ll be leaving UL Friday afternoon and driving to Dingle. There is a social night planned in Dingle for Friday night. Weather permitting, sailing will start Saturday morning and run till late afternoon. There is another social event planned for Saturday night in Dingle. Sailing will recommence Sunday morning and run till early afternoon. We will then help pack up the boats and return to UL. 

Uisce Windsurfing Trip. *Only book here if you are not getting lessons*                                                              

Windsurfing is back with a bang this semester with the biggest college windsurfing event ever in Colaiste Uisce, County Mayo on the weekend of the 11th of February. There will be over 100 windsurfers of all levels from across the country attending. So whether you have never been on a windsurfing board in your life or you're a pro windsurfer, you're welcome to come along. Accomadation and food is priced at 40 euro per person for the weekend and if you wish to do lessons they will cost 20 euro for a four hour lesson. **IF YOU DO NOT WANT TO DO LESSONS DO NOT BOOK HERE AND CONTACT ME ON WHATSAPP OR EMAIL @0897071311 or @20269315@studentmail.ul.ie** All windsurfing equipment including wet gear will be provided.

We will travel to ULAC by car, Rig the boats, train on the water for 2/3 hours, derig the boats and return to UL by car.

Semester two information evening to chat about plans and goals we have for the upcoming semester pizza will be provided also open to non members.

We will be leaving from Stables on Friday evening and arriving to Kinlay Hostel in Galway. We will go windsurfing on Saturday and Sunday morning. All equipment and transport will be provided.

A fundraising quiz in the pavilion on Monday 13th of November at 7:30pm. This is open to both members and non-members. A 10 round quiz with lots of prizes to be won on the night. Price is 20 euro per table and table sizes can range from 2-6 people. 

We will be leaving UL at 8:30/9. Racing will start in Galway at 11 and be finished by 4. We will then leave and return to UL by 6ish

We're going to fly some kites on Wednesday! The club have a training kite so wind dependant we will try to get it up and teach people the basics of flying kitesurfing kites. We will meet at 3pm in the field just up from the boat house, the big one all the way behind the Tierney building. 

We will be leaving UL at 9 to be in Galway for around 10:30. Racing will start at 11 and last until 4. We will then return to UL for 6. 

Hi, We will be hosting a beginner sail training on Wednesday the 25th. Meet at the stables/paddocks at 15.15 and bring a towel, warm clothes, and lots of waterproof gear! We will sail until roughly 6pm, put boats away and head back to Limerick.

We are going to host a beginner sailing talk tomorrow for all the things you need to know about sailing. This will be theory based so it will give you a head start when we get out to Killaloe and in a boat!

A social night for after the EGM to welcome everyone to the club. Held in scholars from 7pm onwards with pizza included

WindSports EGM to outline our plans for the future year and vote in any new members for committee roles. 

There are just a few roles up for grabs such as Kitesurfing Captin, Health and Safety officer and a few other positions.

There will also be some pizza on the night and a social event in Scolars afterwards!

UL Windsports will be running a sailing and windsurfing session in ULAC. Beginners are more than welcome to attend and will be given a lesson by our Instructors within the windsport club. 
The plan is to meet outside the stables at 9:30 am and head out towards ULAC for 10am. The day will consist of a morning session, lunch, and an afternoon session. Attendees will be given the opportunity to sail and windsurf on the day.

UL Windsports are running a safety boat course in ULAC on April 6/7th.

This course is affiliated with Irish sailing and is needed for some instructor certificates like Senior Instructor. Once again, it's heavily discounted by UL windsports, so the Safety Boat course will cost 200 euros for UL Windsports members and 230 euros for non-UL Windsports members. Numbers are limited, so please sign up asap. Please note that a required pre-requisite for this course is a National Power Boat certificate - so if you do not have an NPC - you're not eligible for this course.

We will be sending  a team of 4 to the student match racing nationals in the National Yacht Club in Dun Laoghaire the 1st and 2nd of April. We will travel up Friday night, racing will commence at 9:30 Saturday morning and continue all day. Racing will resume Sunday morning and also continue all day. We will  then return to Limerick Sunday evening.

 Friday 31st - Sunday 2nd:

1. Carpooling from stables to pure magic lodge (3hr drive)

2. 2 nights accommodation in the surf house

3. Breakfast each morning

4. Kitesurfing Introduction lesson 3 hours 

5. Dinner each evening

6. Pints, music at games in the lodge.

7. Photography 

8. Amazing hike on Keem Beach

Full cost : €125  

Max 16pax

Optional extras: 

• Surfing or SUP rental

• Bike rental

Short talk on match racing. Some tips and tricks for the start and mark roundings as well as a look at the racing rules and how to use them. Gonna be very relaxed, all welcome and a knowledge of basic sailing rules would be advised although not necessary.

A karaoke night in order to fundraise for the club and also allow people to get to know. It’s being held in the pavilion and we hope for a good turn out. We are hooking a laptop up to the pavilions sound system to allow the music to play through the speakers and the words to go up on the screen. We are having a raffle to raffle away a student race day ticket and also other prizes such as a wetsuit and vouchers

UL Windsports are working with ULAC to run a National Power Boat course to allow our members to upskill while being part of UL Windsports. This course is being run at a highly discounted rate for our members to make the course more achievable for more members. 

Hi, this is the event for UG's alumni event this weekend. We will travel up to Galway Saturday morning, sail for the day. Make sure to bring a packed lunch as we will most likely be on the water all day. There will be a social event in Galway Saturday night and we will return to Limerick Sunday morning.

C&S ball ticket payment link to attend and pay for your awards dinner ticket - committee members only.

dress code - fancy

This is the event for people travelling to InterVarsities on Friday night. Please only sign up for this event if you have received an email offering you a place.

This is the event for everyone travelling to the IUSA InterVarsities in Carlingford on Wednesday night. Please only sign up for this event if you have received an email offering you a place.

We will be holding team trials for the sailing InterVarsities from 10 until 1. This will involve sail training on the water with safety cover provided

Hi all, if you have received an email offering you a place on this trip please sign up here. We will be leaving from UL Friday evening and returning Sunday evening. The cost of this trip will include the entry fee to the event, accommodation and transport. If anyone is able to tow boats from Galway to Clifden could you please let the committee know asap. Please don't book onto this event if you have not received an email offering you a place.

Hi everyone! Just incase you didn’t the instagram or the email, the club AGM is coming up Thursday of week 4 (Feb 16th). This is a great opportunity to join the committee and see what’s happening in the club over the next few months! We have some big plans in store. If you have any questions or have anything you’d like discussed at the AGM, please let us know ? There’ll also be free pizza and the meeting is followed by a welcome social in stables ???? All committee positions are up for grabs ?

UL have invited our friends in the University of Galway down, for an action-packed weekend. 

With 2 days filled with windsurfing and fuelled by red bull, it's hard to resist. But to make it better as we'll be showing our Galway friends how we do it in Limerick, with a night out organised on Saturday for Cask - Castletroy. 

PLEASE ONLY PAY AND BOOK IF YOU SIGNED UP!

Christmas movie and pizza night!! 

This event will be UL Windsport's last event for semester 1 in 2022, so we want to do it in style and have a nice chill Christmas movie night and have some pizza to help our members relax and unwind before exams kick off. 

You can vote for our Christmas movie over on our Instagram. We'll also be collecting donations for Movember. 

Beginner Day number 2 is upon us! 

This time we’ve pulled everyone together to host a beginner day for both sailing & windsurfing in ULAC. Small nibbles will be supplied for everyone attending as well as equipment. 

Small charge of €10 to cover costs. 

The next IUSA event is upon us. Taking place on home waters UL couldn't be more excited to attend. 

Numbers for this event are strict, so please do not book on unless you have been contacted, as you won't be able to be refunded.

Sailing taster session taking place in ULAC on November 5th. 10am - 1pm. 

Everyone welcome no matter the experience level. 

Qualified instructors will be provided on the day by our committee members.

Sailing Team try-outs for the next event in Killaloe. 

If you are interested in being part of our sailing team for the next event, try outs must be attended in order to make the team. By forming a strong team we will be allocated more teams and spaces for future events. 

Gear such as wetsuits and buoyancy aids can be provided. 

Team racing event taking place in Mullaghmore sailing club :). Very active racing scene against the other colleges in Ireland! with racing taking place Saturday and Sunday. The trip includes two themed nights out!! 

Team has been picked, so please don't book your spot without being contacted!

IUSA is always a good time !!!

Team racing talk, being presented by our vice president Luke Mcgrath. This talk will be used to describe the type of racing that takes place at IUSA events and the rules involved. We will also discuss the ins and outs of the events at this talk. 

Talk is followed by a social mixer in scholars :) 

Hope to see you there!!

Safety boat course, being hosted for our members. €180 for ul Windsports members, €200 per non-members. 

Taking place in ULAC in killaloe

Ucc alumni event, payment link for the event.

social events Friday/Saturday, team racing on Saturday 

Team racing event held by UCC Sailing Club, in Royal Cork Yacht Club.

Team racing on Saturday and social night on Friday with a formal dinner to attend in RCYC on the Saturday evening after racing. 

Windsurfing Trip with Jamie Knox in Castlegregory. Meet at Stables on Friday evening and travel down to the hostel in Castlegregory. Windsurfing session on Saturday. Arrive back in UL on Sunday evening

UL is attending Varisites next week. 

Please do not pay or sign up unless you have been contacted by us. 

The team has been picked, please don't book or pay if you haven't been told too. 

UL Hosting a sailing intervarsities in Carrick On Shannon, team racing Saturday/Sunday plus fun social nights on the Friday/Saturday

A social night for all members and non-members of UL WINDSPORTS. everyone welcome, drinks, music and chats. find out about your chosen sport or all of them! find out about our upcoming events and training and our future plans. 

Club AGM, to vote in and approve new members and out line our plans for the coming year.

UL Windsports Club is inviting you to a scheduled Zoom meeting. Topic: UL Windsports Club's Zoom Meeting AGM Time: Feb 2, 2022 06:30 PM Dublin Join Zoom Meeting https://zoom.us/j/94141561346?pwd=WjFaVmRBYnowNStzZVRFTEFnZ1Bidz09 Meeting ID: 941 4156 1346 Passcode: Cn3Srp

Team has been picked already, but inter-varsities sailing even in Wexford harbour boat club. Please do not apply if you haven't been picked. 

Irish University Sailing Association national intervarsities hosted by Trinty in Carlingford Lough. All members have reached the signup deadline. Max.6 Sailors, No subs will be attending. Event is booked out.

Irish Sailing is delivering a team racing talk via zoom, 

we have organised for 15 members to watch the zoom together with in the common room so our members can meet. 

Irish University Sailing Association national intervarsities hosted by UCD in ULAC. All members who wish to attend please sign up via the link sent out by club emails or contact a club committee member 

First sailing IVS in Dingle 11th of October 2019

Weekend of sailing finishing in 3rd place in Bronze 

Safety boat course ULAC 4 people took part all passed great weekend in cold January conditions !!!!!

Sailing intervarsity 2 -

Blown out no Sailing long waits on shore each day hoping for a gap in weather that never came 

Hosted by Nuig and TUD

A full weekend event, Featuring 2-three hour midday sessions (due to tides) of windsurfing. Possibly trying out a bit of kite control for whoever is able to wake up before 12 (high numbers not expected) (weather permitting).

In the evenings you can expect some of the finest meals from our head chef TJ, All dietary requirements will be catered for though variability does decrease with pickiness, Dinner time will be dictated by how many are willing to help out :) After dinner there will usually be some tasteful games to bring the group together with the occasional trip to the pub conveniently situated 1 floor below the hostel we will be staying in, Where among other things are disgruntled locals who have never known defeat at the pool table.

On the Saturday (26th) the pub will be hosting their annual Halloween party, and there is a free drink to anyone that dresses up, so thats something to consider :)

So anyone that is interested in trying out some windsurfing Please contact your closest Windsports Committee member they'll be happy to assist you, Spaces are somewhat limited so there's no time to delay

No experience necessary  :)

Cost of the trip only €40, Non-members must pay a once off membership fee of 5 euro, The only equipment you'll need is swimming togs, a towel and maybe a spare change of clothes.

No other terms or conditions will apply other than what's listed above.

Hosting annual sailing  culture exchange in Cork. We will have a visitor from Spain amd ul student on this trip. 

This is the First Windsurfing Trip of the Semester! All are welcomed, we will have signups @ Recruitment Drive (11/9/19) & during your welcome night. It is a weekend trip where we will be doing Windsurfing on Saturday and Sunday, previous experience not needed. Just bring warm clothes, towels, toiletries and yourself! Email the club for any futher questions or just ask at the recruitment drive!

Intervarsities is being hosted by us this year. It will be held in Castlegregory Co.Mayo on the 23th to the 25th of March. It will cost €35 for the amazing weekend. Registration will include races for all levels, lessons and clinics throughout the weekend, a goodie bag and a free intervarsities t-shirt, as well as two very fun nights out with the other clubs! There will be three categories, so even if you have only windsurfed once or never windsurf before, you are totally welcome to join! There is no need to be race if you are not comfortable because we will be providing lessons. too.Reply to this e-mail of you're interested :) !

Event Link: Windsurfing IVs

UL Windsports Club will be sailing and windsurfing across Louth Derg from the UL Activity Centre to Dromineer to raise funds to buy new equipment for the club! Please consider sponsoring our cause at https://www.ifundraise.ie/3689_ul-windsports-club.html

  IUSA Sailing Competition dates have been confirmed in the following date;

1 -15 October 
1 -12 Novembe

The cost of this event is to be confirmed as well as the vanue. This will be the limited space due to the boat and our captain will be pick the most suitable sailors to entry the event.

To sign up for this event:
We will be annouce the sign up date, vanue on our weekly email!

There will be the quiz night for everyone not just the ours members! There will be a general quiz with no specific theme! The winning team will earn 250 euro cash to their own club and will also get something for the prize as well! There will be the prize for runner up team as well!

It is only 20 euro for the register fees for team of 4! We will also be serving the finger food as well! 

so do not miss out such a great opportunity and fun!

Facebook eventh: ttps://www.facebook.com/events/352586995193095

We will be holding the EGM on the 27th September at 6.30 in SU. Please come and be apart of our club committee! 

There will be an election of the new committee member such as PRO, 1st year reps and International Reps, if come if you are interested to help out to run the club. 

We will also be electing the 2018 Windsurfing Intervarsity Committee to help our club hosting the IVs. The Intervarsity Committee will be separated from club committee and will only be focusing to run the particular event.

Our 3 Captain will also be recruiting their sub committee too. if you are interested in particular sport and would like to be sub committee you can talk to the captain directly. 

There are always open position for people who interested to help! Please come along

Wlecome to back to college lads! Big warm welcome to all the new freshers!! Our club is recruiting new members. If you are looking for something fun and exciting you have seen the right spot! We welcome to all levels from beginner to competition level. #ulwindsports  #ulwolves  #sailing  #kitesurfing  #windsurfing

Check Us out on Facebook Page or Email us: ulwc.committee@gmail.com

 An introductory session for people interested in the awesome sport of kitesurfing!!!

Will include some time getting familiar with the sport and its equipment and weather-permitting some outdoor practice with the kites!

Welcome to ours windsurfing event! The car leaves from the UL bus stop (Stables) at 7pm on friday. All you need to bring is a swimsuit, a nice towel and plenty of warm clothing. An old pair of shoes are also recommended for wearing in the water, as finding a pair of matching wet-boots is not guaranteed!

Welcome to ours windsurfing event everybody!
All you need to bring is a swimsuit, a nice towel and plenty of warm clothing. An old pair of shoes are also recommended for wearing in the water, as finding a pair of matching wet-boots is not guaranteed!

Welcome to ours windsurfing event everybody!
All you need to bring is a swimsuit, a nice towel and plenty of warm clothing. An old pair of shoes are also recommended for wearing in the water, as finding a pair of matching wet-boots is not guaranteed!

This is our annual bag packing event. It is one of the main fundraisers for our club. We need your help to raise as much money as we can other wise we won't be able to run all our events. Please fill in on the form, by clicking the link below, whenever you are free to come and give us a hand.

Welcome to ours windsports event everybody!

The low, low price of the for sailing trip is €50. and €60 for Kitesurfing trip. This price is All-inclusive!!!!!!!

The car leaves from the UL bus stop (Stables) at 7pm on friday

The sign up event will be on Monday 10th Octorber from 10am - 7 pm during our pancake sales event (https://www.facebook.com/events/175407142900800/) infront of library. We are limited in space so first come first serve

First-timers
All you need to bring is a swimsuit, a nice towel and plenty of warm clothing.

If you have any questions feel free to massage us or leave massage on our facebook group or our event pages :D

https://www.facebook.com/events/516565748547138/

Welcome to ours windsports event everybody!

The low, low price of the for windsurfing trip is €35. and €60 for Kitesurfing trip. This price is All-inclusive!!!!!!!

The car leaves from the UL bus stop (Stables) at 7pm on friday

The sign up event will be on Monday 3rd Octorber at 6 PM in Red Raisin. We are limited in space so first come first serve

First-timers
All you need to bring is a swimsuit, a nice towel and plenty of warm clothing.

If you have any questions feel free to massage us or leave massage on our facebook group or our event pages :D

https://www.facebook.com/events/1765626157041432/

Welcome to ours windsports event everybody!

The low, low price of the for windsurfing trip is €35. and €60 for Kitesurfing trip. This price is All-inclusive!!!!!!!

The car leaves from the UL bus stop (Stables) at 7pm on friday

The sign up event will be on Monday 3rd Octorber at 6 PM in Red Raisin. We are limited in space so first come first serve

First-timers
All you need to bring is a swimsuit, a nice towel and plenty of warm clothing.

If you have any questions feel free to massage us or leave massage on our facebook group or our event pages :D

https://www.facebook.com/events/1765626157041432/

https://www.facebook.com/events/1772776989665704/

Welcome to ours windsurfing event everybody!

The low, low price of the trip is €35. its All-inclusive!!!!!!!

The car leaves from the UL bus stop (Stables) at 7pm on friday

The sign up event will be on Monday 19th September, from 6-7pm in Red Raisin. We are limited in space so first come first serve

First-timers
All you need to bring is a swimsuit, a nice towel and plenty of warm clothing. An old pair of shoes are also recommended for wearing in the water, as finding a pair of matching wet-boots is not guaranteed! 

If you have any questions feel free to massage us or leave massage on our facebook group or our event pages :D

The end of exam season as the summer begin! No reason why we shouldn't be camping!! we also might be running kitesurfing and windsurfing activities at the same weekend!! 

The trip will be cost €35. its All-inclusive for windsurfers only!!!!!!! The price will be higher for those who wish to do kitesurfing. The price for kitesurfer is still unclear we will email more information later next week. 

This is the camping trip and we will be camping in Camping site in Castlegregory which they have all the facility like hostel! but closer to the beach. The sign up for the Camping trip will be take place during our EGM tomorrow at 2.30. We will need to know the exact numbers for people so then we can prepare for this camping trip. Please come along and sign up!

We know that it is late in the semester but we are holding an extraordinary general meeting next Tuesday the 26th in the students union in room 2 at 2.30. There is only one topic on the agenda, so it shouldn't take long, less than 30 minutes. We will be voting on the proposed merger with the Sailing Club. We will have a guest from sailing to discuss the advantages of this to our club. This will have a profound effect on the club for the foreseeable future so we strongly encourage everyone to turn up and have their opinion heard.

This is a good time for us to celebrate to for winners in IVs race! 
we came 2nd on the overall! and here is the list of our lovely winners in rach race
1st Place Sliver; Jonay Jovani Sancho
2nd Place Silver: John Cotter
3rd Place Bronze: Frederik Gossen
Dont forget to bring ur medals and dress up handsomely!! and as we were helping to organising the ivs. this is the time for our hard work that pay off!! 

It will be a free finger food and drink for everyone who is going to scholars! After that we will be heading to stable afterward

The 2016 Irish Windsurfing Intervarsities will be taking place the weekend of April 1st-3rd 2016 in Colaiste UISCE, Belmullet, Co. Mayo.

Hey guys, this trip is our first trip of introducing Kitesurfing sport! So we will be doing Kitesurfing as well as windsurfing!!