Racing Fleets
If you are interested in a particular fleet the office team will be happy to arrange for you to talk to the fleet captain about their fleet and introduce you to some of the fleet members. A number of other boats race in our handicap fleets so if your boat is not listed below, then please contact the office. The main fleets at the club are:
Laser and Laser Radial
The laser fleet is the largest at the Club with over 100 in the boat park. Fleet members vary in age from early teens to early 70's and contain a wide variety of standards including past Olympic competitors and current National Youth Squad hopefuls. Follow the link to their own mini site and forum for more information on the fleet www.qmlasers.com
RS400
A highly competitive and social fleet, the RS400s will be sure to competing in all Club racing including Sundays, Wednesday nights and Pursuit Races. Follow the link for more information on RS400 sailing
Flying Fifteen
The International Flying Fifteen is an exciting two person racing keelboat; it has the characteristics of a dinghy, it planes, it’s exhilarating, it’s small enough to trail to open meetings, there is competitive fleet sailing, it involves a great bunch of people young and old, and you have fun on the water and ashore. Follow the link for more information on Flying Fifteen sailing.
International Moth
Queen Mary plays host to the largest inland fleet of these exciting single handed foiling dinghies. Very spectacular to sail and watch when the wind is up
Topper
More and more of our Youth members are moving to the Topper fleet. The Club encourages young sailors to take part in local and national competitions
RS700
With 13 boats, QMSC has the second largest fleet of RS700s in the UK and together with the active MPS fleet provides an excellent range of competitive inland skiff racing on both Wednesday evenings and Sundays. If you are new to single handled skiff sailing there are plenty of friendly faces in the fleet to help you through the challenging learning curve. Alternatively, if you are an experienced pro, we've also got some big names in the RS700 world to race against or just enjoy a blast around the lake with. For more information contact the club secretary to get in touch with the RS700 fleet captain
Laser 2000
Come and join one of the friendliest fleet of the club - you can be sure that no matter what your skill level, you’ll always have someone to enjoy the sport with. The Laser 2000 fleet is always looking forward to welcoming new members. Regardless of whether it is for competitive sailing or not, our sailors are always keen to hit the water and offer the kinship and experience that has made the Laser 2000 fleet at Queen Mary a popular group. Queen Mary Sailing Club is the proud host of a National Open Event during 11/12 Sept, 2010. Please contact us for more information. Useful links: http://www.laser2000.lasersailing.com/
Catmarans
Anyone who has been lucky enough to sail a catamaran in a good breeze will know what a thrill it is to “fly a hull”. Catamarans have the speed to satisfy those who wish to race and also the stability of 2 hulls, which can make a great platform for just lazing around on the water when you prefer your sailing that way. At Queen Mary we have 3 main cat classes, Sprint 15, Dart 16, Dart 18. The Sprint 15 and Dart 18 both have very active class associations and run very competitive race series throughout the year. For more information, take a look at www.sprint15.com www.dart18.com
RS K6
Queen Mary is the perfect location to race an RS K6 with such a large expanse of water, competitive asysmetric fleets and a hoist to make launching and retrieving simple the K6 sailor can be recognised in the boat park by the permanent grin!
Other dinghies which are well represented in the boat park include the RS Feva, Laser Vago and the Laser Pico.
Follow the link for more information on the dinghies we have in the boat park