DELHI: The Indian Naval Watermanship Training Centre (INWTC), Mumbai, in association with the Indian Naval Sailing Association (INSA), Naval Headquarters, is holding a Yachting Association of India (YAI) Senior Nationals Sailing Championship 2024 from May 12 to 18.
It’s a national ranking event for all senior Olympic classes. The races are taking place in Mumbai harbour, which offers befitting sailing conditions for the yachts people of the country to contest for the top spot in the national ranking. As many as 82 participants from 10 prominent sailing clubs across the country have registered for the event.
Participants are competing in ILCA 7 (men), ILCA 6 (women), 470 (mixed), 49er (men), 49er FX (women), IQFoil (men), IQFoil (women), Formula Kite (men), and Formula Kite (women) classes.
The races are being held in a single series of races, which commenced on May 13, followed by a medal race scheduled for May 18.
The races are being conducted by a team of international race officers and judges appointed by the World Sailing Federation, which is the governing body of sailing worldwide.
In addition to the Indian race officials, international judges from Australia, Korea, and Singapore will form an international jury. They will provide their services to ensure the fairness of the sport and the conduct of the races with utmost professionalism.
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