36th Edition of Hyderabad Sailing Week concludes

Hyderabad, July 9, 2022: The 36th edition of the Hyderabad Sailing Week – 2022 which began on 4th July concluded today. 
 
An awards function was held at Secunderabad Sailing Club on Saturday evening.
 
CV Anand, Police Commissioner of Hyderabad was the Chief Guest and gave away awards to the winners.
 
The other guests who graced the awards ceremony  include Brig Jaideep Yadav, Commandant Artillery Centre; President LCAI Lt Gen TSA Narayanan, AVSM, Retired; Commodore BR Singh, Honorary Secretary General, YAI; President Secunderabad Club Raghuram Reddy; Vice President Secunderabad Club Rahul Rao; Commodore Secunderabad Club Arjun Pradipak.
 
The winners were given away the trophies and awards by Chief Guest CV Anand. All the other guest also joined Mr Anand in presenting medals and trophies.
 
Addressing the 200 plus gathering comprised of sailors, families, officials, Mr CV Anand said Sailing is a unique sport. It is both mental and physical sport. I understand that it was the biggest ever 75 participants participated event, out of which 20 sailors are from Telangana.  He congratulated all the winners
 
The 36th Hyderabad Sailing Week was hosted by Secunderabad Sailing Club, this 6-day event witnessed over 75 plus sailors from across India.
 
Some of the notable clubs participated are Army yaching Node Mumbai, INWTC Navy Mumbai, Trishna sailing club Army Mysore, National Sailing School Bhopal, Yacht club of Hyderabad, Navy Boys School Goa and others. They will participate in different categories of races such as Olympic and Asian Games classes Laser standard (ILCA 7) Open Men, Laser Radial (ILCA 6) Women & Open, Laser  4.7 (ILCA 4) Youth Boys & Girls.
 
This year the competition witnessed the highest participation in the Youth Boys and Youth Girls class the ILCA 4. The young sailors are all below 17 and mostly still in school.
 
The Secunderabad Club is probably one of the few Clubs in the world which has its own Sailing Annexe overlooking the vast and picturesque Hussain Sagar Lake. The Sailing Annexe is especially devoted to the activity of sailing and Water Sports. It is one of the oldest sailing clubs in the country with a history nearing 150 years.
 
Secunderabad club has in the past hosted large International and Asia pacific events. The Secunderabad Sailing club is one of the oldest sailing clubs in the country set up in the year 1878. It has produced many outstanding sailors both at the National and International level.
 
This sailing event has been accredited as a Yachting Association of India (YAI) Ranking event. This means that the ranking of a sailor at the Hyderabad Sailing Week will be considered towards overall National Ranking and subsequent selections for various national and international championships including Selection for Asian games.
 
THE LIST OF WINNERS
 
ILCA 4 GIRLS
1ST PLACE
NEHA THAKUR
National Sailing School, BHOPAL
 
2ND PLACE
R ASHIWINI
EMESA Telangana sports
 
3RD PLACE
VEERA V VAISHNAVI
Yacht club Of Hyderabad
 
ILCA 4 BOYS
1ST
B KIRAN KUMAR
Trishna Sailing Army Boys
 
 
 
2nd Place
ADHVAIT P MENON
INWTC (MBI) Navy
 
3RD PLACE
A SANJAY REDDY
EMESA Telangana
 
 
ILCA 6 WOMEN
1ST Place
CAPT MANU
Army Yachting Node
 
2nd Place
R ASHIWINI
EMESA Telangana sports
 
3rd PLACE
MAJJI LALITA
Yacht Club Of Hyderabad
 
 
ILCA 6 OPEN
1ST Place
AKSHAY VINCENT
Trishna Sailing Army Boys
 
2nd Place
NANHE RAJA BUNDELA
National Sailing School ,BHOPAL
 
3RD PLACE
CHUNNU KUMAR
Trishna Sailing Army Boys
 
ILCA 7
 
1ST Place
MOHIT SAINI
Army Yachting Node
 
2nd Place
GITESH
Army Yachting node
 
 
 
3RD PLACE
DEEPAK K SAINI
INWTC (MBI) Navy