Ekalavya Batham of Madhya Pradesh continued to rule in the under-15 Optimist Boys event

The weather eased at the 14th YAI Monsoon Regatta with mixed winds ranging from 4 to 10 knots and the lighter sailors had a field day with much better positions making the last race tomorrow very competitive and leaving the field open in many categories except the coveted Monsoon Regatta Trophy that goes to Ekalayva Batham.

Ekalavya Batham of Madhya Pradesh continued to rule with Sharanya Jadhav and Ajay Gajji both from NBSC Goa following in silver and bronze positions in the under 15 Optimist Boys event.

Ekalavya has made history by winning both the Monsoon Regatta Trophy and the SH Babu Memorial Trophy with a race to spare a record that can only be equaled but not broken. Before him, Preethi Kongara of the Yacht Club of Hyderabad accomplished the same feat in 2019 and she is now headed for the World Championships in Nederlands. 

Dharani and Mallesh of Telangana had two bad races and Naincy and Aniraj moved up within two points of the top duo but still in overall second. 

Dharani and Mallesh were disqualified in the 10th race after a protest filed by Naincy was held against them by the International Jury. 

Deekshita Komaravelly of Telangana also had a tough time with Shubham Jha of MP now in striking distance of 2 points and tomorrow's final race will be the decider.

The Tamilnadu sailor Shreya Krishna fell significantly behind to 4th position amongst girls and it is now replaced with Aarti Verma of CESC Pune who is set for a bronze medal while the top two Deekshita and Shubham are fighting it out for the gold and silver 

The final race tomorrow will be an NSS Madhya Pradesh vs Telangana with lots at stake for both states in the Under 19 Mixed Class and the Under 15 Girls Class. 

"Apart from Ekalavya Batham, I have never seen such a tightly contested Monsoon Regatta across all categories wherein we had to wait for the last race of the 12-race event with two discards. Tomorrow's race will be exciting for both sailors and coaches ", said Mr.Dadi Bhote the President of the Telangana Sailing Association. 

The last race tomorrow will be flagged at 10 AM off by Surgeon Vice Admiral Arti Sarin and the Prize giving at 4 pm will be presided over by Admiral Krishna Swaminathan, AVSM, VSM. Chief of Personnel Indian Navy 

Leaderboard after 11 Races

Under 19 International Class 
1.    Dharani Laveti and Vadla Mallesh                       Telangana               16 points
2.    Nancy Rai & Aniraj Sendhav                               Madhya Pradesh    18 Points
3.    Vidyanshi Mishra & Manish Sharma                   Madhya Pradesh     25 Points
Under 15 Optimist Class Boys 
1.    Eklavya Batham       Madhya Pradesh  15 Points
2.    Sharanya Yadav       NBSC Goa            27 Points
3.    Ajay Gajji                  NBSC  Goa           39 Points
Under 15 Optimist Girls 
1.    Deekshita Komaravelly  Telangana                     52 Points
2.    Shagun Jha                    Madhya Pradesh          55 Points
3.    Aarti Verma                     CESC Maharashtra    142 Points