Derrick leads; Rajesh wins

Derrick leads; Rajesh wins
HERALD SPORTS DESK
PANJIM, APRIL 30
Donald Coelho showed his determination to fight back when he won the first race on the third day of National Laser and Boardsailing Championships of Dona Paula on Friday.
Derrick and Remy got off to a flying start with Donald in the third place.  A determined Donald, however, fought back to overtake Remy in the second leg.  He then chased down Derrick in the last leg of the race and shot past Derrick by barely 25 metres.
In the second race, Derrick, Donald and Remy took off in close succession. With fluctuating winds the lead changed hands constantly, but Derrick kept a constant cover on Donald to ultimately win the race and maintain his lead in the overall championships.
Rajesh Chaudhary of AYN kept a clean slate, winning both races of the day with reasonable ease in the Laser Radial Class.
B. K. Rout, proved his superiority winning the second spot followed closely by Dharmender Singh. Rout again took the second spot in the sixth race with Jaswir Singh taking the third spot.
In the Laser Standard and Laser 4.7, only one race could be sailed due to fluctuating winds.  
Gajender Singh of AYN got off to a good start followed by Harihara, Sukwir Singh and Mohanlal.  Gajender ultimately won the race comfortably with Harihara taking the second spot and Sukwir taking the third.
In Laser 4.7 class there was a close tussle between Pravin Prabhakar, Hussain Bhavanagarwala, Zefra Currimbhoy and Aishwarya Chezhiyan.  All four fought a close battle with the lead changing hands on different legs of the race.  Pravin Prabhakar, however, ultimately proved his superiority winning the race followed closely by Hussain and Zefra.
The races on Saturday will start at 10 a.m.