With an unassailable lead, he took it easy in the day’s first race, slipping to fifth place. But he asserted his supremacy in the second and last race of the day, winning comfortably. M K Yadav got the better of Israj Ali in the battle for second and third places, getting a first and second.
In Laser Radials, Dileep Kumar proved his superiority over Sachin Singha, beating him into second place to take the championship. A Srinu comfortably held on to third place. In Toppers, it was Diya Correa’s day. The Royal Bombay Yacht Club lass won both races, but it was still Koteshawar Rao of Trishna Sailing Club, Bangalore, who emerged at the top of the heap. Diya and Avanti Menon of Royal Madras Yacht Club were tied on points, but Diya came second on a technicality, having won the last race.
The Topper is an 11 foot sailing dinghy designed by Ian Proctor, which is recognized as an international class by the International Sailing Federation (ISAF). Constructed from polypropylene, it is popular as a boat for sail training. Over 50,000 Toppers are now sailing worldwide. The Topper can be transported on the top of a car (hence the name); the mast splits into two sections, each of which is around the same size as the boat. It is one of the fastest growing classes of sailing boat in the world, with a World Championship held every year. It is considered the most successful ‘pathway’ class to transition to the Olympic Laser class.
In Windsurfing boards, Eabad Ali fought off Kamlapati’s challenge to hold his lead and take the championship. Ishwar Dayal was third, even though Rahul Choudhary (4th) beat him in both the races of the day. Hobie Cats saw Goa’s Ajay Patel win both the races of the day. However, Jaspreet Singh had a crushing lead, and managed to hold on to the title, despite not finishing Race 10. No Kite races could be held today on account of light winds, so Phillipe Dartnell was declared the winner on the basis of the two races held on Day 2.
Prizes were given away by chief guest President of Emeritus of Goa Yachting Association Cesar Menezes, and the three guests of honours, Sarpanch of Morjim Anuradha Morjekar, CEO of Four Seasons Hotel Sandip Ganguly and Head of vCloud Vinu Sunderesan.
Results. Std: Race 10: (1) M K Yadav (2) Israj Ali (3) Sunil Kumar. Race 11: (1) Rakesh Yadav (2) M K Yadav (3) Mukhtiar Singh.
Radial Race 10: (1) Dileep Kumar (2) Sachin Singha, (3) A Srinu.
Race 11: (1) Dileep Kumar (2) Sachin Singha (3) S K Guruvaiah.
Toppers Race 10: (1) Diya Correa (2) Koteshwar Rao (3) Avanti Menon.
Race 11: (1) Diya Correa (2) Avanti Menon (3) Koteshwar Rao.
Boards Race 10: (1) Eabad Ali (2) Kamlapati (3) Rahul Choudhary.
Place 11: (1) Kamlapati (2) Eabad Ali (3) Rahul Choudhary.
Hobie Cats Race 10: (1) Ajay Patel (2) Darshan (3) Chandrashekhar
Race 11: (1) Ajay Patel (2) Jaspreet Singh (3) Chandrashekhar.
Kite Surfers (Overall): (1) Phillipe Dartnell (2) Max Laphisky (3) Derrick Menezes.
