Bringing sailors together

The onset of monsoon will see the biggest congregation of sailors in the country for the ‘Hyderabad Sailing Week’ being conducted at Hussain Sagar lake, from June 28 to July 8. It is the only Olympic class event in the country which is being conducted continuously from last 32 years. Last year they took a big leap of conducting Senior Multi Class event which gave the country an excellent event especially for Olympic/Senior classes with lesser population of boats in the country.

Lieutenant General KK Aggarwal, Commodore EME Sailing Association informed, “This year also we have taken the onus to give heavy weight Single Handler Olympic Class ‘Finn’ a participation at this mega platform. We already have an Olympian in Finn Class from the country, this is for the first time that it is being sailed in any Senior Multi Class event in the country”.

The prestigious Hyderabad Sailing Week-Senior Multi Class Sailing Championship-2017 is hosted by Laser Class Association of India, EME Sailing Association and Secunderabad Sailing Club in support with Sports Authority of Telangana State under the aegis of Yachting Association of India and International Laser Class Association. EME Sailing Association was formed in 1964.

The Sailing association has produced a number of medal winners and top sailors and officials both at international and national levels. In the coming weeks we can expect the picturesque Hussain Sagar lake to be abuzz with sailing activities filled with more than 200 different types of boats.

96 Races in Senior and Olympic i.e. Laser (Std, Rdl, 4.7), RS:X, 470, Hobie-16, Finn and Ent classes are scheduled to be sailed. A Green Brigade Walkathon is being organised to generate awareness of Swachh Bharat Abhiyaan. Apart from this a Biker’s Rally, on water FM relay RJ and Daily prize distribution will also be organised.