Father-son Yadav combo win top honours

The father and son combination of Shekhar S Yadav and Rahul Yadav, of the INWTC, Mumbai, claimed the Enterprise class top honours with the lowest tally of eight points in the Festival of Sails regatta today.

The duo continued to enjoy smooth sailing and won the last two races to claim the top honours on the third and final day of the annual weekend sailing regatta conducted by the INWTC along with the Royal Bombay Yacht, and promoted by the Sailing Association of Maharashtra (SAM).

Mahendran V and M Chandrasekhar from Army Yachting Node finished with 15 points and were placed second, while the Kochi pairing of Chandra Kant Patra and GSK Raju of INWTC, Kochi, with 34 points finished a distant third.

Rahul Chaudhary of INWTC, Goa, bagged the top honours in the Bic Nova surfboards category.

He was second in the ninth race and did not start in the 10th race, but his overall performances in the earlier rounds proved sufficient for him to claim the top prize with nine points.

Rahul was followed by teammate Imti Zulu who completed with 15 points. Rama Shankar also from INWTC, Goa was in third place with 22 points.

Meanwhile, in the Laser Standard event, Ajay Singh Rajput of INWTC, Mumbai, won the crucial 10th and final race, which helped him to end up with 12 points and finish as the overall winner.

Avinash Yadav also of INWTC, Mumbai managed to seal the second place with 14 points and Ramakant Tiwari, also from Mumbai, was third with 21 points.

In the Laser Radial class, Ramya Saravanan of Army Yachting Node and Vivin Vinil of INWTC, Mumbai, both ended with an identical tally of 12 points each.

But, the armyman, who finished first in the final two races, was declared winner for his more consistent performances having had five first place finishes as compared to the four first placed wins by Vinil. Punit Kumar Sahoo of INWTC, Mumbai bagged the third place with 19 points.

In the Optimist class, Advait Menon finished second in the final two races, and with a total of nine points won the overall title.

Rhea Bhasin of RBYC with 15 points was second and Alok Kumar of MG&G Area Sailing Club with 27 points took the third position.