PANAJI
Dayne Coelho took both the guns on Sunday to win the RS:X men's title ahead of Ebad Ali in the All India Board Sailing Championship.
In race no. 11, Dayne finished at least 50 board lengths ahead of Ebad and in the last race of the championship, the Goan managed to stay ahead to take the top spot. With this win, Dayne goes into the last league of the Asian Games Selection trials to be held in Mumbai in May 2022 with a clear 9-point lead over Ebad Ali of the Army Yachting Node.
In the IQ Foil women’s category, Katya Coelho of GYA, who was recognised by the International IQ Foil class association due to her stellar performances here, finished with a gold. In the open Foil Men’s category, Saurabh Kumar of AYN maintained his top spot with Tenka Madhu of AYN in second place and Imtizulu of INWTC, Goa in third place.
In The RS:One women’s category, Pearl Colvalcar of GYA bagged the gold. The Raceboard Men’s category saw the surprise package of D Shekhar Rao of OYA finish with the gold clearly ahead. LT Maneesh Raja and Akhilesh Solanki of AYN bagged the silver and bronze respectively.
In the Raceboard Youth Boys division, Avelino Fernandes and Adarsh Chunekar, both from GYA, claimed gold and silver respectively, while Kayah Coelho of GYA bagged the gold in the Raceboard Youth Girls. In the Raceboard Masters category, Cmde. Ashish Saxena (Rtd) took top honours with gold ahead of Brig. PC Roy and Mark Oakley, who finished with silver and bronze respectively.
The prize distribution ceremony was presided over by chief Guest, Capt. Jitendra Dixit, Jt Hon Secretary of Yachting Association of India. He praised the sailors for their excellent performance and complimented GYA on the well organised regatta.
