PANAJI
The second day of Sail Goa 2025, organized by the Goa Yachting Association at Dona Paula, brought welcome relief as steady winds finally set in around noon. With the breeze in their favor, windsurfers were quick to cast off for a full day of competitive racing across the Raceboard and Techno 293OD classes.
In the Olympic iQFOiL class, after Day 1's races were abandoned due to poor wind, the fleet was eager to hit the water. Four fast-paced Slalom-style races were completed, giving athletes a much-needed chance to shine. With India’s top six windsurfers currently competing in Olympic trials in France, Sail Goa has become a showcase for emerging young talent ready to make their mark internationally.
In the iQFOiL Men’s Category, Sachin Ganesh (TNSA) leads the fleet with two wins. S Maneesh Rajaa (AYN) holds second, narrowly ahead of Eabad Ali (AYN), with both tied on points.
Youth Men’s: Vinay V Kulabkar (Navy Boys School Company, Goa) dominated the day, taking all four wins to top the leaderboard. Youth Women’s: Ovie Nair (INWTC Mumbai) is in strong form, holding first place.
Open Foil: NS Rawat (INWTC Goa) leads with a clean sweep of four wins, followed by Vedparaksh Pathak (AYN Mumbai) in second and Aryan Patidar (NSS Bhopal) in third.
Raceboard: Men’s Category: Chennaiah (EMESC Bhopal Army Club) maintains his lead, ahead of Mithilesh Kumar (AYN Mumbai) and Kamalapti (EMESC Bhopal).
U21 Boys: Raj Santosh Patil (YAM) extended his lead over Narayan Munda (Odisha YA) and Sai Patil (YAM), who are in second and third respectively.
U21 Girls: Prarthana Bhoi (NSS Bhopal) surged ahead with three straight wins, overtaking Tejasvi Prajapati (NSS Bhopal) for the top spot. Thimiti Rashmita moved up to third, overtaking M K Pragath.
In the Techno 293OD category, Naavya Kaku (YAM) leads the field, with Vaishnavi Kajale (MG&G Army Sailing Club) in second and Priyanshi Patil (YAM) in third in the U-15 girls category. In the U15 Boys, Udaiveer Singh Johal (MG&G Army Sailing Club) is out front, trailed by Mohit Mhatre (YAM) and Sohan Rajput (NSS Bhopal).
