Fair winds, good weather set the stage for great sailing conditions in which about 20 boats in a multitude of classes including the Olympic Class Laser, The Asian Class 420, Omega, Optimist, Sea Bird – all raced in a 4 race series. The boats were handicapped by arriving on Pursuit Numbers based on The Ports Mouth handicap; an international system of racing different classes of boats on the same course. This system of racing sees the agile and young racing on the same course with the experienced sailors. The youngest sailor was less than 7 years of age.
Winners: | In the Omega Class of boat helmed by Zephra Currimbhoy with Samaria, Arjun and Navaz as crew. |
The second place: | Was won by Mr. Deep Rekhi with Vidya M as crew in the 420 class. |
The third place: | Was won by Master Abhimanyu in the Laser Radial. |
The races were run on the Pursuit Mode possibly for the first time in the country. Support on water was provided by the Navy and Coastguard. The races were run under the patronage of the Chennai Port Chairman.
The prizes were given away by the Commodore of the Royal Madras Yacht Club Mr. Kishore Reddy.