Ministry of Defence
WNC sailing championship 2021 conducted in Mumbai
Mumbai Area Team - Overall Champions
Posted On:
27 SEP 2021 3:16PM by PIB Mumbai
Mumbai, 27 September 2021
The Western Naval Command Sailing Championship 2021 was conducted at Indian Naval Watermanship Training Centre (INWTC), Mumbai from 23 to 26 Sep 21. A total of 59 personnel from seven teams under the WNC participated in it.
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The championship was conducted in seven different classes of boats, namely, Laser (Standard), Laser (Radial), Laser (Bahiya), Enterprise, Bic-Nova, 29-er and J24. The concept of team racing in the Enterprise class and match racing in the J24 class of boats was reintroduced to facilitate wider participation and strengthen team spirit.
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Commodore Gagan Kaushal, Command Sail Training and Yachting Coordinator (CSTYC)/HQWNC gave away medals to winners during the closing ceremony held on 26 Sep 21.
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The overall champions were the Mumbai Area team while the runners up were the Fleet B team.
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