Oct 2, 2013, Chennai: Day one of the Raymond India International Regatta 2013 turned out to be a tough, long and hot day for both the race officials and the sailors. The wind was capricious, shifted wildly and dropped to about 2 knots for a while during the day and finally died completely by around 3.30 PM after swinging 180 deg from South to North. It started at 7 knots and never went beyond 10 knots. At the end of the day only one race could be held for the Optimists and the Lasers but the Race Committee managed 2 races for the faster 29er.
The Optimists had the toughest day with their race abandoned twice, first time when they were nearly half way through their course and the wind dropped to 2 knots and second at the first windward mark when the wind did an about turn. In the one race that was completed for the Optis, the Malaysians excelled with 7 of them in the top ten. Md Fauzi Kaman Shah won the race with a good lead while Indian sailor Naveen Kumanan from TNSA finished 2nd. The next five places and the 10th position were taken by the Malaysians. Natasya Nabila from Malaysia, the Opti Champion from IIR 2011 leads among the girls.
India made a much better showing in the Laser 4.7 class claiming all three top positions in the only race held for them which was won by Ncholas from TNSA. Nethra Kumanan, also from TNSA, leads among the girls.
The 29er had a slightly better time of it today managing to complete 2 races. In the first race Indian sailors Ganapathy and Varun led in the first loop, but Slovenian sailor Peter Lin Janezic who is pairing with his sister Leo Dora got ahead of them in the second beat to finish first.
They won the second race too with a comfortable lead while Ganapathy and Varun finished 2nd once again. The Indian girls Varsha and Aishwarya ended the day tied in points with the world no.2 New Zealand team Markus and Isaac who are in third position overall. Markus however was sailing with a different partner this time instead of his partner at the World Championship.
Provisional Results
Optimist
Race 1:
Md. Fauzi Bin Kaman Shah (MAS)
Naveen Kumanan (India)
Naquib Eiman Bin Shahrin (MAS)
Laser 4.7
Race 1:
Nicholas Patrick (India)
Dheer Singhi (India)
Anand Thakur (India)
29er
Race 1:
Peter Lin Janezic / Leo Dora Janezic (SLO)
K C Ganapathy / Varun Thakkar (India)
Mimi Khazindar / Ben Batten (USA / UK)
Race 2:
Peter Lin Janezic / Leo Dora Janezic (SLO)
K C Ganapathy / Varun Thakkar (India)
Markus Somerville / Isaac McHardie (NZ)
Overall:
Peter Lin Janezic / Leo Dora Janezic (SLO) – 2 pts
K C Ganapathy / Varun Thakkar (India) – 4 pts
Markus Somerville / Isaac McHardie (NZ) – 9 pts
The event has 105 participants totally out of which 26 are foreign nationals.
TNSA is grateful to Title Sponsor Raymond Limited, Co-sponsors Titan Company Limited and L & T (Construction & Infrastructure) Support Sponsors Murugappa Group, DP World and Coco Cola and Ripple.
The Raymond India International Regatta is supported by the Ministry of Youth Affairs & Sports, Govt of India, Indian Navy, Indian Coast Guard, Chennai Port Trust and Sports Development Authority of Tamil Nadu, amongst others.
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