Thursday 19 May 2011

National windsurfing flagged off

The National windsurfing championships were flagged off by veteran sailor and ten-time National champion, Derrick Menezes at Hawaii beach, Dona Paula, Tuesday. The championship will see three ex-National champions - Derrick Menezes, Remy Fernandes and Donald Coelho, vying for top honors, with INS Hansa’a Ramlal Seervi also in the ranks. 
The junior and sub-junior national championship will see large participation from young budding sailors for the first time with Dwayne Coelho being the top favorite for the junior National title.
The championship will comprise a total of 15 races and will be held for a period of four days, with four races on the first three days and three races on the concluding day. The races will begin at 11 a.m. and 3 p.m. respectively.  The India team for participation at the International championships will be selected based upon the results of the national championships - Sports Reporter DLP

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