The SBI Sail India – YAI Senior Nationals 2025 was held at Chowpatty, Mumbai from 20th to 26th Jan 2025. This first Sailing Nationals of the year saw over 106 participants in 10 Classes of boats from the Army, Navy, TN, Maharashtra, MP, Telangana, etc.
Four star sailors of the Tamil Nadu Sailing Association representing our state won three of the ten Golds at this prestigious event. The first two days were sailed on a medium to high wind condition of 10-15 knots whereas the next three days the winds were low from 6 – 12 knots with patchy conditions. The sailors braved the varying conditions and ensured that they hit the podium demonstrating their talent and skill at this National Arena.
Nethra Kumanan, the two-time Olympian of the state won the Gold in the One Person Dinghy – ILCA 6 (Women) class which was called Laser Radial Class earlier with 15 penalty points in 10 races in which there were 6 competitors. Mr Chitresh Tatha won the Gold in the Formula Kite Class with 6 penalty points where there were 7 races conducted. Another class of iQFoil (Women) saw Ishwariya Ganesh, win the Gold with 9 penalty points out of 11 races. M K Lepakshi’s performance in ILCA6 finishing 5th & Mr Sachin Ganesh’s performance in iQFoil (Men) finishing 6th were other commendable performances by the Tamil Nadu sailors.
