Four promising young ladies make up India’s First Women’s Match Racing (Yachting) Team
….and are planning to attend a sailing clinic and competition called the Sundance Cup at Texas,where Liz Baylis, one of the best coaches in the world, is conducting clinics for Match Racing from the 17th to 21st March,2009. They feel that it would be a good practice session for all of them before they proceed to attend the Nations Cup in Brazil as representatives of the Asia Region from the 23rd to 28th March 2009.
The team also took part in the Mumbai International Match Race 2008 held at Chowpatty, Mumbai from the 23rd to 30th January, 2009.
The girls will have a chance to participate in the 2012 Olympics as Women's Match Racing is part of the Asian Games and the Olympics.
They race in huge 24 feet Yachts called the J 24 class. This is a very spectator friendly Regatta as they compete with only 2 Yachts at a time.
Alekhy Sudam has been sailing in the National Laser Radial Class Regatta which is held in Hyderabad around August every year since the age of twelve. She also won the Bronze in 4.7 Laser Class, Girls category in the year 2007. The competition is conducted annually by the Laser Class Association of India and the Yachting Association of India which is affiliated to the Indian Olympic Association, International Sailing Federation and Asian Sailing Federation.
For more information on the team or a chance to sponsor them, please contact:
S.Bal Vinod, 1-3-2, Kavadiguda,
Hyderabad-500 080,
Andhra Pradesh, India,
Phone :+91 40 2753 3026,
Fax :+91 40 2753 0172,
Mobile :+91 98480 29969,
E-Mail : [email protected]