Sailing in India explained

Sailing as a form of transportation and for fishing has a very long history in India, owing to the large coastline and many rivers. Vessels from all parts of the world sailed to India down the ages for trade and many Indian sailors served on these ships. Sailing as a sport in India can be traced back to the first recorded race being sailed on 6 February 1830 in the western city of Bombay. Till the time the British left India in 1947, there were five active sailing clubs located at Bombay, Madras, Bangalore, Barrackpore and Nainital.^[1] Today, there are clubs located in Kerala, Pune, Goa, Hyderabad, and Bhopal.^[2] The Yachting Association of India is the governing body for sailing, windsurfing and motorboating in India. The Yachting Association of India was formally constituted on 15 May 1960. In 2011, Peter Conway of England was appointed as the national sailing coach.^[3] India’s first National Sailing School (NSS) was opened at the Upper Lake in Bhopal in 2006, with support from the Indian Navy and the Yachting Association of India.^[4]

Indians in Olympic sailing

The following sailors have represented India in the Olympics:^[5]

• Munich, 1972, Soli Contractor and A. A. Basith, 29th in Flying Dutchman Class
• Los Angeles, 1984, Farokh Tarapore & Dhruv Bhandari, 17th in 470 Class
• Seoul, 1988, Farokh Tarapore & Kelly Rao, 17th in 470 Class
• Barcelona, 1992, Farokh Tarapore & Cyrus Cama, 23rd in 470 Class
• Athens, 2004, Malav Shroff & Sumeet Patel, 19th in 49er Class
• Beijing, 2008, Nachhatar Singh Johal, 23rd in Finn Class
• Tokyo 2020, 17th in Men's 49er, 20th in Men's Laser, 35th in Women's Laser Radial

Total medals won by Indian Sailors in Major tournaments

Competition	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total
Asian Games	1	8	14	23
Total	1	8	14	23

• updated till 2023

List of National Sports award recipients in Yachting, showing the year, award, and gender

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Recipient	Award	Gender
1993–1994		Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna	Male
1993–1994		Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna	Male
1970		Arjuna Award	Male
1973		Arjuna Award	Male
1978–1979		Arjuna Award	Male
1981		Arjuna Award	Male
1982		Arjuna Award	Male
1982		Arjuna Award	Male
1982		Arjuna Award	Male
1986		Arjuna Award	Male
1987		Arjuna Award	Male
1990		Arjuna Award	Male
1993		Arjuna Award	Male
1996		Arjuna Award	Male
1999		Arjuna Award	Male
2001		Arjuna Award	Male
2002		Arjuna Award	Male
2009		Arjuna Award	Male
2010		Arjuna Award	Male
2002		Dronacharya Award	Male

Key

External links

• Yachting Association of India
• Sailing Times India
• Topper Sailing India

Notes and References

1. Web site: About Sailing Sailing Times India . www.sailingtimesindia.com . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20110126085217/http://www.sailingtimesindia.com/about-sailing/ . 2011-01-26.
2. Web site: Sailing Clubs in India - Mumbai, Goa, Pune, Chennai, Bhopal, Kerala, Hyderabad.
3. News: Will it be smooth sailing?. The Hindu. 12 October 2011. Keerthivasan. K..
4. Web site: India's First National Sailing School Opens in Bhopal. 11 August 2006.
5. Web site: YAI - Olympic Sailing. www.yai.org.in. en-gb. 2017-10-09.