30 pilots sail at Chennai Harbour to celebrate women’s day

30 pilots sail at Chennai Harbour to celebrate women’s day

Pilots from Indigo dip their feet as they sail at the Chennai Harbour. | Photo Credit: Special Arrangement At the Spring Haven Wharf where Chennai’s violent summer sun has settled comfortably in the sky, a group of pilots, accustomed to navigating the clouds, is making its way to J80 class sailboats (racing keelboats) at the […]

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Tamil Nadu’s women cops turn sailors, complete 1000-kilometre  expedition off Chennai coast

Tamil Nadu’s women cops turn sailors, complete 1000-kilometre expedition off Chennai coast

The crew covered 1000 kilometres in eight days | Photo Credit: SPECIAL ARRANGEMENT A fleet of four J80 sailboats are docked at Chennai harbour on a sultry mid-June afternoon. Aboard them are 25 policewomen smiling and celebrating completing eight challenging days at sea. Terms like jig, sail and keel are now commonspeak for the amateur […]

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Sail on the Bay of Bengal in Chennai this summer and fill up on some vitamin sea

Sail on the Bay of Bengal in Chennai this summer and fill up on some vitamin sea

Sailboats taking part in the Unifi Capital Offshore Regatta 2023 It has only been half an hour since the last of the sailboats has arrived at Chennai harbour after the finals of the second edition of the Unifi Capital Offshore Regatta on April 7. The famished participants who have been at sea for over 10 […]

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Sailing World Championships | Indian team keen to enter gold fleet

Sailing World Championships | Indian team keen to enter gold fleet

The Indian squad has been preparing hard at the Royal Madras Yacht Club for over a month. The Indian squad has been preparing hard at the Royal Madras Yacht Club for over a month. “We want to land on the moon and aim for the stars,” 25-year-old Arvind Subramanian. Arvind, who is the youngest of […]

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