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Trishna Sailing Club wins Optimist team racing title
The Trishna Sailing Club won the Optimist class team racing event at the 6th YAI Secunderabad Club GMR Sports Youth Open Regatta 2026 on Hussain Sagar Lake.
They beat the Telangana Sailing Association in a thrilling final after both teams won one race each.
The event had 8 teams competing in 36 races under challenging wind conditions.
Team racing is very tactical and requires a lot of teamwork.
The Trishna Sailing Club team included sailors like Krishna, Aldrain Antony, Virat, and Khairul Afendy from Malaysia.
The Telangana Sailing Association team had SK Rameeza Bhanu, Mani N, Ravi Benneollu, and Narsimha B. The races were short, lasting only 10 minutes, and the sailors had to be very careful to avoid capsizing.
Trishna Sailing Club won the Optimist class team racing event at the 6th YAI Secunderabad Club GMR Sports Youth Open Regatta 2026.
The event took place on Hussain Sagar Lake with 8 teams competing in 36 races under challenging wind conditions.
Team racing is highly tactical, requiring strategic teamwork and precise boat-handling skills.
Trishna Sailing Club defeated Telangana Sailing Association in a thrilling final after both teams won one race each.
The winning team included Krishna (RMYC), Aldrain Antony, Virat, and Malaysian international sailor Khairul Afendy.
- Who
- Trishna Sailing Club and Telangana Sailing Association
- What
- Optimist class team racing event
- Where
- Hussain Sagar Lake
- When
- 6th YAI Secunderabad Club GMR Sports Youth Open Regatta 2026
- Why
- To compete in the most tactical format of sailing, demanding strategic teamwork and precise boat-handling skills.
Trishna Sailing Club
Telangana Sailing Association
Team Composition and Performance
Trishna Sailing Club
Team Trishna Sailing Club, comprising Krishna (RMYC), Aldrain Antony, Virat, and Malaysian international sailor Khairul Afendy, demonstrated superior teamwork and tactical awareness to win the Optimist class team racing event.
Telangana Sailing Association
Team Telangana Sailing Association, represented by SK Rameeza Bhanu, Mani N, Ravi Benneollu, and Narsimha B, put up a strong fight but ultimately fell short in the deciding race.
Key facts
- Event
- 6th YAI Secunderabad Club GMR Sports Youth Open Regatta 2026
- Location
- Hussain Sagar Lake
- Number of Teams
- 8
- Number of Races
- 36
- Winning Team
- Trishna Sailing Club
- Runner-up Team
- Telangana Sailing Association 1
- Wind Conditions
- Fresh morning winds, afternoon squalls, gusts up to 25 knots
- Race Duration
- 10 minutes
Sources
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