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.