Windsurfing national championships to be held at Cidade de Goa

Over 50 of India's best windsurfers will compete in the Windsurfing National Championship to be held at Cidade de Goa from May 22 to 26.
The championship will be conducted by the Goa Yachting Association (GYA), in association with the Board Sailing Association of India and Cidade de Goa.
The Goa State Windsurfing Championship will also be held simultaneously.
Boardsailing Association of India president Anil Madgavkar told reporters here today that this championship is especially important because rankings obtained by windsurfers during this event would determine selections for the Asian Sailing Championships to be held at Incheon, South Korea in September.

It will also be important for earning berths in the 2014 Youth Olympics in Nanjing, China and the Asian Games in Incheon.
GYA president Ashwin Tombat said that around 20 youngsters from Goa would compete at the Youth, Junior and Sub-Junior levels, both in the Goa State Championship and the Nationals.

General Manager of Cidade de Goa Neeta Sen said that the resort was proud to host and sponsor such an event.
She said her team would pull out all stops to ensure a successful event.
Colonel (Retd) Milind Prabhu, who is overseeing the Topper India Grand Prix Goa Series, said that this was the very first time that the Topper dinghy, the fastest growing class of sailing boat in the world, would be seen in India.

He said that the boat has a bright future because it can take children and adults, and can be easily transported on top of a car.