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Tenth Edition of Admiral’s Cup Regatta Gets Underway at INA

The tenth edition of Admiral’s Cup Sailing Regatta 2019 got underway at Indian Naval Academy (INA), Ezhimala on 09 December 2019 with Vice Admiral Dinesh K Tripathi, AVSM, NM, Commandant, INA inaugurating the event at an impressive ceremony on the Ettikulam Beach.

The tenth edition of Admiral’s Cup Sailing Regatta 2019, will see participation from 25 foreign teams comprising Australia, Bahrain, Bangladesh, Bulgaria, Egypt, Japan, Malaysia, Netherlands, Oman, Russia, South Africa, Sri Lanka, UK, USA, Vietnam, China, Poland, France, UAE, Singapore, Indonesia, Israel, Myanmar, Portugal and Nigeria.  In addition, two teams from India (Indian Naval Academy, Ezhimala and National Defence Academy, Khadakvasla,) will also participate in the championship.

The Admiral’s Cup sailing regatta is conducted in Laser Radial Sailing boats with races scheduled over the next four days commencing on 10 December 2019 at Ettikulam Bay. The races are divided into Initial Series and Final Series. All teams will initially sail in six races whilst formed up in two groups with one boat of each country placed in each group. On completion of initial series, the top half of each group will form the gold fleet and sail four races in the final series. All races sailed in the initial and final series will count for the overall series positions.

The ‘Admiral’s Cup’ and the ‘Runners Up Cup’ will be awarded to the top two teams in the championship on the basis of the combined performance of both boats. In addition, individual medals will also be awarded in the men’s and women’s category. The 2018 edition of Admiral’s Cup Sailing Regatta was won by Italy. The event has become very popular since its inception in 2010 and this year’s regatta is expected to be as exciting as the earlier editions.