More than 100 personel of the Indian Navy will test their sailing skills in five different classes of boats , in three different formats of racing , during he Indian Navy Sailing Championship (INSC). The Indian Navy’s most awaited and the largest sailing regatta, the Indian Navy Sailing Championship (INSC),.
The event is set to take place at Indian Naval Academy (INA), Ezhimala from 16 to 19 October 24.at The Marakkar Watermanship Training Centre (MWTC) at. INA.
INSC is an annual inter Command event conducted under the aegis of Indian Naval Sailing Association (INSA) based at Naval Headquarters to encourage participation of naval personnel in competitive sailing.
This edition of INSC will see the participation of teams from the three Naval Commands comprising officers, cadets and sailors.
According to a press release, racing will take place in four most popular formats of sailing. Fleet Racing will be in the International Laser Class Association (ILCA-6) class boat for women, ILCA-7 class boat for men and Bic Beach class boat for windsurfing open. Team Racing will take place in an Enterprise class boat.
The Indian Navy lays special emphasis on watermanship activities and recognises the sport of sailing as a means to develop seamanship skills, camaraderie, courage and other leadership qualities in personnel.
