The All India NCC Sailing Regatta was conducted from November 2 to 9 at the Indian Naval Watermanship Training Centre at INS Chilka.
Deputy Director General of Odisha Commodore Shailendra Singh was the chief guest and Commanding Officer INS Chilka graced the closing ceremony.
102 SD/SW cadets from 17 directorates representing all the States participated in the Regatta. There were total 51 each SD (boys) and SW (girls) cadets who participated in the event. Swimming test was conducted for all cadets. The championship was conducted as per the rules framed by YAI.
Daring wind and waves for last seven days, 28 races fought in true sportsman sprit in the backdrop of Kalijai to arrive at conclusion to decide the winners. All cadets displayed highest degree of proficiency in sailing.
The Odisha team comprised of cadet Kalapahad Das, cadet Saroj Behera, cadet Biswaranjan Nayak, cadet Sonalika Bhuya, cadet Sheekha Bhoi and cadet lovely Rajhansa. It is a matter of pride that cadets from Odisha directorate took a lot of interest and the winner’s trophy was retained by the Odisha team. The complete Regatta was successfully coordinated by lieutenant Commander Onkar Pattnaik, CO No4 (O) NCC Bhawanipatna under the guidance of Colonel Arun Kumar, Group Commander, Sambalpur. Deputy Director General Odisha, Commodore Shailendra Singh congratulated the team and also thanked Commodore Manish Misra, Commanding Officer INS Chilka for providing all the necessary support for smooth conduct of the event.