The Tamil Nadu Sailing Association team defeated the Nainital Yacht Club in the finals of the Governor’s Gold Cup Sailing Regatta at the Naini lake here in Nainital. Speaking on the occasion after awarding the winners, Uttarakhand Governor Krishan Kant Paul stressed on the scope for boosting tourism by attracting visitors to sailing.
Referring to sailing as an exciting sport, the governor said that it is important to increase the interest of public in sailing in order to ensure its desired development. Addressing the sailors, he said that they should consider the regatta more of a festival than a competition. He said that such sports benefit the sports persons while also boosting the tourism in the area. The sailing regatta should be held from time to time so as to give the young sailors a chance to develop their skills.
The Kumaon commissioner Avnendra Singh Nayal, Kumaon university vice chancellor Professor HS Dhami, DIG PS Sailal, district magistrate Deepak Rawat, SSP Sweeti Agrawal, boat house club secretary DK Sharma and others were present on the occasion.