Blu sailing regatta – a success
View(s):Cinnamon Hotels and Resorts together with the Royal Colombo Yacht Club (RCYC) saw the successful completion of yet another Sailing Regatta which was held for the sixth consecutive year at Blu Trincomalee.
The event witnessed sailors of different skill levels, both veterans and novices, converging at Blu for the two-day sailing regatta. A total of 35 boats took to the water, which featured different categories of boats. The sailing fleet consisted of 16 Optimists, which is a class of boat sailed by children under the age of 15; 11 lasers which are single-man boats; 5 Enterprises, 1 GP14 and 1 Catamaran all of which are two-man boats. The event also featured the Sri Lanka Navy team, who participated in the Enterprise and Laser class, along with former members of the Sri Lanka Sailing team.
The winner of the Optimist class was young Kethaka Weerasuriya from S. Thomas’ College with Akhil Jayawardena from the British School in Colombo in second place, and Akil Ismail from S. Thomas’ College in third place. The winner of the Laser Class was Dinouk Goonewardene from the British School in Colombo, with K.G.C.U.S. Bandara from Sri Lanka Navy in second place and P.D.D.S. Rajapaksha from Sri Lanka Navy in third place. The overall winner of the RCYC Blu Sailing Regatta across all classes of boats was Dinouk Goonewardene with two teams from Sri Lanka Navy placed in second and third place.