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The National Optimist Coastal Sailing Championship prize-giving ceremony was conducted in Chennai on May 12, 2007, with the participation of chief guest N Ramachandran, associate VP, Indian Olympic Association, and executive director, India Cements, and Atulya Mishra, member-secetary, Sports Development Authority of Tamil Nadu, presiding.
The guests of honour were Col Alok Bajpai, executive vice-president, National Optimists Association of India, Revathi, film artiste, and Ashok Thakkar, commodore,
TNSA.
Following is the list of trophies and awards given away at the function:
Chennai Port Trust National Optimist Coastal Sailing Championship 2007
Sponsors race:
Chennai Port Trust Trophy: Varun Thakkar, TNSA
Youngest sailor to finish the series
Shiv Rekhi, RMYC
Under 12 champion:
Chowgule Plate winner: K C Ganapathy, TNSA
Team championship:
CME National Optimist Team Championship Trophy winner: Team TNSA 1 (Nishanth Chandrashekar, Hussain Bhavnagarvala, Gerad Ambrose, Sarav Rajavelu, Varun
Thakkar)
Girls:
Second runner-up - Zephra Currimbhoy
First runner-up - Niveditha Varman
Sea Cadet Corps Trophy for Best Girl Sailor - Shwetha Sadanand, TNSA
Overall championship:
Second runner-up - Hussain Bhavnagarvala – TNSA – 50 points
First runner-up - Nishanth Chandrashekar – TNSA – 48 points
Admiral Tolani Trophy Winner: Gaurav Pikale – CSC – 43 points
Govt of Tamil Nadu recognised and awarded:
Best Optimist Sailor Boys – Gaurav Pikale
Best Optimist Sailor Girls – Shwetha Sadanand
List of sailors selected for the 2007 IODA Asian Sailing Championships to be held at Singapore:
Boys:
Gaurav Pikale
Nishanth Chandrashekar
Hussain Bhavnagarwala
Arisudan Sheth
Gerad Ambrose
Girls:
Shwetha Sadanand
Niveditha Varman
R Rangaraj
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