Chennai, Nov 5 Mumbai's Upamanyu Dutta won the
Optimist Category, while the Danish pair of Kristian
Kirketerp and Mathias Sletten clinched the 29 er division
title in the Volvo India International Regatta here today.
On the penultimate day, Dutta started at the middle but
worked his way to win the first race under strong waves.
Slightly built sailors had the advantage with the wind
dropping intensively but Dutta faced stiffer challenge in the
next two races, especially from Singapore's Bernie C Choon.
Dutta sailed a focused race to come first while local
Indians Rufus Patrick and Praveen Prabhakar were second
and third respectively.
However, it was a forgettable race for Indian girls as
Sidra Sabir came seventh, Varsha Gautham ninth, Ekta Yadav
11th, Zephra 12th and Nivedita 14th. - (Agencies)
Nov 05, 2009
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