Sixth YAI Secunderabad Club GMR Sports Youth Open Regatta inaugurated at Hussain Sagar in Hyderabad

Sixth YAI Secunderabad Club GMR Sports Youth Open Regatta inaugurated at Hussain Sagar in HyderabadThe sixth YAI Secunderabad Club GMR Sports Youth Open Regatta 2026 was inaugurated at Hussain Sagar Lake in Hyderabad on Monday.

Hyderabad: The sixth YAI Secunderabad Club GMR Sports Youth Open Regatta 2026 was formally inaugurated by Mr. Srinivas Kylasa, President, Secunderabad Club, at Hussain Sagar Lake here on Monday with 113 young sailors registered to race in the heart of the city.

The regatta carries dual status as a YAI National Ranking Event and National Junior Ranking Event, meaning results here count towards the national standings that shape selection for higher honours.

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For many of the sailors competing, points earned on Hussain Sagar in July will follow them through the rest of the season.

The Organising Authority is the Secunderabad Sailing Club (SSC), in association with the EME Sailing Association (EMESA), under the sanction of the Yachting Association of India (YAI).

GMR Sports is the title sponsor, and the event carries the GMR Sports name in its official title.

Racing will be held in the Optimist Main Fleet and Optimist Green Fleet (Boys and Girls), ILCA 4 (Boys and Girls), ILCA 6 Open, 420 (Mixed, Boys and Girls) and 29er (Boys and Girls). A separate Optimist Team Racing competition will be held on 23 July.

The Green Fleet is the entry-level Optimist division, and its presence alongside the 29er — a fast twin-trapeze skiff — gives the regatta an unusually wide span, from sailors racing their first national event to those already competing at the sharp end of the junior circuit.

A maximum of 10 races are scheduled for each event, with up to three races per day and the possibility of one additional race.