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.

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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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Published on May 17th, 2007

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