Vizag To Set Sail!

Cyclone HudHud had destroyed, among many other things, the Yatching Centre in Rushikonda, Vizag. This had heavily anchored a number of water sports, which were extremely active until that time. Now it is soon going to be the time for all the water sport enthusiasts to start putting their gear together.

The State Government is now planning on initiating a full-fledged Sailing Academy, with Vizag as the hub. The objective is to reinstate the previous stronghold that water sports had in the State. As part of this, a panel consisting of officials from the Sports department has already done a primary research.

In 2002, the TDP led Government installed a Water Sports Training Academy in Rushikonda with 12 Hobie-16 boats, 12 laser boats, 4 rescue boats. National level sailing competitions were also held in Visakhapatnam the same year. Apart from that, team sailing and Hobie-16 invitation championships were also conducted in 2003 and 2004 respectively, in the city.

However, the destruction caused by the cyclone had stomped on all the enthusiasts’ dreams of completing their training. However, the State Government now is supporting their ambition and soon will be literally sending them back out into the sea!

yovizag

Recent Posts

Stone laid for two VMRDA projects

Foundation stone was laid for a virtual reality centre at Yendada and an MIG housing…

10 hours ago

Tourism in Vizag to get a fillip

Tourism in Visakhapatnam is all set to get a big push, as the State Cabinet…

16 hours ago

SCoR review meet focuses on safety of passengers

The review meeting held by South Coast Railway General Manager Sandeep Mathur in Visakhapatnam on…

16 hours ago

State increases retirement age of PSU employees

Chaired by Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu, the State Cabinet at its meeting held on…

1 day ago

Best Shows to Watch After House of the Dragon Season 3 Ep 1!

The first episode of the latest season of the Houses of the Dragon just dropped and…

1 day ago

Fire at Pharma City: MLA promises all help to victims’ kin

Pendurthi MLA Panchakarla Ramesh Babu has promised all help from both the government and the…

1 day ago