Sail The Gulf Regatta Wraps Up In Doha

Sail The Gulf Regatta Wraps Up In Doha

The Sail the Gulf – Qatar International Regatta has concluded in Doha, Qatar with five days of racing across eight classes.

A steady 13 knot breeze was present on the final day allowing the racing to conclude with some ups and downs across the fleets.

In the Optimist class, there was an intense battle between India's Chitresh Tatha and the United Arab Emirates' Saif Al-mansoury. As the only sailor in with a chance of catching Tatha, Al-Mansoury did everything possible to close the points difference. With wins in the bag from the first two races, he held a one point advantage over Tatha going into the final race. But, a fourth place finish was not enough compared to Tatha's second. The Indian sealed gold followed by the Emirati and India's Navyn Prabhakar.

The United Arab Emirates Hamza Al Ali held tight onto his lead that he had claimed from the opening day in the Laser 4.7, leaving Bahrain's Saoud Al Naar in second and Qatar's Abdurrahman Al Jinah in third.

It was an easy win for Pakistan's Muhammad Akram Tariq and crew Khalid Hussain in the 470. The pair won every race on the final day in a show of perfect form when the pressure was on. India's Praveen Prabhakar and Vishnu Sujeeshcame came through in second with Duarte Monteiro and Adeel Khan in third.

In the Laser Radial, it was a steady day for the United Arab Emirates' Saeed Al Zaidi, who safely sealed gold. He left Ebrahim Showaiter from Bahrain and Pakistan's Najeeb Ullah fighting for silver and bronze. The battle ended in tiebreak, with silver going to Showaiter as he racked up more race wins.

Oman dominated in the Laser Standard class, claiming gold and bronze, with Ahmed Al Balushi and Hussain Al Jabri respectively. Home grown talent, Waleed Al Sharshani was just one point off the gold but had to be content with silver.

In the Hobie 16 India's Chinna Reddy and Yakobu Kalaga were in a league of their own. They notched up eight wins from nine races. Silver went to Kuwait's Nayef Al Hada and Mahammed Bastiki and bronze to Qatar's Hassan Al Baker and Mohamed Ahmed Ismail.

Optimist Team Racing
1. IND
2. UAE
3. BRN

Optimist
1. Chitresh Tatha (IND)
2. Saif Al-Mansoury (UAE)
3. Navyn Prabhakar (QAT)

Laser 4.7
1. Hamza Al Ali (UAE)
2. Saoud Al Naar (BRN)
3. Abdulrahman Ajinah (QAT)

Laser Radial
1. Saeed Al-Zaidi (UAE)
2. Ebrahim Showaiter (BRN)
3. Najeeb Ullah (PAK)

Laser Standard
1. Ahmed Al-Balushi (OMA)
2. Waleed Al Sharshani (UAE)
3. Hussain Al-Jabri (OMA)

470
1. Cdr Muhammad Akram/ Tariq Khalid Hussain (PAK)
2. Praveen Prabhakar/ Vishnu Sujeesh (IND)
3. Duarte Pardal Monteiro / Adeel Khan (POR/PAK)

Hobie 16
1. Chinna Reddy/ Yakobu Kalaga (IND)
2. Hassan Al Baker/ Mohamed Ismail (KUW)
3. Hassan Al Baker / Mohamed Ismail (QAT)

Qatar Match Racing Cup 2015
1. Sergey Musikhin Team (RUS)
2. Saverio Ramirez Team (ITA)
3. Ebrahim Abdulla Team (BRN)