Bombay Harbour Optimist Regatta09 Supported By BSC

The last 10 days of the year saw 18 kids sailing from Mumbai to Mandwa for a sail camp supported by the BSA – Bombay Sailing association and the RBYC – Royal Bombay yacht Club. A world class coach was appointed the task. The children were accompanied by their parents and resided at the BSA club house in Mandwa.
Sailing is not hard. Sailing demands discipline and alertness, qualities that few schools or after school activities can really teach children today. When sailing, a child learns to appreciate and respect the forces of nature and see how the earth really works, and understand how we, as humans, must protect it. They learn to rely on and cultivate their common sense, and immediately draw upon skills that they learned along the way: how to calculate distance, how to read the weather, how a sailboat works, how to identify landmarks and sea life. The best part about this learning process is that it is so natural, a child hardly realizes he or she is learning; & thought he or she was only going out for a ride on a sailboat to enjoy the day.

Sailing is surely gaining popularity amongst Mumbai’s children. They were absolutely thrilled to give up a holiday in Disney land & get into their little optis instead! In the next few days the kids kept busy with regular exercise & drills. With no network in Mandwa, no television and other such distractions, the children had only the sea & the sands & of course their boats & each other to keep them entertained and occupied.  The Regatta was held on the 2nd Jan 2010. The children sailed back to Mumbai from Mandwa. Upamanyu Dutta won the race.




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