The EME Sailing Association (EMESA), the oldest organisation conducting the sport , has been accorded accreditation as a Yachting Association of India (YAI) Training Centre for sailing, wind surfing and handling of power and keel boats.
Only the fifth centre in the country and the first in Telangana State to earn itself a feather in its cap, from India's apex yachting body, it is the culmination of a process set in motion way back in 2013. “The EMESA's standards met those set by the YAI over the last few years,” said Lt. Col. Bhuwan Khare, Secretary, EMESA and Laser Class Association of India.
Emphasis is laid on the efficient conduct of various events and the EMESA can be credited with 'smooth sailing' in completing its fixtures with clinical precision. Safety of sailors is also of much importance in the YAI's scheme of things and much stress is laid on the subject. Eleven motor boat operators from Telangana Tourism along with 17 others were given training.
On completing it successfully, they were given certificates that bore stamps of the Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports, Government of India, the International Sailing Federation (ISAF), the Indian Olympic Association and the YAI. Such certification should make the citation acceptable internationally.
The YAI sailing training camp attracted as many as 61 young sailors, most of them from Telangana State and nine from Kerala. Besides basic handling of boats, they were taught to control their craft independently. The certificates they received were also backed by the above bodies, paving the way to their participation in events anywhere in the world.
The EMESA has been rendering yeoman service for half a century to not only the cause of the most environment-friendly sport but invariably building awareness before each event about and protecting the historic lake from pollution.
