The Sports Authority of India has approved the Annual Calendar for Training and Competition for the FY 2015 - 16. The ACTC will provide opportunities for the selected athletes to repersent India at overseas competitions and to further refine their sailing abilities in the build-up towards the 2016 Olympic and 2018 Asian Games.
The primary focus of the ACTC is to ensure that there is a progressively increasing level of depth within the Indian team to ensure a sustainable future for the Indian sailors for years to come.
The annual outlay proposed by the YAI was Rs. 5.6 crores, however, the Sports Authority has approved financial assistance to the tune of Rs. 3.50 crores, which is an increase of over 20 percent in the outlay sanctioned during FY 2014 - 15.
A copy of the ACTC 2015 - 16 is available for download in the "Documents & Rules" section.
The last election of the Office Bearers and Council Members of the YAI was completed on 26 August 2013 and the members elected for a term of four years. However, consequent upon resignation by four members, prior to completion of their tenure, these posts had fallen vacant.
Consequent upon issue of Notice for Election to fill in the vacant positions of Office Bearers and Council Members of the YAI, the Ag President is pleased to appoint Justice ML Mehta (Retd) as the Returning Officer for elections.
The election of the Office Bearers and Council Members of the YAI was completed on 26 August 2013 and the members elected for a term of four years. However, consequent upon resignation of Admiral (Retd) DK Joshi, PVSM, AVSM, YSM, NM, VSM as President, Lt Gen (Retd) Vijai Sharma, PVSM, AVSM as Vice President, Vice Admiral (Retd) Shekhar Sinha, PVSM, AVSM, NM & Bar, ADC as Chairman National Classes Committee and Lt Gen J Sikand, VSM, ADC as Chairman Youth Classes Committee of the Yachting Association of India (YAI), the said posts have now fallen vacant.