IND SSL GOLD CUP – By Sailors for Sailors

THE FOOTBALL WORLD CUP... IN SAILING

QUALIFYING SERIES | MAY-JULY 2022 | Switzerland

FINAL SERIES | 10 NOVEMBER-3 DECEMBER 2023 | Spain

Events (Provisional dates)

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QS ROUND 5

Group 7 - RACE 1

11:45

14 July 2022

Switzerland

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Group 7 - RACE 2

15:10

14 July 2022

Switzerland

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QS ROUND 5

Group 7 - RACE 3

12:17

15 July 2022

Switzerland

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QS ROUND 5

Group 7 - RACE 4

11:05

16 July 2022

Switzerland

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Group 7 - RACE 5

12:07

16 July 2022

Switzerland

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QS ROUND 5

Group 7 - RACE 6

12:20

17 July 2022

Switzerland

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INDIAN TIGERS

POWERED BY BILLION HEARTBEATS

The pessimist complains about the wind; the optimist expects it to change; the realist adjusts the sails.

Indian Tigers is composed of young blood willing to give it all in SSL Gold Cup, which pits sailors against sailors eliminating all other factors. The team has some experienced hands on deck comprising Olympians and World level sailors.

Relatively new to big boat racing together as a unit but learning quickly. Some of the sailors have experience of sailing big boats on weekends. The challenge will be to make the transition from individual sailors to working as a team for success at SSL Gold Cup.

The pick of the team consists of sailors qualified based on the SSL ranking results supported by those who have spent more than 15 years in Olympic classes and have vast international experience. Few first-timers have been picked to groom them for the future.

Statistics

THE COUNTRY

7516 Km of Sea Coast
1000 Sailors
55 Sailing Clubs

ACHIEVEMENTS

20th place in ILCA 7 at Olympic Games 2022
5 Olympic athletes
1 Silver Medal at Asian Games 2018
2 Bronze Medals at Asian Games 2018

Ssl ranking

SSL best ranked woman: 321
SSL best ranked man: 261
SSL nations ranking:

MAIN EVENTS

SAIL INDIA 2019 > 350 participants
SAIL INDIA 2021 > 150 participants
NIEC > 150 participants

108

has always been a highly revered number for thousands of years, coveted by many spiritual traditions and ascribed special significance in meditation and prayer.

The captain

NACHHATAR JOHAL

Nachhatar Johal represented India at the 2008 Beijing Olympics in Finn Class. He did two Olympic campaigns participating in seven world championships and numerous other events. Not only a top-class sailor but very well educated, Nachhatar holds a bachelor’s degrees (one in Computer Science), is a civil Engineer, and MBA in Consultancy Management. He brings to the team his exceptional experience, his leadership, organizing capability, and a strong vision to empower young sailors in their professional sailing careers.

THE LEADERS

PUSHPARAJAN MUTTU

Born and brought up in the vibrant city of Mumbai, Muttu has sailing experience from Optimist to 420 to 470 Olympic campaign. He has claimed many victories in all the classes he has sailed, including Match Racing. He brings lots of experience to the boat.

GANAPATI KELAPANDA

Hailing from Chennai, Ganapati has been a champion Optimist sailor, later graduating to 49er Class. He has won medals at Asian Games and recently participated in Tokyo Olympics 2020.

VISHNU SARVANAN

Born in Pune and having spent most of his childhood in Mumbai, Vishnu dominated the Optimist fleet in India for a long time before switching on to ILCA 7. He has won a Bronze medal in the U-21 category at Laser Worlds. He represented India in Tokyo Olympics 2020 in ILCA 7 and finished a creditable 20th.

THE YOUTH FACTOR

Ramya Sarvanan (Female) is the youngest team member at 22 years. Majority of the team members are 26 years or less. Most of the sailors sail Olympic boats and compete in national and international events.

Confirmed Athletes

Captain Nachhatar Johal

CAPTAIN | 10

Nethra Kumanan

FLOATER | TBC

Siddeshwar Indar Doiphode

PITMAN | 11

MAIN TRIMMER | 4

GRINDER | 16

TBC | TBC

TRIMMER | 6

TBD | TBD

BOW | 12

TBC | TBC

TBC | TBC

MID-BOW | 1

HELM | 8

TRIMMER | 14

FLOATER | 3

Potential Team Position

1 BOW Sakthivel Sekar	2 MID-BOW Vishal Singh
3 PIT Manu Francis	4 GRINDER Eabad Ali / Vishnu Sarvanan
5 TRIMMER Siddeshwar Doiphode / Manu Francis	6 TRIMMER Prince Noble / Gitesh Nain
7 MAIN TRIMMER Varun Thakkar	8 HELM Ganapathy Kelapanda
9 TACTICIAN Sandip Jain	10 CAPTAIN Nachhatar Johal
11 FLOATER Ramya Saravanan

BOW

Sakthivel Sekar

MID-BOW

Vishal Singh

PIT

Manu Francis

GRINDER

Eabad Ali / Vishnu Sarvanan

TRIMMER

Siddeshwar Doiphode / Manu Francis

TRIMMER

Prince Noble / Gitesh Nain

MAIN TRIMMER

Varun Thakkar

HELM

Ganapathy Kelapanda

TACTICIAN

Sandip Jain

CAPTAIN

Nachhatar Johal

FLOATER

Ramya Saravanan

SQUAD

Nachhatar Johal	Maneesh Raja
Eabad Ali	Nethra Kumanan
Ganapathy Kelapanda	Vishal Singh
Varun Thakkar	Vishnu Sarvanan
Siddeshwar Indar Doiphode	Sandip Jain
Pushparajan Muttu	Ramya Saravanan
Prince Noble	Gitesh Nain
Jasvir Singh	Sakthivel Sekar
Manu Francis	Aditya Sangwan