Sri Lanka Navy Dominate Sailing Nationals

The Sri Lanka Navy dominated the Sailing Nationals 2019 which concluded successfully at the picturesque Crow Island Sea Front in the presence of enthusiastic Sailing fans. The event was conducted by the Yachting Association of Sri Lanka the National Sports body for Sailing Sport in Sri Lanka on 28^TH & 29^TH December 2019 with the assistance of the Sri Lanka Navy. The Chief Guest on the occasion was Vice Admiral Piyal De Silva, Commander of the Sri Lanka Navy. Boats belonging to all the Sailing classes were represented at this event.

The GP14 Class, Laser Standard Class & Windsurfing Class were won by Sri Lanka Navy & the Enterprise Class won by Royal Colombo Yacht Club. Royal College Colombo won the Laser 4.7 Class (Under 19 event) and S.Thomas Mt Lavinia Won the Optimist Class (Under 15 event) and the Laser Radial Class.

Final Results

GP 14 EVENT

Winners –  Upul Ghanawardene & A.S.K.De Soyza – Sri Lanka Navy

1^st Runners up – Devin Goonawardene & Mayuka  iriwardene –Ceylon Motor Yacht Club

2^nd Runners up – W.M.C.Marambe & G.P.P.Karunaratne – Sri Lanka Navy

ENTERPRISE EVENT

Winners – Lalin Jirasinha & Akshan Jirasinha – Royal Colombo Yacht Cub

1^st Runners up – J.M.P.L.Jayasuriya & K.C.De Soyza– Sri Lanka Navy

2^nd Runners up – AM.J.P.Attanayaka & L.A.C.N.Gunathilaka – Sri Lanka Navy

OPTIMIST EVENT ( UNDER 15)

Winners – Dhanika Nanayakkara – S.Thomas College Mt Lavinia

1^st Runners up –Udan Marappreruma – Royal College Colombo

2^nd Runners up –  Taren Nanayakkara – – S.Thomas College Mt Lavinia

LASER 4.7 EVENT – UNDER 19 EVENT

Winners – Anuka Samaraweera – Royal College Colombo

1^st Runners up –Jehan De Silva – S. Thomas College Mt. Lavinia

2^nd Runners up – Kanila Gunasekara – Royal College Colombo

LASER RADIAL EVENT

Winners – Kethaka Weerasuriya  – S. Thomas College Mt. Lavinia

1^st Runners up – P.D.D.S.Rajapaksa – Sri Lanka Navy

2^nd Runners up – Jordan Bolling – S. Thomas College Mt. Lavinia

LASER STANDARD EVENT

Winners – KGCUS Bandara – Sri Lanka Navy

1^st Runners up – UD Rajapaksa – Sri Lanka Navy

2^nd Runners up – Nijaya Dimal – Sri Lanka Navy

WINDSURFING EVENT

Winners – Priyantha Gunawardene – Sri Lanka Navy

1^st Ruinners up – Chameera Gunawardene – Bentota Windsurf Club

2^nd Runners up – Chaminda Kumara Silva – Bentota Windsurf Club