The JOSP – Joint Optimist Sailing Program is an initiative taken by the premier sailing clubs of the country viz., Royal Bombay Yacht Club, Royal Madras Yacht Club, SCCSA (Sea Cadets), INWTC, BSA and the CSC.

The Optimist Class is where it all starts…where true sailors are born. Rightly said by the Chief Guest Maj. Gen. S. M. Dutta, sailing is not only a sport but a lifestyle…being on the optimist and taking full responsibility for their actions by these young sailors gives them an idea about life later and how …

The business tycoon, boss of Virgin Airlines & Music, Sir Richard Branson had set sail from New York Bay, New York City just two days back on his 99 footer single hull racing sail boat to set a trans-Atlantic speed record by crossing the Atlantic in less than 6 days! He was accompanied by his two children and a professional crew.

All was fine and looking good until they reached Bermuda Triangle. Bermuda Triangle has a long dark history and is feared by all sailors. But this time it wasn’t the …

The beautiful city Busan, Korea is hosting the Woman’s World Class Match Race 2008 from the 28th of October to 2nd of November. Haeundae Beach is the official race arena. 11 international teams such as Australia, France, USA etc are participating in this competition and India is one of them. Team of six girls headed by Skipper Pallavi Naik are on their way to Korea. This is the 1st time in India’s history that All Girls Match Racing team is participating in an International competition.
Team GIIRA got to catch up …

The Rainbow Warrior is perhaps the most famous Greenpeace ship. The current Rainbow Warrior was launched on 10 July 1989. The original vessel was sunk in 1985 by agents of the French government in an attempt to foil protests of their nuclear weapons testing in the Pacific.
The plan backfired, sparking worldwide outrage, and the rebuilt ship proved that “you can’t sink a rainbow” when it returned to battle successfully against the testing programme. Nuclear testing ended at Moruroa in 1996.
The ship’s name was inspired by a North American Indian prophecy …