DHANYA PILO

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I have been actively sailing since 1997.

My World Sailing ID is INDDP5

 

2023 April- May: apprenticing with Sailor Damien Parkes In Sydney, Australia, Sailing in Team Denali, (TP52) for the CYCA Winter Series & RANSA Winter Series, New Castle SailFest etc.

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2018 - 2023 Bombay Merchants cup (Every weekend in Mumbai Harbour) Team Waheguru

 

2012 – 2023 Coastal cruising + weekend club races (Seabird class) as an active member of the Royal Bombay Yacht Club, Mumbai

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2015 - 2019 Honorary secretary - Topper Sailing Association India Activating, Promoting & organising Training camps of Topper Class

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2014 - 2018 Wet ‘n’ Wild Regatta – Organising Team & Digital PR officer 2021 - Bombay

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Beach (Salton Sea) California, USA

Helped revive the sailing scene in a unused lake after 20 years with a Prindle 18

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2020 – 2023

Tell Tales - Compiling a book of short stories from various sailors

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OFFSHORE SAILING:
2022 Mumbai to Kumbaru bay on Blazing Surmai Helm Ravi Mariwala 100NM

2019 Mumbai to Colombo on Raika (Swan 60) Helm Jamshyd Godrej,1000NM

2018 The 100 Miles Race on Avis ark, Helm Ashim Mongia, 100NM
2013 Bombay to Ratnagiri on Eesha (leopard 44) Helm - Kishore Mariwala 200NM

2010 Vasco da Gama Rally, Goa to Kochi on Rhumb do, (Trident Warrior 35 Mk III) Helm Ian Broughton –700NM

2009 Fjords of Norway - Stavanger - Haugesund - Espevær - Bergen - 300 NM 2008 Eagle Offshore Rally, Mumbai to Goa on J24 Helm Ayesha Lobo

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MATCH RACING:

Indian Women’s Team “Windcatchers”

2010 Thailand Match Race III, Pattaya Grade 3
2010 Qatar Open Match racing Cup, Doha
2009 Nations Cup Qualifiers, Mumbai
2008 Women’s World Match Racing championships, Busan, Korea Grade 1 2010 Match racing inland nationals, Hyderabad

2010 Mumbai international match race, Mumbai Grade 2
2010 Mumbai International match race qualifiers, Mumbai Grade 3 2010 Selection trials match racing open category, Mumbai

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TEAM RACING:

2001 World Team Racing Sailing Championship, Brno, Czech Republic
2001 – Gold Winner - Team Racing Sailing Championships, Chilka Lake, Orissa 1999 – Gold Winner - Team Racing Sailing Championships, Mumbai

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ENTERPRISE CLASS:

2000 - Enterprise nationals, Mumbai
1999 - Enterprise Inland nationals, Pune 1999 - Enterprise Junior nationals, Mumbai 1998 - Enterprise Junior nationals, Mumbai 1997 - Enterprise Junior nationals, Mumbai

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PADI certified scuba diver 2019
The Duke of Edinburgh Bronze Award 1996