Afloat Command win enterprise category

Inter-command Sailing Competition – 2022

Afloat Command and Training Command won the men’s and women’s titles respectively at the Inter-command Sailing Competition – 2022 which was successfully held in the inner harbour of Trincomalee from October 4 to 7.

The competition, which worked off from the Pepperpot Jetty in the inner harbour of Trincomalee, saw sailors competing in two categories, namely ‘enterprise’ and ‘laser’ where the latter was introduced for the first time to SLN inter-command sailing. Representing all Naval Commands, 17 sailing boats for Enterprises category, six sailing boats for laser category and 45 naval personnel competed for coveted titles.

In the enterprise category the men’s title was won by the Afloat Command and the Eastern Naval Command became the runner up. Meanwhile, the women’s championship in enterprise category was cinched by the Training Command, where the Eastern Naval Command secured the runner up slot.

Six sailing boats from the Training, Afloat, Western and Southern Naval Commands cruised their sailing boats for the supremacy in the newly introduced laser category. Lieutenant K.K.P.N. Kannangara of the Afloat Command emerged champion in that.

The prize awarding ceremony of the Inter-command Sailing Competition was held at the Commander Shanthi Bahar Memorial Sailing Club under the auspices of Commander Eastern Naval Area, Rear Admiral Jayantha Kularatne. A group of senior officers from the Eastern Naval Command were present on this occasion.