49er and 49erFX World Championships 2021 sailing: Olympians Varun Thakkar, KC Ganapathy in action - watch live streaming
Asian Games bronze-medallist Harshita Tomar will also be competing. Watch live!
The pair of Varun Thakkar and KC Ganapathy will be among three Indian sailing teams to compete at the 49er and 49erFX world championships 2021 which begins on Tuesday in Oman.
Varun Thakkar and KC Ganapathy have good knowledge of the conditions, having been crowned the 49er Asian champions last week at the same venue in Mussanah.
The pair made its Olympics debut at Tokyo 2020 earlier this year, finishing in 17th place.
The team of Manu Francis/Prince Noble will be India’s other representative in the 49er class.
In the 49erFX, the Indian women’s sailing team of Harshita Tomar/Sweta Shervegar are the country’s only competitors. Harshita Tomar is a 2018 Asian Games bronze-medallist.
In the 49er class, 36 boats will be competing and will be divided into two groups in the qualifying series. The qualifying series will consist of a maximum of nine races - with three races scheduled per day.
The boats will then be classified into two groups for the final races. The first group, the Gold Fleet, will comprise 25 boats, while the second group will be called the Silver Fleet.
The final series consists of eight races for the Gold Fleet and seven races for the Silver Fleet. Only the boats in the Gold Fleet can compete in the medal race - for which double points are awarded. The Silver Fleet boats will only race for classification.
In the 49erFX class, all 22 boats will race in one group. The qualifying series, known as the opening series, will consist of 16 races. A final medal race will award double points for the boats.
Indian sailors at 49er and 49erFX Sailing World Championship 2021
49er - Varun Thakkar/KC Ganapathy, Prince Noble/Manu Francis
49erFX - Harshita Tomar/Sweta Shervegar
Indian sailors’ schedule at 49er and 49erFX Sailing World Championship 2021
All times are in Indian Standard Time (IST)
Tuesday, November 16
49er: 3 qualifying races - starting 12:30 PM IST
49erFX: 3 races - starting 2:30 PM IST
Wednesday, November 17
49erFX: 3 races - starting 12:30 PM IST
49er: 3 qualifying races - starting 2:30 PM IST
Thursday, November 18
49er: 3 qualifying races - starting 12:30 PM IST
49erFX: 3 races - starting 2:30 PM IST
Friday, November 19
49erFX: 3 races - starting 12:30 PM IST
49er Gold and Silver Fleet: 3 final races each - starting 2:30 PM IST
Saturday, November 20
49er Gold Fleet: 3 final races - starting 12:30 PM IST
49er Silver Fleet: 3 final races - starting 2:30 PM IST
49erFX: 3 races - starting 2:30 PM IST
Sunday, November 21
49er Gold Fleet: Final races - 11:30 AM IST
49erFX: Last race -11:30 AM IST
49er Silver Fleet: 2 final races - starting 12:30 PM IST
49er and 49erFX: Medal races - starting 3:00 PM IST
Where to watch 49er and 49erFX Sailing World Championship 2021 live in India?
Live streaming of the final series of the 49er and 49erFX sailing world championships 2021 will be available on the official YouTube channel of 49er Sailing from November 19.