Ajay and Rohini Rau to fly the tri colour at EURO 2009

Thu 9th July 2009 - Thu 16th July 2009 DENMARK, Charlottenlund Over 220 of the best sailors (men/women) are expected from Europe andthe rest of the world to battle it out for the 2009 EuropeanChampionship. Royal Madras Yacht Club sailors, Ajay and Rohini make up the Indianchallenge at the European Championship. Both sailors have been in good form this year. Rohini made historybecoming the first Indian woman to win a bronze medal at an Olympiclevel regatta (Izola Spring Cup) in april this year.Ajay finished 3rdand 1st in the mens radial -Asia Pacific Championship and NationalAustralian University Regatta also earlier this year. Both the siblings are being coached by Allen Julie (Seychelles ,4 timeOlympian) and he will be training them for a week at the venue beforethe start of the Championship.Rohini is already on her way to Denmark,while Ajay is scheduled to join her from Sydney on the 28th of June

May Report

In the beginning of last month we had the youth women team from Queensland and Western Australia join Erik and his team, We did a few speed tests and exercises. When the camp started we had simulation races (practice races).It was great training. It has been more work and less play. This month my first semester in university was coming to a close. Lots of last minute assignments to submit and study. It has been very stressful not to train much this month because of the pressure of being in University for the fist time after a gap of three years! I know that I have enough time to bounce back after my exams which get over on June 18th, to get my sights back on the summer for the European and World Championships. I have bought my air tickets and I am scheduled to leave Sydney by the 27th of June to Copenhagen and return back to Sydney by the 18th of July. I will be teaming up with SailCoach during my Europeans and World Championships in Denmark and Japan. Allen Julie will be my coach this season. He is from Seychelles. He is one of the most celebrated Olympians Seychelles has ever produced. He has sailed in the past 4 Olympic Games. I was his training partner in the past. But more than anything he has a lot of experience and he is a great friend. I look forward to working with him and the rest of the SailCoach team. I am getting help from the UNSW Elite Support Programme. They provide me with a fitness trainer at the University gym. I will be working with James to get back into peak shape before heading to Europe. SEA gear performance sail craft Australia have confirmed to sponsor my kit. I am happy that I will be wearing their gear this season for the European and World Championships. There hasn’t been too much sailing activity this month but I am definitely getting sharper and quicker. But next month is going to be tough as I train hard to prepare for the season ahead

India's Ajay Rau to race in “SEA gear”

Top international sailor and 2012 Olympic hopeful will be sporting“Sail Equipment Australia” gear on water this season. SEA gear has been designing and producing performance marine clothingfor Olympic and recreational dinghy sailors since March 2000. Many Topsailors from Australia, USA and other top sailing nations areassociated with SEA gear. Current 2008 Bejing silver medalist ZachRailey (USA) is sponsored by SEA. The Royal Madras Yacht Club sailor Ajay Rau remarked: “I am happy to be associated with SEA gear. Sea is the bestclothing brand for dinghy sailing globally. The products arefunctional, durable and reliable. The products cater for Olympic level sailor to the recreational, adventure and professional Indian water sports enthusiasts”. The driving force behind SEA gear is Brendan Casey - Laser Radial WorldChampion (1995 &1996) Australian and North American Laser Champion. “We are glad to take Ajay on board with us. We want to support theyoung Indian and help him achieve his ambitions in sailing” “Sail Equipment Australia provides an extensive collection of sailing and off water apparel that meets the high expectations of sailor’s world wide. The company embraces changing technology and innovation using the latest materials and construction techniques," says Brendan Casey. “We were in Mumbai for the 2009 Samira Mumbai International Boat show and are looking to expand into the Indian market and obviously we are not just involved in sailing, we are looking for our products to reach out to a wide spectrum in the Indian Marine sports and adventure industry ” , Brendan adds. The Australian based company has been associated with Indian sailingfor the past 5 years. Sea Gear Products are available in India fromSea Sports Marine, Mumbai SEA gear sailing products are based around dinghies, skiffs,keelboats, kite surfers, windsurfers and Olympic Classes. They alsobase their products around jet ski/motor, boating, white waterrafting, diving, adventure sports to just name a few from their widerange. For more information on the SEA gear visit www.sailequipment.com.au