Yacht Club of Hyderabad Sailing Programme for Government School Children
by The Yacht Club of Hyderabad (YCH)
Full sponsorship, no cost to family
1,500 participants
Free year-round competitive sailing training on Hussain Sagar for children from government and partner welfare schools in Hyderabad.
Mode
In-Person
Fee
Free
Duration
Staged entry camps of five to fifteen days, followed by year-round advanced training that continues over several years
Format
Both · Teams of 2
Time needed
Year-round day-scholar training on Hussain Sagar, with club vehicles for pick-up and drop, plus travel for regattas
Eligibility
- Location
- Nationwide
Academic requirement
Open to children studying in the government schools and partner welfare institutions the club works with. Entry is by nomination from that school or institution, not by direct application.
Prerequisites
- Enrolled in a partner government or welfare school
- No prior sailing experience needed
- Signed parent or guardian consent form
Open to children from the government schools and welfare institutions the club partners with in Hyderabad, including MJPTBCWREIS residential schools and Rainbow Homes. Entry is by school nomination followed by selection camps, not open application. Families record economic background on the consent form. No sailing experience needed. The club does not publish a fixed age or grade band.
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Award
Full sponsorship, no cost to family
The club states that a year of one sailor's training, education, nutrition and health care costs about ₹1,80,000, funded entirely by donors and corporate CSR partners. Families pay nothing and receive no cash.
Opens doors to
The club reports that 19 boys have been admitted to the Army and Navy Boys Sports Companies after training here, which provide free schooling from Class VI to Class X or XII alongside sport. The club also funds admission and fees at partner schools such as Udbhav School.
Career pathways
Alumni serve in the Indian Navy and Indian Army, one serves as a Women Police Constable with Telangana Police, and several have returned as full-time coaches and Indian national team managers.
Recognition
Race for India at world regattas
Skills your child builds
Key dates
- Enrollment
- Open all year
How to apply
- 1Partner school or welfare institution nominates the child
- 2Attend the five-day pre-basic foundation camp at Hussain Sagar
- 3Shortlisted children move to the basic foundation camp of ten to fifteen days
- 4Selected children join the advanced training batch
- 5Parent or guardian signs the club consent form
About this opportunity
The Yacht Club of Hyderabad runs a free, year-round competitive sailing programme for children from government and partner welfare schools. Training takes place on Hussain Sagar lake in Hyderabad.
Children do not apply directly. A partner school or welfare institution nominates them, and the club then runs a five-day pre-basic foundation camp. Children who progress move to a basic foundation camp of ten to fifteen days, and a smaller group is selected into the advanced training batch, which trains through the year and races at state, national and international regattas.
Sailing is the anchor for a wider support system. The club funds school fees and after-school tutoring in English, Mathematics and Science, provides quarterly health checks, nutrition support, physiotherapy and counselling, and runs vehicle pick-up and drop for children travelling to sessions. Sailors train across Optimist, Cadet, ILCA, 420, 470 and 29er classes on a fleet the club describes as the largest in India.
The club reports that more than 1,500 children have been trained since 2009 and that 99 percent come from disadvantaged communities. Alumni have been inducted into the Indian Navy and Indian Army Boys Sports Companies through the sports quota, joined the Telangana Police, and returned as coaches and national team managers.
What your child will do
- Sailing training on Optimist, Cadet, ILCA, 420, 470 and 29er boats
- Swimming and water-safety camps
- After-school tutoring in English, Mathematics and Science
- Counselling and life-skills sessions
- State, national and international regatta racing
Mentors & faculty
Founder, President and High-Performance Director Suheim Sheikh, supported by alumni coaches including Ragi Rajnikanth, a certified swimming coach and lifeguard, Preethi Kongara, an Asian Games sailor who now coaches the 29er and Optimist squads, and Ravali Parandi, assistant coach and Indian team manager.
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Academic details
Difficulty: Mixed Levels
What's covered
Children start at pre-basic foundation level and progress through basic foundation training into an advanced racing batch, moving up the Optimist, Cadet, ILCA, 420, 470 and 29er classes as they develop.
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