Yachting Association of India

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Yachting Association of India

Sport	Sailing, windsurfing, motor boating, powerboat racing and personal watercraft
Jurisdiction	India
Membership	55 affiliate clubs[1]
Abbreviation	YAI
Founded	15 May 1960; 64 years ago (1960-05-15)
Affiliation	World Sailing
Regional affiliation	Asian Sailing Federation
Headquarters	Chanakyapuri, New Delhi
President	Adm. Sunil Lanba
Secretary	Rear Adm. Atul Anand[2]
Official website
www.yai.org.in

The Yachting Association of India (YAI) is the governing body for sailing, windsurfing, motorboating, powerboat racing and personal watercraft, at sea and on inland waters in India. Legally, it is a non-profit association registered under the West Bengal Societies Registration Act, 1961. The YAI was founded on 15 May 1960 and legally registered on 22 December 1964 at Calcutta, West Bengal. The YAI is affiliated to World Sailing, the world governing body for the sport of sailing, and is also officially recognized by the Indian Olympic Association and the Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports.^[1]

Surjit Singh Majithia, the then Deputy Minister of Defence, served as YAI's first President. Majithia and YAI's third President, Indian Army Lt. Gen. Jayanto Nath Chaudhuri, are the only YAI Presidents to not come from the Indian Navy. Since Admiral Adhar Kumar Chatterji became President of the YAI in April 1966, the Chief of the Naval Staff has served as the YAI President.^[3]