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<p><b>New page</b></p><div>{{Infobox sport governing body<br />
|name = Yachting Association of India<br />
|abbrev = YAI<br />
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|sport = Sailing, windsurfing, motor boating, powerboat racing and personal watercraft<br />
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|jurisdiction = National<br />
|membership = 55 affiliate clubs<ref name="About Us"/><br />
|founded = {{Start date and age|df=yes|1960|05|15}}<br />
|aff = [[World Sailing]]<br />
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|headquarters = [[Chanakyapuri]], [[New Delhi]]<br />
|president = Adm. [[Sunil Lanba]]<br />
|secretary = Rear Adm. Atul Anand<ref name = "Contact us">{{cite web |title=Contact Us |url=https://www.yai.org.in/contact-us.html |website=Yachting Association of India |access-date=20 July 2018 |language=en-gb}}</ref><br />
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|url = www.yai.org.in<br />
|countryflag = IND<br />
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The '''Yachting Association of India (YAI)''' is the [[governing body]] for [[Sailing (sport)|sailing]], [[windsurfing]], motor boating, powerboat racing and [[personal water craft]], at sea and on [[Inland waterways of India|inland waters]] in [[India]]. Legally, it is a [[Nonprofit organization|non-profit association]] registered under the [[Societies Registration Act, 1861]]. 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]].<ref name="About Us">{{cite web |title=About Us |url=https://www.yai.org.in/about-us.html |website=Yachting Association of India |access-date=20 July 2018 |language=en-gb}}</ref><br />
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Sardar Surjit Singh Majithia, Deputy Defence Minister, served as the YAI's first President. Majithia, and the 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 A.K. Chatterji became President of the YAI in April 1966, the [[Chief of the Naval Staff (India)|Chief of the Naval Staff]] has served as YAI President.<ref>{{cite web |title=Past Presidents |url=https://www.yai.org.in/past-presidents.html |website=Yachting Association of India |access-date=20 July 2018 |language=en-gb}}</ref><br />
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[[Category:Yachting associations]]<br />
[[Category:1960 establishments in Delhi]]<br />
[[Category:Organisations based in Delhi]]<br />
[[Category:Sports organizations established in 1960]]<br />
[[Category:Sports governing bodies in India]]<br />
[[Category:Sailing in India]]</div>->BrownHairedGirl