Commander of the Navy Chief Guest at the award ceremony of the Cinnamon Optimist Asian & Oceanian Championship - 2016

The Cinnamon Optimist Asian & Oceanian Championship - 2016 organized by the Yachting Association of Sri Lanka (YASL) was held at the Nilaweli Beach, Trincomalee from 28th May to 04th June 2016. The event was participated by 112 contestants under 15 years representing 16 countries in the Asia-Pacific region. Commander of the Navy, Vice Admiral Ravindra Wijegunaratne and Mrs. Yamuna Wijegunaratne graced the occasion as Chief Guests of the sailing competition. 

The competition was held under two categories namely, the Gold Fleet and Silver Fleet. Mr. Muhammad Daniel secured the first place in Gold Fleet category and the victory in Silver Fleet category was secured by Mr. Mohammad Abdullah. Commander of the Navy distributed prizes among the winners of the competition.

The occasion was attended by Commander Eastern Naval Area, Rear Admiral Travis Sinniah, a host of senior and junior naval officers, officials and players from overseas yachting associations as well. The event was made more colorful with a series of dancing performances of the Navy’s Cultural Troupe.