Name: Shakeel Kudrolli
Sport: Sailing
Team: Indian National Sailing Team
Favorite Boat: Beneteau Sailing Yachts
Currently Does: Managing Director, Aquasail
Age: 48
Introduction:
Shakeel Kudrolli is one of India’s leading yachtsmen, and is now successfully running Aquasail, India’s top boating company.
Shakeel won India its first ever gold medal at the 1989 Asian Championships in China. He proceeded to win 2 silver medals at the Enterprise World Championships in Zimbabwe and South Africa in 1993 and 1995, respectively. At the prestigious UK Enterprise Open Championships in 1997, Shakeel achieved what no Asian has, by bringing home the silver.
The team he coached won India’s first ever world championship gold medal at the International Cadet World Championships in 1988. Having invested more than 20 years in coaching, he set up the Aquasail Youth Sailing Foundation (AYSF) to encourage sailing as a sport among youngsters. The Foundation is associated with the Royal Yachting Association, reputed world over for its training courses and expertise.
He has also started the Indian Marine Federation (IMF) that will work toward creating a growth structure for the Indian leisure boating industry, in close association with the government and industry bodies. (The IMF is associated with the British Marine Federation, the apex body in the UK for the leisure boating industry.)
A qualified lawyer, Shakeel founded Aquasail in 2004 with a vision of promoting leisure boating in India in a safe and responsible manner. The company not only sells boats but also offers servicing, infrastructure and training solutions.
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