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Yachting festival off to a breezy start

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City will be developed into a world-class tourism hub, says CM

Vizag will be developed in to a world-class tourism hub with a complete circuit for all kinds of travellers, said Chief Minister N. Chandrababu Naidu.

After inaugurating the Vizag Yachting Festival at the new jetty on Thursday, he said the yacht festival was the first of its kind in the country wherein people can enjoy the luxury yachts, experience water sports activities like scuba diving, snorkelling and spend a day in the sea.

“We want to create a kind of tourism package for the travellers where they can spend one day at Araku, one day yachting in the sea and one day in shopping and experiencing the beauty of the city. Today, relaxation is a key factor in people’s life especially after spending a gruelling week at work. Our aim is to offer experiences for every kind of traveller where they can come to Vizag and unwind,” he added.

The Chief Minister, later, took a short ride in the luxury yacht Sea Norita. This yacht is the make of Sea Ray — the global leading manufacturer of superior quality pleasure yachts. With a length of 38 feet, the yacht, built with hull material of fibreglass, is a sea cruiser. It has two cabins and a cruising capacity of 14. Sea Norita is one of the bigger yachts in the fleet that arrived in the city. Two of these yachts are planned to be permanently stationed in the city coast.

Selfies galore

While the inauguration of the festival was delayed by a couple of hours, a team of media personnel and the winners of the online contest got a chance to experience a short ride on the luxury yachts. It was an unusual sight for the excited children of the fishing community who waved out to the yachts. There were selfies galore as people clicked pictures with the yachts.

Later in the evening, Indian Ocean rock band performed at the venue. The next three days of the festival is expected to bring in more excitement with adventure sports activities like snorkelling and deep sea fishing. Three more yachts will be arriving in the city by Friday morning.

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