KARACHI, Jan 18: Pakistan sailors will be featuring in five international competition including two in India in 2003.

According to 2003 calender issued by Pakistan Sailing Federation (PSAF) issued Friday, sailors will twice participate in Asian Championship in Mumbai in May and Asian Optimist Championship in same city in the late December and January.

Pakistan will take part in Sail the Gulf Cup being held in Doha (Qatar) from Feb 20 to 28 besides Enterprise National Championship in United Kingdom and Enterprise World Championship in Doha staged there from Novr 28 to Dec 3.

Schedule of Events - 2003.

Jan 24-25 New Year Open Cup (Optimist)

Feb 22-23 Optimist Eid Cup

Feb 20-28 Sail the Gulf Cup 2003 in Doha

March 08-11 Enterprise Open Championship

March 11-14 Laser Open Championship

March 22-23 Optimist Pakistan Day Cup

March 23 Pakistan Day Sailing Regatta

April Laser Open Sailing Championship

May 02-10 Asian Sailing Championship

May 17-18 Labour cup

May 2003 Windsurfing X Country

June 14-15 Optimist National Championship

June 17-20 Laser National Championship June National Mistral windsurfing Championship

June 25-30 Enterprise National championship

July 12-13 Optimist Monsoon Cup

July 15-18 Mistral Open Championship

July 26,Aug 01 Enterprise National in UK

Aug 14 Independence Day Sailing Gala

Aug 16-17 Independence Day trophy

Sep 13-14 NSC Cup

Oct 14-17 470 National Championship

Oct 19 CAS Cup Nov 11 Alama Iqbal Cup

Nov 28-Dec 05 Enterprise World Championshipn Doha

Dec 24-25-03 Quaid-e-Azam Cup

Dec 27-Jan 03, 2004 Asian Optimist Sailing Championship.

In the meantime Vice Admiral Irfan Ahmed was elected President and Captain (Retd) A.R. Arshad was re-elected as the Secretary of PSAF.

Other elected were Air Cdre Khaled Cheema (Vice President), Cdr Javed Rasool (Treasurer).—APP