Pakistan Sailing Federation

Governing body of the sport of sailing in Pakistan

Pakistan Sailing Federation
پاکستان سیلنگ فیڈریشن

Sport	Sailing
Jurisdiction	National
Membership	9
Abbreviation	PSAF
Founded	1969 (1969)
Affiliation	International Sailing Federation
Regional affiliation	Asian Sailing Federation
Headquarters	National Sailing Centre
Location	Street #19, Block-6, Boat Basin, Clifton, Karachi
President	K G Hussain SI(M)
Secretary	Cdr M Akram Tariq

The Pakistan Sailing Federation is the national governing body of the sport of sailing in Pakistan. Affiliated with World Sailing and the Asian Sailing Federation, it has its headquarters at the National Sailing Centre in Clifton, Karachi.

History

Sailing in the Indian subcontinent has been in practice since 1932. The first sailing club, known as the Royal Karachi Yacht Club, was formed at Bunker Island, Manora, Karachi. RKYC was under the control of the British and expatriates since 1947.

After Independence, sailing activities were undertaken by the Karachi Yacht Club. In 1969, the Pakistan Yachting Association (PYA) was formed by Rear Admiral M A K Lodhi, Captain Z U Chaudhry, and Rody Hermes of Karachi Yacht Club.

The name of PYA was changed to Pakistan Sailing Federation in 1996.

Affiliations

The PSAF is affiliated with:

Affiliated organisations

Sindh Sailing Association
Balochistan Sailing / Yachting Association
Punjab Sailing Association
Islamabad Sailing Association
Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Sailing Association
Pakistan Army
Pakistan Navy
Pakistan Railways
Pakistan Police

References

"CDGK personnel ransack NSC offices". DAWN.COM. 2009-03-04. Retrieved 2022-02-05.
"Byram D Avari - Winner of two gold medals in sailing at Asian Games". Daily Times. 2017-06-29. Retrieved 2022-02-05.
"World Sailing - Pakistan Sailing Federation". World Sailing. Retrieved 2022-02-05.
"ASAF Members". ASIAN SAILING FEDERATION. Retrieved 2022-02-05.
"Pakistan Sports Board, Islamabad". www.sports.gov.pk. Retrieved 2022-02-05.
"Welcome to Pakistan Olympic Association". nocpakistan.org. Retrieved 2022-02-05.

External links

Official website

v t e National members of World Sailing
Equipment (World Sailing classes)
Africa (ASCON)	ALG ANG BOT EGY KEN LBA MAD MRI MAR MOZ NAM NIG SEN SEY RSA SUD TAN TUN ZIM
Asia (ASF)	AZE BRN CHN HKG IND INA IRI JPN KAZ KOR PRK KUW KGZ LEB MAS MYA OMA PAK PLE PHI QAT KSA SIN SRI THA UAE
Central and South America (SASC)	ARG BRA CHI COL ECU MEX PAN PAR PER URU VEN
Europe (EUROSAF)	AND ARM AUT BLR BEL BUL CRO CYP CZE DEN ESP EST FIN FRA GER GBR GRE HUN ISL IRL ISR ITA KOS LAT LIE LTU LUX MKD MLT MDA MON MNE NED NOR POL POR ROU RUS SMR SRB SVK SLO SWE SUI TUR UKR
Oceania (OSAF)	ASA AUS COK FIJ GUM NZL PNG SAM SOL TAH VAN
North America and Caribbean	ANT ARU BAH BAR BER IVB CAN CAY CUB DOM SAL GRN GUA JAM AHO PUR LCA TTO ISV USA
World championships in sailing - Sailing at the Summer Olympics - Sailing at the Summer Paralympics

v t e Sports governing bodies in Pakistan (PAK)
Summer Olympic Sports	Aquatics Archery Athletics Badminton Basketball Boxing Canoeing Cycling Equestrian Fencing Field hockey Football Golf Gymnastics Handball Judo Modern pentathlon Rugby Rowing Sailing Shooting Table tennis Taekwondo Tennis Triathlon Volleyball Weightlifting Wrestling
Winter Olympic Sports	Pakistan Ice Hockey Federation Pakistan Skating Association Ski Federation of Pakistan
Other IOC Recognised Sports	All Pakistan Aeromodelling and Ultra Light Association Auto racing Baseball Billiard sports Bowling Bridge Chess Cricket Floorball Karate Korfball Pakistan Aquatic Life Saving Motorcycle Racing Mountaineering and Climbing Netball Orienteering Pelota Vasca Polo Powerboating Racquetball Roller sports Rugby Softball Sport climbing Squash Pakistan Sumo Fedration Tug of war Wushu
Paralympic and Disabled	Pakistan Blind Cricket Council National Paralympic Committee of Pakistan
Others Sports	Bodybuilding Pakistan Street and Ball Hockey Federation Pakistan Darts Federation Pakistan Game Fishing Association Pakistan Fistball Federation Ju-Jitsu Kabaddi
See also: Pakistan Olympic Association National Paralympic Committee Sport in Pakistan

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