Abhilash Tomy
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Commander Abhilash Tomy, KC, NM is a retired Indian Navy officer, naval aviator and yachtsman. In 2013, he became the first Indian to complete a solo, non-stop circumnavigation of the world under sail
Abhilash Tomy receiving Tenzing Norgay National Adventure Award 2012
Dilip Donde
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Captain Dilip Donde is a retired Indian Naval officer and the first Indian to complete a solo, unassisted circumnavigation of the globe under sail. If one checks the requirements of a circumnavigation
Abhilash Tomy
…by Vice Admiral MP Awati, the navy authorised the construction of the INSV Mhadei, a sailboat, which was then sailed solo around the world by Cdr Dilip Donde in 2009-10, making four stops - Fremantle, Lyttelton, Port Stanley and Cape Town. This voyage was called the Sagar Parikrama, and Tomy was chosen as…
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INSV Mhadei
Dilip Donde with the Navika Sagar Parikrama Team