The Navy rolled out the red carpet for Champion sailor Commander Abhilash Tomy (retd), who finished second in the enormously challenging solo and non-stop circumnavigation race, 2022 Golden Globe Race (GGR); with top admirals attending a reception hosted in his honor and applauding him for accomplishing the rare feat that pushed the limits of his endurance.
The 44-year-old completed the grueling 30,000-mile race, the longest sporting event in the world, on April 29 after sailing for 236 days in his boat named Bayanat. Tomy returned to India on May 18th.
Those who attended the reception included Navy Vice Chief Vice Admiral Sanjay Jasjit Singh, Chief of Personnel Vice Admiral Suraj Berry, Controller of Personnel Services Vice Admiral Krishna Swaminathan, Director General Naval Operations Vice Admiral Atul Anand, Deputy chief Vice Admiral Sanjay Mahindru, and Director General Medical services (navy) Vice Admiral Arti Sarin.
He had set off from Les Sables-d’Olonne on September 4, 2022. He is the first Asian skipper to finish on the podium in any round the world race, and in any format. The race bars the use of modern technology and participants are required to operate as if they were in the 1960s, navigating using charts and the stars.
Source: Sagar Sandesh
