Abhilash Tomy Scripts Maritime History
Context:
Commander Abhilash Tomy (retd) became the first Indian to finish the Golden Globe Race, coming second after spending 236 days alone at sea in his yacht Bayanat.
Points to Ponder:
- Commander Abhilash Tomy (retd) became the first Indian to finish the Golden Globe Race, coming second after spending 236 days alone at sea in his yacht Bayanat.
- The Golden World Race is a solo, non-stop circumnavigation of the world that recreates the 1960s on the high seas without the use of current technology aids.
- Kirsten Neuschafer of South Africa won the race, becoming the first woman to accomplish it.
- The race began on September 4, 2022, from Les Sables-d’Olonne, France, with 16 sailors from 11 countries.
- Sir Robin Knox Johnston of the United Kingdom is organising the Golden Globe Race to honour his 1968 solo, nonstop circumnavigation of the globe.
- Cdr. Tomy had previously completed a solo, non-stop round of the globe, traversing 53,000 nautical miles under sail in 2012-13.
- Despite suffering a spinal injury during the previous race in 2018, Cdr. Tomy insisted on competing in the Golden Globe Race for the second time, making his achievement all the more remarkable.
- Admiral R. Hari Kumar, the chief of the Indian Navy, commended Cdr. Tomy on his outstanding achievement.
- The historic event covers a variety of round-the-world races, including solo and fully crewed races that can be completed nonstop or with breaks.
- Ms Neuschäfer officially became the first woman to win a “round the world race by the three great capes, including solo and fully crewed races, non-stop or with stops, and the first South African sailor to win a round-the-world event,” according to the organisers.
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