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[ad_1] Former Indian Navy Commander Abhilash Tomy completes prestigious Golden Globe Race.New Delhi: In a remarkable feat of courage and grit, India's Abhilash Tomy has become one of only two people to complete the world's toughest solo sailing race, the Golden Globe Race 2022. The retired Navy Commander finished the non-stop circumnavigation of the globe in a small boat without any electronic aid, after South African sailor Kirsten Neuschafer at 1:30 PM IST in Les Sables d'Olonne, France on Saturday.Commander Tomy sailed for 236 days on his 36-foot sail boat, the Bayanat. The race rules required the participants to use only equipment and technology available in 1968, such as sextants, paper charts and wind-up chronometers.The race started on September 4, 2022, from Les Sables-d'Olonne i...

[ad_1] Former Indian Navy Commander Abhilash Tomy completes prestigious Golden Globe Race.New Delhi: In a remarkable feat of courage and grit, India's Abhilash Tomy has become one of only two people to complete the world's toughest solo sailing race, the Golden Globe Race 2022. The retired Navy Commander finished the non-stop circumnavigation of the globe in a small boat without any electronic aid, after South African sailor Kirsten Neuschafer at 1:30 PM IST in Les Sables d'Olonne, France on Saturday.Commander Tomy sailed for 236 days on his 36-foot yacht Thuriya, a replica of the boat used by Sir Robin Knox-Johnston, the first person to sail solo around the world in 1968. The race rules required the participants to use only equipment and technology available in 1968, such as sextants, p...