 "Abhilash Tomy")
On April 6, 2013, Commander Abhilash Tomy of the Indian Navy completed an epic solo circumnavigation of the world -- a non-stop, round-the-world voyage in a small, Indian sailboat named Mhadei. At the finish of what was dubbed the Sagarparikrama, President Pranab Mukherjee received him at the Gateway of India, Mumbai.
Now Tomy faces an even more hazardous challenge. On Sunday, he will set sail from France on the 30,000-mile Golden Globe Race, being held to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the world's first successful solo, unassisted, non-stop circumnavigation by the sailing legend, Sir Robin Knox-Johnston.
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