Sometime later today, April 29, 2023, former Naval Commander Abhilash Tomy will finally set foot on land, 236 days after setting sail in pursuit of history, in what is considered the toughest, most dangerous and, by many accounts, craziest of endeavours — the Golden Globe Race (GGR).
A maritime race so challenging that, in its previous edition in 2018, only five of the 18 entrants could finish. This time around, only two have managed to do so, with a third en route — 16 had set off in an attempt to circumnavigate the world solo, non-stop, on boats as they existed back in 1968 and with none of the modern cutting-edge technology. And even though Abhilash will finish second — South African Kirsten Neuschafer, race leader for the longest time, arrived at the port of Les Sables-d’Olonne, France, in the early hours of Friday — his journey through the deep seas is nothing less than a miracle.
