Ace circumnavigator and the only Indian to complete the Golden Globe Race (GGR), Cdr Abhilash Tomy (Retd), will mentor and coach two volunteer women Naval officers, Lt Cdr Dilna and Lt Cdr Roopa who will be undertaking Sagar Parikrama IV, a circumnavigation sailing expedition on Indian Naval Sailing Vessel Tarini scheduled for next year. He is also currently working with the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) on its manned space mission, Gaganyaan, advising on recovery of astronauts at sea.
Ahead of the formal commencement of preparations for Sagar Parikrama IV, the Navy’s Ocean Sailing Node signed a Memorandum of Agreement with Cdr Tomy. At the signing were Vice Admiral Krishna Swaminathan, Controller of Personnel Services and Vice President, Indian Naval Sailing Association (INSA) and Rear Adm Rajesh Dhankhar, Commandant Naval War College, the Navy said in a statement on Thursday.
