The First Indian Circumnavigation in a sailboat (Trishna) in 1985-1987 is documented in this presentation.
See also: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/First_Indian_circumnavigation
See a short movie at: https://youtu.be/wsuXj3vHQsU
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First Circumnavigation by an Indian sailboat Trishna in 1985-1987
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10. TRISHNA EXPEDITION – UK TO MUMBAI
(12 OCT 1984 – 01 FEB 1985)
CHANNEL IS
GOSPORT
LA CORUNA
LISBON
GIBRALTER
IBIZA
MALTA
KRITI
PORT SAID
PORT SUEZ
PORT SUDAN
ADEN
SALALAH
MUSCAT
MUMBAI
25. TRISHNA TEAM
From Left to Right-
First Row : - Capt R Bassi, Capt S Shekhar, Lt Col KS Rao , Capt C Bharti, Col TPS Chowdhury
Second Row : - Maj A Bhattacharya, Lt N Ahuja, Maj SN Mathur, Maj AK Singh, Maj AP Singh
26. PERMANENT MEMBERS – FIRST INDIAN TO CIRCUMNAVIGATE
From Left to Right-
Capt C Bharti, Capt S Shekhar, Lt Col KS Rao (Skipper), Maj AK Singh
27. THE TEAM
OTHER MEMBERS
Col TPS Chowdhury : Team Manager, Sailed
from UK to Port Said (4,000 nautical miles) and
from Panama to Sydney across the Pacific
Ocean (9,200 nautical miles)
Capt R Bassi : Sailed from Bombay to Port of
Spain (9,000 nautical miles)
Maj A Bhattacharya : Sailed from Auckland to
Bombay (8,800 nautical miles)
Lt N Ahuja: Sailed from Port of Spain to
Auckland (9,900 nautical miles).
Maj SN Mathur: Sailed from Sydney to
Bombay (7,500 nautical miles).
Maj AP Singh : Sailed from UK to Bombay
(8,000 nautical miles) and from Bombay to
Panama (10,900 nautical miles)
PERMANENT MEMBERS- FIRST
INDIAN TO CIRCUMNAVIGATE GLOBE
Lt Col KS Rao : Skipper of Trishna and Sailed
form UK to Bombay (8,000 nautical miles) and
is a permanent crew member who has sailed
around the World (30,000 nautical miles)
Maj AK Singh : Sailed form UK to Bombay
(8,000 nautical miles) and is a permanent crew
member who has sailed around the World
(30,000 nautical miles).
Capt C Bharti : Sailed form UK to Bombay
(8,000 nautical miles) and is a permanent crew
member who has sailed around the World
(30,000 nautical miles)
Capt S Shekhar : Sailed form UK to Bombay
(8,000 nautical miles) and is a permanent crew
member who has sailed around the World
(30,000 nautical miles)
28. ROUTE : AROUND THE WORLD TRISHNA EXPEDITION
(28 SEP 1985 – 10 JAN 1987) – 470 DAYS
COOK IS
TAHITI
GALAPAGOS
PANAMA
KINGSTON
BARBADOS
TRINIDAD
G TOWN
PARAMARIBO
BELEM
NATAL
ASCENSION
ST HELENA MAURITIUS
MALDIVES
MUMBAI
COLOMBO
NICOBAR
PENANG
SINGAPORE
JAKARTA
BALI
KUPANG
DARWIN
CAIRNS
THURSDAY
BRISBANE
SYDNEY
AUCKLAND
FIJI
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32. 28 SEP 1985 – NAVAL SAILING CLUB PILOT BUNDER ROAD –COLABA – MUMBAI
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40. ROUTE : AROUND THE WORLD TRISHNA EXPEDITION
(28 SEP 1985 – 10 JAN 1987)
COOK IS
TAHITI
GALAPAGOS
PANAMA
KINGSTON
BARBADOS
TRINIDAD
G TOWN
PARAMARIBO
BELEM
NATAL
ASCENSION
ST HELENA MAURITIUS
MALDIVES
MUMBAI
COLOMBO
NICOBAR
PENANG
SINGAPORE
JAKARTA
BALI
KUPANG
DARWIN
CAIRNS
THURSDAY
BRISBANE
SYDNEY
AUCKLAND
FIJI
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54. ROUTE : AROUND THE WORLD TRISHNA EXPEDITION
(28 SEP 1985 – 10 JAN 1987)
COOK IS
TAHITI
GALAPAGOS
PANAMA
KINGSTON
BARBADOS
TRINIDAD
G TOWN
PARAMARIBO
BELEM
NATAL
ASCENSION
ST HELENA MAURITIUS
MALDIVES
MUMBAI
COLOMBO
NICOBAR
PENANG
SINGAPORE
JAKARTA
BALI
KUPANG
DARWIN
CAIRNS
THURSDAY
BRISBANE
SYDNEY
AUCKLAND
FIJI
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58. ROUTE : AROUND THE WORLD TRISHNA EXPEDITION
(28 SEP 1985 – 10 JAN 1987)
COOK IS
TAHITI
GALAPAGOS
PANAMA
KINGSTON
BARBADOS
TRINIDAD
G TOWN
PARAMARIBO
BELEM
NATAL
ASCENSION
ST HELENA MAURITIUS
MALDIVES
MUMBAI
COLOMBO
NICOBAR
PENANG
SINGAPORE
JAKARTA
BALI
KUPANG
DARWIN
CAIRNS
THURSDAY
BRISBANE
SYDNEY
AUCKLAND
FIJI
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93. ROUTE : AROUND THE WORLD TRISHNA EXPEDITION
(28 SEP 1985 – 10 JAN 1987)
COOK IS
TAHITI
GALAPAGOS
PANAMA
KINGSTON
BARBADOS
TRINIDAD
G TOWN
PARAMARIBO
BELEM
NATAL
ASCENSION
ST HELENA MAURITIUS
MALDIVES
MUMBAI
COLOMBO
NICOBAR
PENANG
SINGAPORE
JAKARTA
BALI
KUPANG
DARWIN
CAIRNS
THURSDAY
BRISBANE
SYDNEY
AUCKLAND
FIJI
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99. ROUTE : AROUND THE WORLD TRISHNA EXPEDITION
(28 SEP 1985 – 10 JAN 1987)
COOK IS
TAHITI
GALAPAGOS
PANAMA
KINGSTON
BARBADOS
TRINIDAD
G TOWN
PARAMARIBO
BELEM
NATAL
ASCENSION
ST HELENA MAURITIUS
MALDIVES
MUMBAI
COLOMBO
NICOBAR
PENANG
SINGAPORE
JAKARTA
BALI
KUPANG
DARWIN
CAIRNS
THURSDAY
BRISBANE
SYDNEY
AUCKLAND
FIJI
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108. ROUTE : AROUND THE WORLD TRISHNA EXPEDITION
(28 SEP 1985 – 10 JAN 1987)
COOK IS
TAHITI
GALAPAGOS
PANAMA
KINGSTON
BARBADOS
TRINIDAD
G TOWN
PARAMARIBO
BELEM
NATAL
ASCENSION
ST HELENA MAURITIUS
MALDIVES
MUMBAI
COLOMBO
NICOBAR
PENANG
SINGAPORE
JAKARTA
BALI
KUPANG
DARWIN
CAIRNS
THURSDAY
BRISBANE
SYDNEY
AUCKLAND
FIJI
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117. ROUTE : AROUND THE WORLD TRISHNA EXPEDITION
(28 SEP 1985 – 10 JAN 1987)
COOK IS
TAHITI
GALAPAGOS
PANAMA
KINGSTON
BARBADOS
TRINIDAD
G TOWN
PARAMARIBO
BELEM
NATAL
ASCENSION
ST HELENA MAURITIUS
MALDIVES
MUMBAI
COLOMBO
NICOBAR
PENANG
SINGAPORE
JAKARTA
BALI
KUPANG
DARWIN
CAIRNS
THURSDAY
BRISBANE
SYDNEY
AUCKLAND
FIJI