Saturday, 06 April 2013 05:30 Published in Sailors News

Lt Cdr Abhilash Tomy of Indian Navy completed his solo circumnavigation upon his return to his home-town Mumbai, India on the afternoon of 06 April 2013. His accomplishments as both a Indian sailor and now as a solo circumnavigator are being widely praised. He has sailed around 23,100 nautical miles, crossing the Indian, Southern, Pacific and Atlantic Oceans. His route, from West to East, took him south of the continents of Australia, South America and Africa, thus rounding the three 'Great Capes' — Cape Leeuwin in Australia, Cape Horn in South America and Cape of Good Hope in Africa.