The first Indian: story of the first Indian solo circumnavigation under sail /
Donde, Dilip,
The first Indian: story of the first Indian solo circumnavigation under sail / Dilip Donde. - Mumbai: Maritime History Society, 2014. - xii, 237 pages : illustrations (black and white, and colour), map (colour) ; 25 cm
Includes index.
1. A path less travelled -- 2. An invaluable apprenticeship -- 3. A suitable boat -- 4. Apprenticeship again -- 5. Finding a boatyard -- 6. Training on old Sameer -- 7. Humour in uniform -- 8. Training boat -- 9. The Eldemer episode -- 10. Training sortie that wasn't -- 11. A womb for the boat -- 12. Finally, some sailing -- 13. Robin's first visit -- 14. The first hurdle -- 15. Our boatbuilding guru --16. Adieu Sameer -- 17. Mhadei -- 18. Mhadei's baby steps -- 19. Colombo calling -- 20. The Mauritius adventure -- 21. Charting my course -- 22. The final checklist -- 23. Down under -- 24. First taste of the Southern Ocean -- 25. A little town with a large heart -- 26. The Everest of ocean sailing -- 27. Hop across the Atlantic -- 28. Home run -- 29. Epilogue -- 30. Glossary
9788190810876 8190810871
Sailors--India
Voyages around the world.
910 / DON/F
The first Indian: story of the first Indian solo circumnavigation under sail / Dilip Donde. - Mumbai: Maritime History Society, 2014. - xii, 237 pages : illustrations (black and white, and colour), map (colour) ; 25 cm
Includes index.
1. A path less travelled -- 2. An invaluable apprenticeship -- 3. A suitable boat -- 4. Apprenticeship again -- 5. Finding a boatyard -- 6. Training on old Sameer -- 7. Humour in uniform -- 8. Training boat -- 9. The Eldemer episode -- 10. Training sortie that wasn't -- 11. A womb for the boat -- 12. Finally, some sailing -- 13. Robin's first visit -- 14. The first hurdle -- 15. Our boatbuilding guru --16. Adieu Sameer -- 17. Mhadei -- 18. Mhadei's baby steps -- 19. Colombo calling -- 20. The Mauritius adventure -- 21. Charting my course -- 22. The final checklist -- 23. Down under -- 24. First taste of the Southern Ocean -- 25. A little town with a large heart -- 26. The Everest of ocean sailing -- 27. Hop across the Atlantic -- 28. Home run -- 29. Epilogue -- 30. Glossary
9788190810876 8190810871
Sailors--India
Voyages around the world.
910 / DON/F