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100 1 _aDonde, Dilip,
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245 1 4 _aThe first Indian: story of the first Indian solo circumnavigation under sail /
_cDilip Donde.
260 _aMumbai:
_bMaritime History Society,
_c2014.
300 _axii, 237 pages :
_billustrations (black and white, and colour), map (colour) ;
_c25 cm
500 _aIncludes index.
505 _a1. 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
650 0 _aSailors
_zIndia
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650 0 _aVoyages around the world.
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942 _cWB16
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