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'''''Trishna''''' is a [[Swan 37]] [[yacht]] belonging to the [[Indian Army Corps of Engineers|Corps of Engineers]] of the [[Indian Army]]. The name ''Trishna'' means “to thirst for” in the Sanskrit language.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2019-01-10|title=An Epic Circumnavigation by Sail Comes to an End|url=https://transportationhistory.org/2019/01/10/an-epic-circumnavigation-by-sail-comes-to-an-end/|access-date=2021-01-12|website=Transportation History|language=en}}</ref> The 1970-vintage boat, earlier known as ''Guinevere of Sussex'', was purchased in 1984 from the United Kingdom. The yacht has since been used for long distance ocean sailing and training. The first of the yachts' journeys after it was acquired was its voyage from [[Gosport]] to [[Mumbai]], India. Subsequently, the yacht embarked on its most notable voyage, the [[circumnavigation]] of the globe from 1985 to 1987. This was the first such achievement by an Indian crew.<ref name="telegraphindia">{{cite web|url=http://www.telegraphindia.com/1051029/asp/atleisure/story_5410344.asp|title=An epic voyage|author=Banerjee-Bey, Yana|work=The Telegraph|date=29 October 2005}}</ref> In subsequent years, the yacht has been used for international cruises primarily in the Indian Ocean region and is currently still operational.
'''''Trishna''''' is a [[Swan 37]] [[yacht]] belonging to the [[Indian Army Corps of Engineers|Corps of Engineers]] of the [[Indian Army]]. The name ''Trishna'' means “to thirst for” in the Sanskrit language.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2019-01-10|title=An Epic Circumnavigation by Sail Comes to an End|url=https://transportationhistory.org/2019/01/10/an-epic-circumnavigation-by-sail-comes-to-an-end/|access-date=2021-01-12|website=Transportation History|language=en}}</ref> The 1970-vintage boat, earlier known as ''Guinevere of Sussex'', was purchased in 1984 from the United Kingdom. The yacht has since been used for long distance ocean sailing and training. The first of the yachts' journeys after it was acquired was its voyage from [[Gosport]] to [[Mumbai]], India. Subsequently, the yacht embarked on its most notable voyage, the [[circumnavigation]] of the globe from 1985 to 1987. This was the first such achievement by an Indian crew.<ref name="telegraphindia">{{cite web|url=http://www.telegraphindia.com/1051029/asp/atleisure/story_5410344.asp|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060603103427/http://www.telegraphindia.com/1051029/asp/atleisure/story_5410344.asp|url-status=dead|archive-date=June 3, 2006|title=An epic voyage|author=Banerjee-Bey, Yana|work=The Telegraph|date=29 October 2005}}</ref> In subsequent years, the yacht has been used for international cruises primarily in the Indian Ocean region . The Yacht currently is decommissioned and is displayed as an exhibit at the [[College of Military Engineering, Pune]] Museum.


==Background==
==Background==
The [[Indian Army Corps of Engineers|Indian Army Engineers]] have been in the forefront of adventure activities in the Country, whether on land, sea or air. They have been the pioneers in Ocean Cruising in India.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://indianarmy.nic.in/Site/FormTemplete/frmTempSimple.aspx?MnId=z5nm1CMRAJjQxAEMzETrpQ==&ParentID=MM5cIt9VfvKPe3mnZ4iKrA== |title=Corps of Engineers - Adventure Activities |work=Official website of the Indian Army }}</ref>
The [[Indian Army Corps of Engineers|Indian Army Engineers]] have been in the forefront of adventure activities in the Country, whether on land, sea or air. They have been the pioneers in Ocean Cruising in India.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://indianarmy.nic.in/Site/FormTemplete/frmTempSimple.aspx?MnId=z5nm1CMRAJjQxAEMzETrpQ==&ParentID=MM5cIt9VfvKPe3mnZ4iKrA== |title=Corps of Engineers - Adventure Activities |work=Official website of the Indian Army }}</ref>


The '''Sapper Adventure Foundation''' had sponsored a sailing expedition from [[Bombay]] to [[Bandar Abbas]], Iran in 1977<ref>{{cite web|url=https://archive.org/stream/TehranJournal01Dec1977/Tehran%20Journal_01%20Dec%201977#page/n0/mode/2up |title=35 days in an open boat |date=1 December 1977 |work=Tehran Journal |location=Tehran}}</ref> in an 18-foot 1909-vintage wooden Seabird<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.bombaysailing.com/seabirds.htm |title=Bombay Sailing Association |publisher=Bombaysailing.com |access-date=2013-08-24}}</ref> Class sailboat '''Albatross'''. This was an exercise to test the sailing capabilities of the sailors of the [[Indian Army Corps of Engineers|Corps of Engineers]] and a precursor to the circumnavigation of the globe by the [[Sappers]] on ''Trishna''.
The '''Sapper Adventure Foundation''' had sponsored a sailing expedition from [[Bombay]] to [[Bandar Abbas]], Iran in 1977<ref>{{cite web|url=https://archive.org/stream/TehranJournal01Dec1977/Tehran%20Journal_01%20Dec%201977#page/n0/mode/2up |title=35 days in an open boat |date=1 December 1977 |work=Tehran Journal |location=Tehran}}</ref> in an 20-foot 1909-vintage wooden [[Seabird Half Rater|Seabird]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.bombaysailing.com/seabirds.htm |title=Bombay Sailing Association |publisher=Bombaysailing.com |access-date=2013-08-24}}</ref> Class sailboat '''Albatross''' to test the sailing capabilities of the sailors of the [[Indian Army Corps of Engineers|Corps of Engineers]] and a precursor to the circumnavigation of the globe by the [[Sappers]] on ''Trishna''. The 68-day 7,000&nbsp;km voyage to [[Bandar Abbas]] was one of the early major ventures by the Corps.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://salute.co.in/albatross-the-seabird-that-conquered-the-seas |title=Albatross – The Seabird which Conquered the Seas |date=16 March 2021 |work=Salute |location=New Delhi}}</ref>


==Purchase of boat and sail from Gosport, England to Bombay, India==
==Purchase of boat and sail from Gosport, England to Bombay, India==
<ref>{{cite web|url=https://archive.org/stream/PatriotNewDelhi21Feb1985/Patriot%20New%20Delhi_21%20Feb%201985#page/n0/mode/1up |title='Sappers' cruise round-the-world |date=21 February 1985 |work=The Patriot |location=New Delhi}}</ref>
<ref>{{cite web|url=https://archive.org/stream/PatriotNewDelhi21Feb1985/Patriot%20New%20Delhi_21%20Feb%201985#page/n0/mode/1up |title='Sappers' cruise round-the-world |date=21 February 1985 |work=The Patriot |location=New Delhi}}</ref>
The planning for the circumnavigation commenced in early 1980s and finally took off in 1984 when a team of officers from the Corps of Engineers flew to the U.K. to buy a boat and sail it back to India. Limited funds dictated the Sapper Adventure Foundation to opt for the purchase of a second-hand sailboat for the venture. After an extensive survey of the second-hand boat market in the U.K., the 1970-vintage '''[[Nautor's Swan|Swan]] 37''' boat ''Guinevere of Sussex'' was shortlisted, which was based at [[Brighton]].<ref name="Sappersto1985">{{cite web|url=https://archive.org/stream/MaharashtraHerald07Feb1985/Maharashtra%20Herald_07%20Feb%201985#page/n0/mode/2up |title=Sappers to go on World cruise |date=7 February 1985 |work=Maharashtra Herald |location=Bombay}}</ref> After purchase of the yacht, it was sailed by the crew to the Joint Services Sailing Center, [[Gosport]], U.K., now known as the Joint Services Adventure Sail Training Center,<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.facebook.com/JSASTC/ |title=JSASTC}}</ref> where it underwent minor repairs and partial essential re-fit to make it sail-worthy for the voyage back to India. The crew also underwent sail training, which was organised under the aegis of the [[Royal Engineers]]<nowiki>. Major Ron Gravels, ex-Royal Engineers, was engaged and he undertook a month-long sail training program for the crew on the Solent, English Channel crossings to Cherbourg culminating in a sail to the ports of </nowiki>[[Guernsey]] and [[Alderney]] in the [[Channel Islands]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://archive.org/stream/IndiaWeeklyLondon11Oct1984/India%20Weekly%20London_11%20Oct%201984#page/n0/mode/1up |title=Indian Army team sails around the World |date=11 October 1984 |work=India Weekly |location=London}}</ref>
The planning for the circumnavigation commenced in early 1980s and finally took off in 1984 when a team of officers from the Corps of Engineers flew to the U.K. to buy a boat and sail it back to India. Limited funds dictated the Sapper Adventure Foundation to opt for the purchase of a second-hand sailboat for the venture. After an extensive survey of the second-hand boat market in the U.K., the 1970-vintage '''[[Nautor's Swan|Swan]] 37''' boat ''Guinevere of Sussex'' was shortlisted, which was based at [[Brighton]].<ref name="Sappersto1985">{{cite web|url=https://archive.org/stream/MaharashtraHerald07Feb1985/Maharashtra%20Herald_07%20Feb%201985#page/n0/mode/2up |title=Sappers to go on World cruise |date=7 February 1985 |work=Maharashtra Herald |location=Bombay}}</ref> After purchase of the yacht, it was sailed by the crew to the Joint Services Sailing Center, [[Gosport]], U.K., now known as the Joint Services Adventure Sail Training Center,<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.facebook.com/JSASTC/ |title=JSASTC|website=[[Facebook]] }}</ref> where it underwent minor repairs and partial essential re-fit to make it sail-worthy for the voyage back to India. The crew also underwent sail training, which was organised under the aegis of the [[Royal Engineers]]<nowiki>. Major Ron Gravels, ex-Royal Engineers, was engaged and he undertook a month-long sail training program for the crew on the Solent, English Channel crossings to Cherbourg culminating in a sail to the ports of </nowiki>[[Guernsey]] and [[Alderney]] in the [[Channel Islands]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://archive.org/stream/IndiaWeeklyLondon11Oct1984/India%20Weekly%20London_11%20Oct%201984#page/n0/mode/1up |title=Indian Army team sails around the World |date=11 October 1984 |work=India Weekly |location=London}}</ref>
[[File:Trishna - The First Indian Circumnavigation 23.jpg|thumb|Trishna entering [[Gibraltar]] harbour]]
[[File:Trishna - The First Indian Circumnavigation 23.jpg|thumb|Trishna entering [[Gibraltar]] harbour]]
''Trishna'' set off on her first long distance voyage from the Joint Services Sailing Center, [[Gosport]], U.K. on 12 October 1984. With the onset of winter, the crew had a rough passage, especially in the [[Bay of Biscay]], [[Mediterranean Sea]] and the [[Red Sea]]. With halts at [[Alderney]] (14 October), [[A Coruña]] (20 October), [[Lisbon]] (26 October), [[Gibraltar]] (1 November), [[Ibiza]] (7 November), [[Malta]] (17 November), [[Iraklion]] (24 November), [[Port Said]] (1 December) through the [[Suez Canal]] to [[Port Suez]] (7 December),<ref>{{cite web|url=https://archive.org/details/TheEgyptianGazetteCairo20Dec84 |title=The Egyptian Gazette 20 Dec 1984 |publisher=The Egyptian Gazette |date=1984-12-07}}</ref> [[Port Sudan]] (15 December), [[Aden]] (30 December), [[Salalah]] (10 January 1985), [[Muscat, Oman]] (19 January) and [[Bombay]] (1 February 1985).<ref>{{cite news |url=https://archive.org/details/Blitz09Feb85
''Trishna'' set off on her first long distance voyage from the Joint Services Sailing Center, [[Gosport]], U.K. on 12 October 1984. With the onset of winter, the crew had a rough passage, especially in the [[Bay of Biscay]], [[Mediterranean Sea]] and the [[Red Sea]]. With halts at [[Alderney]] (14 October), [[A Coruña]] (20 October), [[Lisbon]] (26 October), [[Gibraltar]] (1 November), [[Ibiza]] (7 November), [[Malta]] (17 November), [[Iraklion]] (24 November), [[Port Said]] (1 December) through the [[Suez Canal]] to [[Port Suez]] (7 December),<ref>{{cite web|url=https://archive.org/details/TheEgyptianGazetteCairo20Dec84 |title=The Egyptian Gazette 20 Dec 1984 |publisher=The Egyptian Gazette |date=1984-12-07}}</ref> [[Port Sudan]] (15 December), [[Aden]] (30 December), [[Salalah]] (10 January 1985), [[Muscat, Oman]] (19 January) and [[Bombay]] (1 February 1985).<ref>{{cite news |url=https://archive.org/details/Blitz09Feb85
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* [[Gosport]]-[[Alderney]]-[[A Coruña]]-[[Lisbon]]-[[Gibraltar]]-[[Ibiza]]-[[Malta]]-[[Crete]]-[[Port Said]]-[[Suez Canal]]-[[Port Suez]]-[[Port Sudan]]-[[Aden]]-[[Salalah]]-[[Muscat, Oman|Muscat]]-[[Bombay]] in September 1984 to February 1985<ref name="The Call of the Sea">{{cite web|url=https://archive.org/stream/DelhiRecorderMar1985/Delhi%20Recorder_Mar%201985#page/n1/mode/2up |title=The Call of the Sea |work=Delhi Recorder |page=43 |date=Mar 1985}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.indiatoday.in/magazine/sport/story/19850415-indian-army-corps-of-engineers-sailors-gear-up-to-sail-around-the-world-769971-2013-12-05|title=Indian Army Engineers gear up to sail around the World|date=15 April 1985 |work=India Today |location=Mumbai}}</ref>
* [[Gosport]]-[[Alderney]]-[[A Coruña]]-[[Lisbon]]-[[Gibraltar]]-[[Ibiza]]-[[Malta]]-[[Crete]]-[[Port Said]]-[[Suez Canal]]-[[Port Suez]]-[[Port Sudan]]-[[Aden]]-[[Salalah]]-[[Muscat, Oman|Muscat]]-[[Bombay]] in September 1984 to February 1985<ref name="The Call of the Sea">{{cite web|url=https://archive.org/stream/DelhiRecorderMar1985/Delhi%20Recorder_Mar%201985#page/n1/mode/2up |title=The Call of the Sea |work=Delhi Recorder |page=43 |date=Mar 1985}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.indiatoday.in/magazine/sport/story/19850415-indian-army-corps-of-engineers-sailors-gear-up-to-sail-around-the-world-769971-2013-12-05|title=Indian Army Engineers gear up to sail around the World|date=15 April 1985 |work=India Today |location=Mumbai}}</ref>
* [[Mumbai]]-[[Lakshwadeep]]-[[Goa]]-[[Mumbai]] in April 1985<ref>{{cite web|url=https://archive.org/stream/TOIMumbai19Apr1985/TOI%20Mumbai_19%20Apr%201985#page/n0/mode/1up |title="Trishna" is back |date=23 April 1985 |work=The Daily |location=Bombay}}</ref><ref name="The Call of the Sea"/>
* [[Mumbai]]-[[Lakshwadeep]]-[[Goa]]-[[Mumbai]] in April 1985<ref>{{cite web|url=https://archive.org/stream/TOIMumbai19Apr1985/TOI%20Mumbai_19%20Apr%201985#page/n0/mode/1up |title="Trishna" is back |date=23 April 1985 |work=The Daily |location=Bombay}}</ref><ref name="The Call of the Sea"/>
* [[First Indian circumnavigation|Around the World Sailing Expedition]]: [[Bombay]]-[[Male]]-[[Mauritius]]-[[St Helena]]-[[Ascension Island]]-[[Natal, Rio Grande do Norte|Natal]]-[[Belem]]-[[Suriname]]-[[Guyana]]-[[Trinidad]]-[[Barbados]]-[[Jamaica]]-[[Colón, Panama|Colón]]-[[Panama Canal]]-[[Panama City]]-[[Galapagos]]-[[Tahiti]]-[[Suva]], [[Fiji]]-[[Auckland]]-[[Sydney]]-[[Darwin, Northern Territory|Darwin]]-[[Bali]]-[[Jakarta]]-[[Campbell Bay (Great Nicobar)|Campbell Bay]]-[[Colombo]]-[[Bombay]]
* [[First Indian circumnavigation|Around the World Sailing Expedition]]: [[Bombay]]-[[Male]]-[[Mauritius]]-[[St Helena]]-[[Ascension Island]]-[[Natal, Rio Grande do Norte|Natal]]-[[Belém]]-[[Suriname]]-[[Guyana]]-[[Trinidad]]-[[Barbados]]-[[Jamaica]]-[[Colón, Panama|Colón]]-[[Panama Canal]]-[[Panama City]]-[[Galapagos]]-[[Tahiti]]-[[Suva]], [[Fiji]]-[[Auckland]]-[[Sydney]]-[[Darwin, Northern Territory|Darwin]]-[[Bali]]-[[Jakarta]]-[[Campbell Bay (Great Nicobar)|Campbell Bay]]-[[Colombo]]-[[Bombay]]
* Goodwill Sailing Expedition:<ref name="The Times of India">{{cite web|url=https://archive.org/stream/TimesOfIndia20Oct1994/Times%20of%20India_20%20Oct%201994#page/n0/mode/1up |title="Trishna" to sail on Goodwill Mission |date=20 October 1994 |work=The Times of India |location=Mumbai}}</ref>[[Mumbai]]-[[Kochi]]-[[Galle]]-[[Campbell Bay (Great Nicobar)|Campbell Bay]]-[[Penang]]-[[Singapore]]-[[Port Kelang]]-[[Phuket (city)|Phuket]]-[[Port Blair]]-[[Goa]]-[[Mumbai]] in 1994-1995
* Goodwill Sailing Expedition:<ref name="The Times of India">{{cite web|url=https://archive.org/stream/TimesOfIndia20Oct1994/Times%20of%20India_20%20Oct%201994#page/n0/mode/1up |title="Trishna" to sail on Goodwill Mission |date=20 October 1994 |work=The Times of India |location=Mumbai}}</ref>[[Mumbai]]-[[Kochi]]-[[Galle]]-[[Campbell Bay (Great Nicobar)|Campbell Bay]]-[[Penang]]-[[Singapore]]-[[Port Kelang]]-[[Phuket (city)|Phuket]]-[[Port Blair]]-[[Goa]]-[[Mumbai]] in 1994-1995
* [[Mumbai]]-[[Dubai]]-[[Muscat, Oman|Muscat]]-[[Seychelles]]-[[Maldives]]-[[Sri Lanka]]-[[Kochi]]-[[Mumbai]] in 1996-1997<ref name="inmarsat.vsnl">{{cite web|url=http://inmarsat.vsnl.com/Indian_army.htm |title=Trishna millennium expedition – VSNL sponsors sailing expedition |publisher=Inmarsat.vsnl.com |access-date=23 February 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.indiatoday.in/magazine/your-week/story/19961031-indian-army-engineers-corps-sail-all-around-world-in-just-two-years-834021-1996-10-31#ssologin=1#source=magazine |first=Nandita |last=Chowdhury |title=Indian Army Engineers Corps sail all around World in just two years |publisher=India Today, Mumbai |date=31 October 1996}}</ref>
* [[Mumbai]]-[[Dubai]]-[[Muscat, Oman|Muscat]]-[[Seychelles]]-[[Maldives]]-[[Sri Lanka]]-[[Kochi]]-[[Mumbai]] in 1996-1997<ref name="inmarsat.vsnl">{{cite web|url=http://inmarsat.vsnl.com/Indian_army.htm |title=Trishna millennium expedition – VSNL sponsors sailing expedition |publisher=Inmarsat.vsnl.com |access-date=23 February 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.indiatoday.in/magazine/your-week/story/19961031-indian-army-engineers-corps-sail-all-around-world-in-just-two-years-834021-1996-10-31#ssologin=1#source=magazine |first=Nandita |last=Chowdhury |title=Indian Army Engineers Corps sail all around World in just two years |publisher=India Today, Mumbai |date=31 October 1996}}</ref>
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A single-masted yacht under sail, with crew on deck and waving.
Yacht Trishna begins its epic circumnavigation.
History
India
NameTrishna
OwnerSapper Adventure Foundation
OperatorIndian Army Corps of Engineers
Port of registryMumbai, India
BuilderNautor's Swan
Launched1970
ChristenedGuinevere of Sussex
Acquired1984
RenamedTrishna
HomeportMumbai
IdentificationBOM 109
General characteristics
Class and typeSwan 37
TypeYacht
Tonnage10.5 tonnes
Length36 ft 6 in
Beam10 ft 9 in
Draught6 ft 1 in
Sail planSloop
Crew6

Trishna is a Swan 37 yacht belonging to the Corps of Engineers of the Indian Army. The name Trishna means “to thirst for” in the Sanskrit language.[1] The 1970-vintage boat, earlier known as Guinevere of Sussex, was purchased in 1984 from the United Kingdom. The yacht has since been used for long distance ocean sailing and training. The first of the yachts' journeys after it was acquired was its voyage from Gosport to Mumbai, India. Subsequently, the yacht embarked on its most notable voyage, the circumnavigation of the globe from 1985 to 1987. This was the first such achievement by an Indian crew.[2] In subsequent years, the yacht has been used for international cruises primarily in the Indian Ocean region . The Yacht currently is decommissioned and is displayed as an exhibit at the College of Military Engineering, Pune Museum.

Background

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The Indian Army Engineers have been in the forefront of adventure activities in the Country, whether on land, sea or air. They have been the pioneers in Ocean Cruising in India.[3]

The Sapper Adventure Foundation had sponsored a sailing expedition from Bombay to Bandar Abbas, Iran in 1977[4] in an 20-foot 1909-vintage wooden Seabird[5] Class sailboat Albatross to test the sailing capabilities of the sailors of the Corps of Engineers and a precursor to the circumnavigation of the globe by the Sappers on Trishna. The 68-day 7,000 km voyage to Bandar Abbas was one of the early major ventures by the Corps.[6]

Purchase of boat and sail from Gosport, England to Bombay, India

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[7] The planning for the circumnavigation commenced in early 1980s and finally took off in 1984 when a team of officers from the Corps of Engineers flew to the U.K. to buy a boat and sail it back to India. Limited funds dictated the Sapper Adventure Foundation to opt for the purchase of a second-hand sailboat for the venture. After an extensive survey of the second-hand boat market in the U.K., the 1970-vintage Swan 37 boat Guinevere of Sussex was shortlisted, which was based at Brighton.[8] After purchase of the yacht, it was sailed by the crew to the Joint Services Sailing Center, Gosport, U.K., now known as the Joint Services Adventure Sail Training Center,[9] where it underwent minor repairs and partial essential re-fit to make it sail-worthy for the voyage back to India. The crew also underwent sail training, which was organised under the aegis of the Royal Engineers. Major Ron Gravels, ex-Royal Engineers, was engaged and he undertook a month-long sail training program for the crew on the Solent, English Channel crossings to Cherbourg culminating in a sail to the ports of Guernsey and Alderney in the Channel Islands.[10]

Trishna entering Gibraltar harbour

Trishna set off on her first long distance voyage from the Joint Services Sailing Center, Gosport, U.K. on 12 October 1984. With the onset of winter, the crew had a rough passage, especially in the Bay of Biscay, Mediterranean Sea and the Red Sea. With halts at Alderney (14 October), A Coruña (20 October), Lisbon (26 October), Gibraltar (1 November), Ibiza (7 November), Malta (17 November), Iraklion (24 November), Port Said (1 December) through the Suez Canal to Port Suez (7 December),[11] Port Sudan (15 December), Aden (30 December), Salalah (10 January 1985), Muscat, Oman (19 January) and Bombay (1 February 1985).[12][13][14]

Team

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The team to sail the boat back from Gosport, United Kingdom to Bombay, India consisted of the following members:[8]

  • Maj K. S. Rao, SC, SM, - Skipper
  • Maj Amreshwar Pratap Singh, SM (Bar), VSM
  • Maj A. K. Singh, KC, SM
  • Capt Sanjeev Shekhar, SC
  • Capt Chandrahas Bharti, SC
  • Col T. P. S. Chowdhary, AVSM, Team Manager - sailed from Gosport to Port Said
  • Capt M.S. Pillai, SM - sailed from Port Said to Mumbai

Maj A. K. Singh was handicapped. His leg had been amputated above the knee after a hang gliding accident in 1981.[15]

Voyages by Trishna

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See also: First Indian circumnavigation

Note: The Goodwill Sailing Expedition 1994-1995 was the first occasion when a lady member, 2/Lt. Deepanita Dass, was included as a crew member in any Indian sailing expedition.[19]

Silver Jubilee Anniversary

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The Indian Army Corps of Engineers celebrated the silver jubilee of the historic completion of the First Indian circumnavigation on 10 January 2012 by again sailing Trishna across Mumbai harbour to the Naval Sailing Club, Colaba, Mumbai, the place from where she had set off on its journey in 1985.[24]

Gallery: Gosport-Bombay 1984-1985

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  • Puja on board after taking possession of Trishna at Brighton Marina
    Puja on board after taking possession of Trishna at Brighton Marina
  • The team at the Joint Services Sailing Center, Gosport with Maj Gen HK 'Harry' Kapoor, Maj Gen Neil Carter, RE and Maj Ron Gravels
    The team at the Joint Services Sailing Center, Gosport with Maj Gen HK 'Harry' Kapoor, Maj Gen Neil Carter, RE and Maj Ron Gravels
  • A training sail along the Solent
    A training sail along the Solent
  • Working on the boat at the Joint Services Sailing Center, Gosport
    Working on the boat at the Joint Services Sailing Center, Gosport
  • Invoking the Sea Gods for a safe voyage before sail off from Gosport
    Invoking the Sea Gods for a safe voyage before sail off from Gosport
  • Boat maintenance at La Corona after battling storms during the Bay of Biscay crossing
    Boat maintenance at La Corona after battling storms during the Bay of Biscay crossing
  • A relaxing moment with the Portuguese Army Commandos at Lisboa
    A relaxing moment with the Portuguese Army Commandos at Lisboa
  • Sailing out of Lisboa
    Sailing out of Lisboa
  • Crew at the Royal Navy base at Gibraltar
    Crew at the Royal Navy base at Gibraltar
  • Battling the seas during storms in the Red Sea
    Battling the seas during storms in the Red Sea
  • Cleaning up during Mother's Watch routine
    Cleaning up during Mother's Watch routine
  • A calm moment in the Arabian Sea
    A calm moment in the Arabian Sea

Gallery: Goodwill Sailing Expedition 1994-1995

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References

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  1. ^ "An Epic Circumnavigation by Sail Comes to an End". Transportation History. 2019-01-10. Retrieved 2021-01-12.
  2. ^ Banerjee-Bey, Yana (29 October 2005). "An epic voyage". The Telegraph. Archived from the original on June 3, 2006.
  3. ^ "Corps of Engineers - Adventure Activities". Official website of the Indian Army.
  4. ^ "35 days in an open boat". Tehran Journal. Tehran. 1 December 1977.
  5. ^ "Bombay Sailing Association". Bombaysailing.com. Retrieved 2013-08-24.
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