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Author: Dilip Donde
Publisher: Fernhurst Books Limited
Imprint: Fernhurst Books Limited
Volume: 2
Dimensions:
Width: 12.90cm
, Height: 2.30cm
, Length: 19.80cm
Weight: 0.290kg
ISBN: 9781909911499
ISBN 10: 1909911496
Pages: 304
Publication Date: 05 April 2016
Audience:
General/trade
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General
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active
Availability: Out of stock
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Reviews
The First Indian launches you into 'Sagar Parikrama', a five-year mission that built the Mhadei from scratch in India and primed it for the conquest of the 'Everest of the Seas', her skipper Commander Dilip Donde's incredible voyage around the world. His account of the voyage is riveting and unputdownable. This nautical page turner drips with old-school man-versus-the-elements adventure. - Sandeep Unnithan, Deputy Editor, India Today. With so many odds stacked against him, Dilip Donde's achievement is an inspiration to anyone attempting an expedition. There are many life lessons in this candid book, but what stands out most is that besides grit, determination and strength, what one really needs to go through any pioneering journey is patience, a sense of humour and a dedicated team of supporters. - Niloufer Venkatraman, Editor-in-Chief, National Geographic Magazine India, National Geographic Traveller India. A riveting tale of enduring conviction and grit. Cdr Donde's evocative rendering of his intrepid path breaking voyage has the reader vicariously live through the whole experience in its measured advance, unforeseen intricacies and iridescent afterglow. The maverick seafarer, who survived bureaucratic lulls on land and daunting gales at sea, is equally adroit at telling tales. - S Anandan, Special Correspondent, The Hindu. Cdr Donde's wry wit makes you forget just how daunting the experiences described in this book must have been. Such tales of courage and pioneering adventure are rare in our times, when there are few firsts left. For an Indian to accomplish this, given the many constraints, is even more extraordinary. - Sukhwant Basra, National Sports Editor, Hindustan Times. A solo sailor is solo, cut off from the world and outside assistance and dependent upon their own character and resourcefulness. This book is a tribute to Dilip's determination to achieve the objective and become the first Indian to ever sail solo around the planet. - Sir Robin Knox-Johnston
Author Information
Commander Dilip Donde held various command, staff and instructional appointments in the Indian Navy before volunteering to undertake a solo unassisted circumnavigation under sail in an Indian built boat in 2006. He is a recipient of a number of prestigious Indian awards including the Tenzing Norgay National Adventure Award; the National Maritime Achievement Award; the Shaurya Chakra award; and the Macgregor Medal.
