Consulate General of India,

Cape Town, South Africa

ANNEXURE
INDIAN NAVY SAILING BOAT (INSV) TARINI

• The Indian Navy’s second ocean going sailboat Tarini was inducted at a ceremony scheduled held at the INS Mandovi Boat Pool on 18 February 2017.  Admiral Sunil Lanba, Chief of Naval Staff was present on the occasion.  
• INSVTarini is a sloop built by M/s Aquarius Shipyard Pvt Ltd at Divar, Goa. The sail boat Tarini is slated to be the platform for First Indian All Women Circumnavigation of the Globe expedition of the Indian Navy. 
• The boat has been built to a stock design by Van de Stadt, Netherlands called Tonga 56. The hull is made of wooden core fiberglass sandwich construction for a better performance than aluminum and steel.  INSVTarini carries a suite of six sails including a Main sail, Head sails (Genoa and stay sails), Downwind sails and Storm sail. Her mast is 25 meters tall and has been custom built by M/s Southern Spars, Cape Town, for sailing in extreme conditions. She boasts a Raymarine navigation suite and an array of latest satellite communication systems through which she can be contacted anywhere in the world.
• The trials of the newly built INSVTarini were successfully completed on 30th January 17 and all the learning experience from INSVMhadei has been incorporated in this vessel right from the start. The keel of the vessel was laid by the Defence Minister, Shri Manohar Parrikar on 27 March 2016 at the Aquarius Shipyard. The construction was diligently overseen by the Warship Overseeing Team, Goa and the vessel was delivered before the scheduled date of delivery by the boat builder. The successful construction of both the Mhadei andTarini in Goa are a tribute to the Government’s ‘Make in India’ policy.
• INSVTarini is almost identical to her illustrious predecessor, the iconic Mhadei which has sailed over 115,000 nautical miles in the past eight years. This includes path breaking voyages like the first Indian solo circumnavigation undertaken by CaptDilipDonde (Retd) in 2009 and first solo, non-stop and unassisted circumnavigation by Cdr Abhilash Tomy in 2013.
• The boat draws her origin from the famous Tara-Tarini temple of Orissa’s Ganjam district. The word Tarinimeans ‘a Boat’ and is also a Sanskrit word for ‘Saviour’. Tara-Tarini is a patron deity for sailors and merchants and is worshipped for safety and success at sea. Tara-Tarini of Orissa is known to have historical linkages with the river Goddess Mhadei- the exclusive boat deity of the Mhadei river of Goa. Both the deities Tariniand Mhadei have sculptural similarities.
• In order to promote ocean sailing activities and to encourage women empowerment, the Indian Navy conceptualized the idea of the First Indian All Women Circumnavigation of the Globe. A team of six women officers led by Lieutenant Commander Vartika Joshi was selected for this project. These officers have done basic sail training courses at INWTC Mumbai followed by Navigation, Seamanship, Communication and Meterology courses at various naval training schools at Kochi. After completion of theoretical courses, the officers sailed INSVMhadei to Vizag for the International Fleet Review 2016 and thereafter to Mauritius and back. Following that, they sailed the boat on a gruelling voyage to Cape Town in Dec 16. 
• The boat is skippered by Lieutenant Commander Vartika Joshi and crew members include Lieutenant Commander Pratibha Jamwal, Lieutenant Aishwarya Boddapati, Lieutenant Patarapalli Swathi, Lieutenant Sh Vijaya Devi and Lieutenant Payal Gupta.

DETAILS OF THE CREW

 

ADDITIONAL STATISTICS ON CIRCUMNAVIGATION

• Definition of Circumnavigation Under Sail

• Start and finish in the same port
• Sail a distance of 21,600 nm
• Sail south of the three Great Capes of the Southern Hemisphere
• Cape Leeuwin, Australia
• Cape Horn, Chile
• Cape of Good Hope, South Africa
• Cross all longitudes in the same direction
• Cross the equator twice
• Not use any canals, not use the engine for propulsion

• History of Circumnavigation

• First Circumnavigation of the earth – Magellan’s expedition from Spain to Spain, 1519-1522

• First solo circumnavigation -  Joshua Slocum, Canadian citizen, on his boat Spray, from Boston to Boston, 1895-1898

• First solo, non-stop circumnavigation- Sir Robin Knox Johnston, 1968-69 aboard the Suhaili, Falmouth to Falmouth, UK

• First Indian solo circumnavigator – CaptDilipDonde, SC aboard INSVMhadei, 2009-10, 4 stops, Mumbai to Mumbai

• First Indian solo, non-stop circumnavigator – Cdr Abhilash Tomy, KC aboard INSVMhadei, 2012-13, Mumbai to Mumbai

• No of solo, non-stop circumnavigators from Asia – Minoru Saito (Japan) and Cdr Abhilash Tomy, KC

• First woman solo circumnavigation – Dame Naomi James, 1977-78, aboard Spirit of CuttySark, Dartmouth to Dartmouth, UK

• First woman non-stop, solo circumnavigation – Kay Kottee, 1986-87, aboard Blackmores First Lady, Sydney to Sydney

• Golden Globe Race.   A solo, non-stop, unassisted round the world race from Plymouth to Plymouth, UK on 10 m classic boats without the use of modern technology such as GPS, electronics and modern construction techniques.

Cdr Abhilash Tomy, KC is the only Asian invitee to the race, which is being conducted for the first time in 50 years and will start on 30 Jun 2018.

 

• Indian Connection with Solo Circumnavigation.

• Suhaili   Suhaili, sailed by Sir Robin Knox-Johnston in the Sunday Times Golden Globe Race of 1968 was built in Colaba, Mumbai

 

• Mhadei  INSVMhadei, sailed by CaptDilipDonde and Cdr Abhilash Tomy for their respective circumnavigations was built at Aquarius Shipyard, Goa

• Tarini    INSVTarini, built at Aquarius Shipyard, Goa will be used by women officers of the Indian Navy for their circumnavigation