Panaji: After a grueling adventure of four,800 nautical miles and 43 days, the sails came down from the mast of INSV Tarini as her crew of six women moored the 17-metre yacht at Fremantle, Australia — the primary stop in their circumnavigation expedition. From a malfunctioning water maker to chilly climate and from wind speeds of 35 knots to towering waves, the ladies have braved all of it to make it to their first port of call.
The crew sailed into Fremantle on Monday at around 5pm (IST) to a rousing welcome from the native Indian community, representatives of the Indian Navy and the native management. The six women from the Indian Navy are part of the Navika Sagar Parikrama expedition, the primary ever strive by way of Indian women to sail world wide.
"We witnessed winds gusting up to 35 knots and the sea swell hitting us hard," says Lieutenant Aishwarya Boddapati. "Initially it was difficult for the crew to adjust to these conditions at sea. All portholes and hatches of the boat were closed giving some sleepless time to the people inside without cross ventilation."
The crew has been jotting down their musings alongside the journey, their thoughts flowing from philosophical to comical. The six have additionally been collating and updating meteorological, ocean and wave information often, while additionally monitoring marine air pollution.
Along the way, the ladies have needed to deal with calm seas with out a wind, to gusts of wind that required them to tether themselves and screw down all movable pieces.
"We stand like cricket fielders next to the galley ready to catch everything that comes rolling out of the shelves when opened. Sometimes when hungry we open the shelf and eat what falls out first," Boddapati stated.
Despite the difficult wind stipulations and dependable pounding of the waves, the crew has had exhilarating stories that experience from time to time bordered at the mysterious.
On one such instance, a wave threw some squids on to the deck in their sloop which was once straight away marinated and cooked by way of the crew.
On every other instance, the ladies spotted a mild following the INSV Tarini for more than an hour at evening. "This little light wouldn't cease to chase us or may be were too lit to become a guiding light for it. Mystery prevails and maybe we wouldn't ever come to know what this strange little thing was!" probably the most six crew members says.
As part of their stopover in Australia, the crew will interact with the native populace, particularly kids, to promote ocean crusing and the spirit of journey.
The crew sailed into Fremantle on Monday at around 5pm (IST) to a rousing welcome from the native Indian community, representatives of the Indian Navy and the native management. The six women from the Indian Navy are part of the Navika Sagar Parikrama expedition, the primary ever strive by way of Indian women to sail world wide.
"We witnessed winds gusting up to 35 knots and the sea swell hitting us hard," says Lieutenant Aishwarya Boddapati. "Initially it was difficult for the crew to adjust to these conditions at sea. All portholes and hatches of the boat were closed giving some sleepless time to the people inside without cross ventilation."
The crew has been jotting down their musings alongside the journey, their thoughts flowing from philosophical to comical. The six have additionally been collating and updating meteorological, ocean and wave information often, while additionally monitoring marine air pollution.
Along the way, the ladies have needed to deal with calm seas with out a wind, to gusts of wind that required them to tether themselves and screw down all movable pieces.
"We stand like cricket fielders next to the galley ready to catch everything that comes rolling out of the shelves when opened. Sometimes when hungry we open the shelf and eat what falls out first," Boddapati stated.
Despite the difficult wind stipulations and dependable pounding of the waves, the crew has had exhilarating stories that experience from time to time bordered at the mysterious.
On one such instance, a wave threw some squids on to the deck in their sloop which was once straight away marinated and cooked by way of the crew.
On every other instance, the ladies spotted a mild following the INSV Tarini for more than an hour at evening. "This little light wouldn't cease to chase us or may be were too lit to become a guiding light for it. Mystery prevails and maybe we wouldn't ever come to know what this strange little thing was!" probably the most six crew members says.
As part of their stopover in Australia, the crew will interact with the native populace, particularly kids, to promote ocean crusing and the spirit of journey.
Land ahoy! INSV Tarini docks in Fremantle
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October 24, 2017
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