<p>A Christmas gift to himself: boat construction was officially started on 25th December 2007, less than two years before the start of Dilip's circumnavigation.</p>

Chapter 12: Finally, Some Sailing

Listen to Dilip Donde's adventures of being the first Indian to circumnavigate the globe under sail. Faced with countless bureaucratic hurdles, lack of sailing experience and training, the condition to build his sail boat in India; he coasted along to meet the challenges thrown at him by the oceans, to achieve something that was never attempted in India. Capt Donde's success paved the way for the next 7 Indian circumnavigators. 

Today, he and his partner Sucheta, offers blue ocean sailing experiences on their sailing yacht, Antara; making sailing accessible and affordable for all.