It was Sir Francis Chichester who said, “Wild horses wouldn’t drag me back to the sinister Southern Ocean, where the height of the waves is measured not in feet and inches, but in increments of fear”. Having sailed the Southern Ocean, celebrated adventurer, solo circumnavigator and aviator, Commander Abhilash Tomy (retd), has trained two women Naval officers for a global circumnavigation starting on Oct 2.In these excerpts from Townhall With TOI, he talks about solitude, fears, his family and his perspective on life
What made you go on these solo sailing trips?