The 44-year-old completed the gruelling 30,000-mile race, the longest sporting event in the world, on April 29 after sailing for 236 days in his boat named Bayanat. Tomy returned to India on Thursday
Indian Navy Commander (Retd.) Abhilash Tomy scripted the history by becoming the first Indian to complete the GGR, after sailing in waters for 236 days.
Commander Tomy is all set to finish the race 2nd after South African sailor Kirsten Neuschafer at 1:30 PM (IST) in Les Sables d'Olonne, France on Saturday.
But Abhilash Tomy’s quest for sailing glory faces a funding hurdle; he needs to raise up to ₹4 crore to get through to the 2022 edition of the quadrennial Golden Globe Race (GGR).