How I became the first Indian solo circumnavigator | Capt. Dilip Donde | TEDxPanaji

Dilip Donde, a retired Indian Navy Captain, talks about his adventure of being the first Indian to circumnavigate the globe on sail. An exhilarating account of how a man overcame countless hurdles of bureaucracy, lack of sailing experience, training, building a sail boat in India and the challenges faced on the seas and oceans to achieve something that was never attempted in India. Capt. Donde's success paved the way for the next 7 circumnavigators to dare a similar feat under his mentorship. Capt. Donde is India’s first Solo Circumnavigator of the globe on sail. He was a Clearance Diver by profession in Indian Navy; now an author and leadership coach. He planned and executed Project ‘Sagar Parikrama’, that involved constructing a sailboat in India and sailing it unassisted around the globe. This talk was given at a TEDx event using the TED conference format but independently organized by a local community. Learn more at https://www.ted.com/tedx