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‘Using a toilet door to make windvane’ Abhilash Tomy, the DIY master of ocean sailing

The story of Abhilash Tomy’s circumnavigation in the Golden Globe Race 2022 has been the story of his sturdy little boat, the Bayanat. While half a dozen sailors dropped out because of equipment failure, Abhilash plodded along carrying out countless tiny and notable repairs that helped him stay in contention. A collision with a ship even before the race began, and breaking of the hydrovane (self-steering mechanism) twice could’ve deterred a lesser sailor. But not Abhilash who effected the patch-backs with epic DIY fortitude. His boat-maker Dick Koopland, who fitted him with his ride at the start, and kitted out the Bayanat, talks about all that panned out with the boat. What were the biggest repair challenges to the boat initially? After the collision in the SITraN just two weeks before...