• INSV Tarini is the second sailboat of the Indian Navy constructed at Aquarius Shipyard located in Goa, it was commissioned into Indian Navy service on 18 February 2017.
• Tarini is fitted with advanced features such as satellite communications, Raymarine navigation suite and a Monitor wind vane equipped for emergency steering.
• Tarini is also known for undertaking circumnavigation of the globe Navika Sagar Parikrama in 2017 with all women officers crew.

Ocean Sailing Expeditions

• Ocean sailing is an extremely tough adventure sport.
• These Ocean Sailing expeditions help inculcate the spirit of adventure, enhancing risk-taking abilities whilst honing essential seamanship skills including navigation, communication, technical operation of engines and onboard machinery, operation of Inmarsat equipment, logistics planning etc.
• It also enhances Indian Navy’s ability to project its benign presence across the globe by participating in sailing expeditions like Sagar Parikrama and Cape Town to Rio de Janeiro races, IONS and Bay of Bengal sailing expeditions.
• In the present expedition, the selected crew is gender-neutral consisting of three men and three women officers each.

Navika Sagar Parikrama – II

• It is an Indian Navy expedition attempting a double-handed circumnavigation of the earth via the three Great Capes.
• The boat was flagged off from Goa.
• After sailing across the Indian Ocean for 38 days, it halted at Fremantle, Australia, from 09-24 Nov 24.
• The second leg from Fremantle to Lyttelton was sailed in 28 days where the boat saw various weather conditions.