INSV Tarini

INSV Tarini is the second sailboat of the Indian Navy. She was constructed at Aquarius Shipyard located in Goa. After undergoing extensive sea trials, she was commissioned to Indian Navy service on 18 February 2017.

Design and description
INSV Tarini is a cruising sloop built at the Aquarius Shipyard in Divar, Goa. The vessel was handed over to the Indian Navy on 18 February 2017, christened INSV Tarini, after the Tara Tarini temple. Tarini's hull is built of wood-core and fibreglass sandwich. The boat has six sails, including mainsail, genoa, stay, downwind and storm sail. She is capable of sailing in extreme conditions. The boat measures 56 feet in length. The mast, custom built by Southern Spars, is about 25 meters tall. Tarini was built to a stock design by Van de Stadt called Tonga 56. The keel for Tarini was laid by Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar at the Aquarius Shipyard on 27 March 2016. The boat was delivered to the navy prior to the scheduled date. She successfully completed her sea trials on 30 January 2017. Several improvements were incorporated in this ship based on experience gained from operating INSV Mhadei. She is fitted with advanced features such as satellite communications and Raymarine navigation suite.

Tarini is similar to her predecessor, the INSV Mhadei, which has travelled over 115,000 nautical miles during her eight years of service.

Service history


Promptly upon completion of the commissioning ceremony at INS Mandovi Boat Pool, the crew demonstrated the handling capabilities of the boat by sailing her out of the harbour. An all-woman crew led by Lieutenant Commander Vartika Joshi will undertake an expedition to circumnavigate the globe in August 2017.

Navika Sagar Parikrama
Navika Sagar Parikrama is the name of expedition for circumnavigation the globe on INSV Tarini by Indian Navy's Women Naval Officers. The six-member all-woman team will circumnavigate and manage the whole operation in this first ever global journey. The voyage is expected to be finished around March 2018, with only 4 port calls in Fremantle Australia; Lyttelton, New Zealand; Port Stanley, Falklands; and Cape Town, South Africa.