Indian skipper Abhilash Tomy was runner-up in Golden Globe Race - in pictures

  • Indian sailor Abhilash Tomy on the Bayanat, two days before the start of the Golden Globe Race, in Les Sables-d'Olonne, western France. All photos unless otherwise stated: AFP
    Indian sailor Abhilash Tomy on the Bayanat, two days before the start of the Golden Globe Race, in Les Sables-d'Olonne, western France. All photos unless otherwise stated: AFP
  • Tomy finished second after arriving back in France having spent 236 days at sea. Photo: Bayanat
    Tomy finished second after arriving back in France having spent 236 days at sea. Photo: Bayanat
  • Use of any technology invented after 1968 is not allowed in the solo race.
    Use of any technology invented after 1968 is not allowed in the solo race.
  • The Bayanat carried race number 71 and the UAE ensign as a tribute to the Emirates’ founding in 1971
    The Bayanat carried race number 71 and the UAE ensign as a tribute to the Emirates’ founding in 1971
  • Tomy sails in a different boat
    Tomy sails in a different boat
  • Tomy on board the mono-hull Bayanat, in which he sailed around the world
    Tomy on board the mono-hull Bayanat, in which he sailed around the world