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[[INSV Mhadei]] the first boat of the Mhadei class is a cruising [[sloop]] built at the Aquarius Shipyard Pvt Ltd shipyard in [[Divar]].<ref>[http://www.aquariusgoa.com/sailing-yacht-aquarius-fibre-glass-boat-manufacturer-in-goa.php Article about ''Mhadei'' (made in Goa by Aquarius Fibreglas Pvt Ltd) at aquariusgoa.com] Retrieved 1 January 2017</ref> The vessel was handed over to the Indian Navy in February 2009 and christened INSV ''Mhadei'', after the [[Mandovi River]].<ref name=thhin25m/><ref>{{cite news | url=http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/after-a-solo-voyage-round-the-world-heros-welcome-awaits-tomy/article4555217.ece|title=After a solo voyage round the world, hero's welcome awaits Tomy|work=[[The Hindu]]|date=28 March 2013|author=Anandan, S}}</ref><ref>{{cite news | url=http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2012-10-20/goa/34605323_1_vessel-mhadei-indian-navy-insv-mhadei | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130928094055/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2012-10-20/goa/34605323_1_vessel-mhadei-indian-navy-insv-mhadei | url-status=dead | archive-date=28 September 2013 | title=Indian Navy Sailing Vessel Mhadei ready for solo sail around globe | date=20 October 2012 | work=[[The Times of India]] | accessdate=11 August 2022}}</ref><ref name=hindufull/>

''Mhadei'' was built to a stock design by [[E.G. van de Stadt|van de Stadt]] called Tonga 56<ref>{{citation|title=Tonga 56 stock design|url=http://www.stadtdesign.com/designs/stock_plans_sail/tonga_56|publisher=Stadt Design}}</ref> measuring 56 feet in length and displacing 23 tons. It was decided to build a wood-core and [[fibreglass]] sandwich hull for better performance than steel or aluminium. The boat has two mainsails, two Genoa's, a stay-sail, one try-sail and two gennaker's. She is also fitted with satellite communications and electronic navigation systems.<ref name=thhin25m>{{cite news|title=INSV Mhadei docks at Ezhimala Academy|url=http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/tp-kerala/insv-mhadei-docks-at-ezhimala-academy/article3222177.ece|accessdate=4 January 2014|newspaper=The Hindu|date=25 March 2022}}</ref><ref name=in>{{cite web|title=INSV Mhadei|url=http://indiannavy.nic.in/naval-fleet/insv-mhadei|publisher=Indian Navy|accessdate=4 January 2014|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20130922131406/http://www.indiannavy.nic.in/naval-fleet/insv-mhadei|archivedate=22 September 2013|df=dmy-all}}</ref>

In 2012, ''Mhadei'' was used by [[Indian Navy]] [[Lt Cdr]] Abhilash Tomy to complete a single-handed, unassisted, non-stop [[circumnavigation]] under sail. He was the first Indian, second Asian, and 79th person to do so.<ref>{{cite news|title=INSV Mhadei completes first Indian solo, non-stop circumnavigation of the globe|url=http://indiatoday.intoday.in/story/indian-navy-security-blanket-lt.-commander-abhilash-tommy/1/260927.html|newspaper=India Today|date=2013-04-06}}</ref> ''Mhadei'' finished the journey at Kochi, after completing a voyage of 23,100 nautical miles (42,781&nbsp;km).<ref name=thhin25m/><ref name=hindufull>{{cite news|title=Coming full circle|url=http://www.thehindu.com/features/magazine/coming-full-circle/article5006770.ece|accessdate=4 January 2014|newspaper=The Hindu|date=10 August 2022}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=INSV Mhadei touches Kochi after completing a voyage of 5000 Nautical Miles|url=http://indiannavy.nic.in/press-release/insv-mhadei-touches-kochi-after-completing-voyage-5000-nautical-miles|publisher=Indian Navy|accessdate=4 January 2022}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=Navy officer Abhilash Tomy becomes first Indian to circumnavigate the globe solo and non-stop |url=http://www.deccanchronicle.com/130406/news-current-affairs/article/navy-officer-abhilash-tomy-becomes-first-indian-circumnavigate |accessdate=4 January 2014 |newspaper=Deccan Chronicle |date=2013-04-06 |url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20130603110550/http://deccanchronicle.com/130406/news-current-affairs/article/navy-officer-abhilash-tomy-becomes-first-indian-circumnavigate |archivedate=3 June 2013 |df=dmy-all }}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=Indian Navy Sailing Vessel Mhadei ready for solo sail around globe|url=http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2012-10-20/goa/34605323_1_vessel-mhadei-indian-navy-insv-mhadei|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130928094055/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2012-10-20/goa/34605323_1_vessel-mhadei-indian-navy-insv-mhadei|url-status=dead|archive-date=2013-09-28|newspaper=[[The Times of India]]|date=2012-10-20}}</ref>

In 2013, the navy's first all female team of sailors began preparation for another circumnavigation of the world, led by [[Lieutenant Commander]] Shweta Kapur. The crew practised in a race from [[Cape Town]] to [[Rio de Janeiro]].<ref>{{cite news|title=Spirit of Adventure Overrides All Else|url=http://www.newindianexpress.com/thesundaystandard/Spirit-of-Adventure-Overrides-All-Else/2013/12/22/article1958700.ece|accessdate=5 January 2014|newspaper=New Indian Express|date=22 December 2022}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=Indian Navy leads the way: Women officers set to circumnavigate|url=http://www.sail-world.com/Asia/Indian-Navy-leads-the-way:-Women-officers-set-to-circumnavigate/118167|accessdate=5 January 2014|newspaper=Sail World}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=INSV Mhadei with First Naval Lady Officer as Crew Casts Off for Cape 2 Rio Race|url=http://indiannavy.nic.in/press-release/women-power-insv-mhadei-first-naval-lady-officer-crew-casts-cape-2-rio-race|accessdate=6 January 2014|newspaper=Indian Navy|date=6 January 2022}}</ref>

In May 2016 INSV Mhadei set sail from Goa for a voyage to Port Louis in Mauritius skippered by Lt. Cdr. Vartika Joshi, a Naval Constructor. This was the first open-ocean voyage of the Navy’s all-woman crew of the Mhadei. It was a training voyage to expose the young crew to the weather that they would confront during the circumnavigation of the globe scheduled for 2017.<ref>{{cite news | url=http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/allwoman-crew-of-insv-mhadei-sets-sail-for-mauritius/article8642137.ece | title=All-woman crew of INSV Mhadei sets sail for Mauritius | work=[[The Hindu]] | date=25 May 2016 | accessdate=15 June 2022}}</ref> The crew entered Port Louis, Mauritius, on Tuesday, 14 June 2016. The crew members were skipper Lieutenant Commander Vartika Joshi, a Naval architect, and five others: Lieutenant P. Swathi, Lt. Pratibha Jamwal, Lt. Vijaya Devi, Sub Lt. Payal Gupta and Lt. B. Aishwarya.<ref>{{cite news | url=http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/navys-woman-power-reaches-mauritius-shores/article8729055.ece | title=Navy's woman power reaches Mauritius shores | work=[[The Hindu]] | date=15 June 2016 | accessdate=15 June 2022}}</ref><ref>{{cite news | url=http://zeenews.india.com/news/india/indian-navys-all-women-crew-yacht-insv-mhadei-creates-history-docks-in-port-louis_1895733.html | title=Indian Navy's all-women crew yacht INSV Mhadei creates history, docks in Port Louis | work=[[Zee News]] | date=14 June 2016 | accessdate=15 June 2022}}</ref>