Sailing the high seas: Why more people in Mumbai are indulging in sailing

Updated On: 15 March, 2024 10:30 AM IST | Mumbai | Nascimento Pinto

Among the many different activities that Mumbai offers, more and more people are taking to sailing, as more private players offer unique experiences right in the middle of the hustle and bustle of the city to experience the city through its waters

More people are going sailing in Mumbai to try out some offbeat activities in the city. Photo Courtesy: Shaun Dsouza

Last week, Misha Paul embarked on her first-ever sailing experience. “It was an incredible experience,” she reacts, continuing, “We sailed from Mumbai to Mandhwa and the vastness of the sea coupled with the quietness of it all, was mind-blowing. I also love trying out new experiences.”

It is this very experience that made Shaun Dsouza, a city-based entrepreneur, who used his past knowledge of the events and experiences space in India that he has been in since 2017, to start The Bombay Gypsea, a sailing events and experiences company in December 2022. The 28-year-old co-founder says, “We started during the Covid-19 pandemic because I used to get a lot of calls since I was associated with sailing before that. People are always looking to experience something new in Mumbai and sailing is not something that you have to go far away because it is done in the city. Even when you go, it is a two-hour getaway while you are in the city because it is completely silent.” While they started doing private gigs initially because families wanted to get out of their houses during that time, it has now evolved into something more.

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