Not even the wealthiest and most influential people can boast of having travelled the whole wide world, but 25-year-old Mumbaikar Gaurav Shinde is close to achieving just that when he participates in the Clipper Round the World Yacht Race next year.

And strangely, the fact that he will etch his name in sailing history by becoming the first Indian to race around the globe does not give sea-lover Shinde his kicks. He is simply looking forward to being one with the love of his life – the sea.