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we have been sailing together story building, Sir. And we faced
for four years, so we know both extreme heat and extreme
each other's strengths and cold during our journey. In
weaknesses very well. That's why Antarctica, Sir, when we were
we tell everyone that there was sailing, the temperature was 1
one piece of equipment on our degree Celsius and we had to
boat that never failed, and that face winds at 90 km/hr. And
was the teamwork of both of us. to protect ourselves from the
Prime Minister : Well, when cold, we used to wear 6 to 7
the weather was bad… since this layers of clothes at a time and
is a world of oceans where the we crossed the entire Southern
weather is unpredictable; how Ocean wearing such 7 layers of
did you handle that situation? clothing, Sir.
Lt. Commander Rupa : And sometimes we used
Sir, there were many adverse to warm our hands with a gas
challenges throughout our stove, Sir, and sometimes there
journey, Sir. We had to face are situations when there is no
many challenges in this wind at all and we keep drifting
expedition. Especially, Sir, the with the sails completely down.
weather is always bad in the And in such situations, actually
Southern Ocean. We had to face Sir, our patience is tested.
three storms as well, and Sir, our Prime Minister : People will
boat is only 17 meters long and be amazed to hear that the
its width is only 5 meters. So daughters of our country are
sometimes there were waves displaying such fortitude. Well,
that were higher than a three- during this circumnavigation,

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