Bhavik Gandhi

Bhavik Gandhi is a sailor, adventurer and entrepreneur. In 2007 he became the first Asian to row across the Atlantic Ocean.[1][2]

Adventures

Bhavik performed a number of adventures in sailing, traveling long distance on bicycle and by foot. Here are some notable adventures:

Rowing over Atlantic

In 2007, Bhavik rowed across the Atlantic Ocean solo, non-stop and unsupported from Spain to Antigua, to become the first Asian ever to do so.[3] It took him 106 days; which is a record for solo rowing across the Atlantic. He arrived at the shores of Antigua on June 14, 2007.[3]

Stockholm to Istanbul by bicycle

In July 2004, he toured from Stockholm to Istanbul on bike, through Latvia, Lithuania, Poland, Turkey, Croatia, Italy, and Greece; a total of 3000 km. During his adventure he also tested the performance of mobile applications along the way.[4]

Entrepreneurship

Bhavik is an entrepreneur with a portfolio of investments in telecoms, technology, media, and entertainment. He is also motivational speaker; he delivered the keynote speech at Stockholm School of Entrepreneurship Startup Day 2007.[5]

See also

References
  1. The Hindu, June 30 2007
  2. Bhavik Gandhi managed to row solo across the Atlantic Archived 2007-09-01 at the Wayback Machine from Stockholm School of Entrepreneurship
  3. "Bhavik's atlantic row coverage". Archived from the original on 2009-11-09. Retrieved 2009-10-11.
  4. Cyclist test-drives mobile applications from Ericsson
  5. Stockholm School of Entrepreneurship startup day 2007
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