35 sailors, young and old, enriched and inexperienced, from Adyar cast off from the Chennai harbour in seven sail boats to Pulicat.

Each boat had a professional skipper and a crew of 3 to 5 novitiate sailors. With trolling lines out, they were lucky to land a variety of fish.

From Chennai port they moved northwards to the hamlet of Karangali on the Kattupalli-Pallaverkadu Island, to camp out in tents.

The next day dawned with the chirps of birds and the whirring of outboards on fishing boats. Both were scouting for their catch.

Later in the day, the curtains were brought down on the 2-day expedition, with the sailors’ timely return.

Similar voyages and trips for ‘Madras 375’ along the east coast of Adyar are being coordinated by Adventure ‘n’ Nature (Details: +91 99403 55521, Dipankar Ghosh) (Courtesy: Adyar Times)