Racer Advait Deodhar moonlights as a yacht broker for billionaires of the world

The thrill of winning an elite international car race is still etched on Advait Deodhar’s face. The 28-year-old, who became the first Indian to win a NASCAR race earlier last week, says he had to “pinch himself” to believe that he had won.

 

Yes!!!! Winning on my European debut!!!!! First Indian in history to achieve this!! @euronascar @nascar @motorsportcom @bfgoodrichtires #NASCAR #EURONASCAR @circuitvalencia #Valencia #NASCAR @_speedhouse_ @lucaslasserreracing @mishumotors @stlrocks @motul @mavi @joinrocks

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Apr 14, 2018 at 3:02am PDT

But it’s not all cars for this racer. The Mumbai-based Deodhar is a sailing buff, and outside of the racing track, he brokers yachts for the billionaires of the world.

“In the yachting world, I am fortunate to work with the one per cent of the world. My interaction with some of the most successful and intelligent people in the world has taught me a lot,” he told ETPanache.

 

Great few days at the Monaco Yacht Show with @tjbsuperyachts #mys2017#MYS #MONACO #Yacht

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Sep 30, 2017 at 3:32am PDT

He may be diversifying with yachting, but Deodhar soon steers the conversation back on track. “Sebastian Vettel has inspired my racing. He has always been ‘all or nothing’. If he makes a mistake, he apologises to the team and owns up. There’s a lot to be learned from that,” he said.