The women crew members, led by Lieutenant Commander Vartika Joshi, are undertaking training ahead of the maiden attempt to "circumnavigate the globe next year", an official release said.
This was the first time an all-women crew to man any ocean-going sailing boat of the Navy.
All the crew members have volunteered for the attempt and for the love for sailing and the seas.
Vartika Joshi was appointed as the first woman Captain of Mhadei last week and the boat crew comprises of Air Traffic Control specialists P Swathi, Pratibha Jamwal, Education officers Vijaya Devi, Sub-Lieutenant Payal Gupta. The vessel reached Chennai Port after taking part in the International fleet review in Visakhapatnam last week. After berthing at Chennai, it would reach Kochi later this month and then return to Goa on March 2, 2016, the release said.