It's a tale of survival from one of the most remote areas on the planet Solo yachtsman Abhilash Tomy has finally been rescued after getting stranded two-thousand miles off Western Australia's coastline.

He was participating in the gruelling Golden Globe round-the-world race when a storm hit on Friday (September 21).

70-knot winds and 45-foot waves flipped and badly damaged his boat and back, leaving him unable to move for nearly three-days.

Tomy's satellite phone was broken, so it was thanks to a texting unit with limited battery-life that he could mayday for help.

AUSTRALIAN MARITIME SAFETY AUTHORITY CO-ORDINATOR OF SEARCH AND RESCUE OFFICER, PHIL GADEN, SAYING: "The yacht's very badly damaged, it's been dismasted, a wave could push one of those damaged masts into the vessel and compromise its integrity." Rescue teams from around the world went to get him, but it was a French vessel that reached him first on Monday (September 24).

It was very different picture before the 30-thousand mile race started that would have been his second time competing (SOUNDBITE) (English) INDIAN SAILOR, ABHILASH TOMY, SAYING: "I am very relieved to be at the start of the Golden Globe Race." After his current ordeal and surviving off a menu of ice-tea, he'll no doubt be relieved it's over.