Hundreds of underprivileged Omani schoolchildren will benefit from a new phase of the Zimam National Leadership Programme (Schools) which is being rolled out in March 2018. A total of 560 male and female students of underprivileged background and 48 teacher selected from 18 school in the Dhofar and North and South Al Batinah regions will
Young Omani sailors are celebrating success after a great team performance at the Kuwait Optimist Championship held in Kuwait City. The eight strong squad – all members of Oman Sail’s Omantel Youth Programme – overcame shifty wind conditions and strong currents to post impressive results in the competitive 35 boat fleet. Al Moatasem Al Farsi
French team Beijaflore were today crowned the new champions of EFG Sailing Arabia – The Tour ending a four-year winning streak for rivals EFG Bank Monaco as the regatta came to a climax in Muscat, Oman. Valentin Bellet's polished outfit took the spoils in the Gulf classic, revamped for 2018 to feature a fleet of
French team Beijaflore are on the verge of winning the 2018 edition of EFG Sailing Arabia – The Tour as Arabia's premier regatta comes to its climax. The overall leaders, skippered by Valentin Bellet, will go into tomorrow's stadium racing, the final act of the 14-day regatta, with a 10-point lead over closest rivals and
Beijaflore made it three wins in four coastal raids today, taking the top spot in EFG Sailing Arabia – The Tour's penultimate offshore race from Ras Al Hadd to Sur. The polished French crew emerged victorious from a close 30-mile battle with the regatta's top teams Averda, EFG Bank Monaco and Cheminees Poujoulat as the
Oman’s Youth Windsurfing Team completed their first ever Asian Windsurfing Championships on a high after putting in strong performances at the Singapore event. The young team showed great potential while holding their own in a competitive 40-strong Under-19 Techno Plus boys’ fleet, in what Oman Sail’s Head of Performance Koray Ezer described as a “life-changing
Muscat will once again provide the perfect setting for the opening event of the globe-trotting Extreme Sailing Series season in just a month’s time. The Sultanate of Oman’s capital city is set to serve up superb sailing conditions alongside Oman’s legendary hospitality for racing crews and spectators alike. Muscat has hosted an Extreme Sailing Series
French team Vivacar.fr delivered a masterclass in stadium racing today as the Masirah Island stage of EFG Sailing Arabia – The Tour concluded. The young team outperformed their seven rivals in two of the three short, intense races staged in the still blue waters just off Masirah's main town of Dhuwwah. Conditions ranged from breathless
EFG Bank Monaco proved themselves masters of inshore and offshore racing today as EFG Sailing Arabia – The Tour brought its action-packed racing to Masirah Island for the first time. The four-time EFG Sailing Arabia – The Tour winners and current champions dominated the leaderboard in a bumper day of racing that included a coastal
EFG Sailing Arabia – The Tour continued its adventure around Oman on Thursday as the coastline around the port town of Duqm provided the battleground for the second of five coastal races. The coastal raid saw the fleet of eight international teams set out from their base at the Port of Duqm and race 23
Kings of consistency EFG Bank Monaco notched up a race win and four podium finishes to go top of EFG Sailing Arabia – The Tour's Duqm Stadium Racing series on Wednesday. The reigning EFG Sailing Arabia – The Tour champions were on top form as the second of five stadium racing battles took place inside
French team Beijaflore continued their winning ways in the 2018 EFG Sailing Arabia – The Tour, claiming the spoils in the first of five coastal raids. The young crew began the 35-mile sprint at the top of the overall standings following an impressive debut in yesterday's stadium racing right off the beach in Salalah where
The new-look EFG Sailing Arabia – The Tour got underway today with exhilarating stadium racing in breezy conditions, showcasing the action that is in store over the next two weeks. The regatta, now in its eighth year, has been given a refresh for 2018 to feature eight international crews blasting up the stunning coastline of
The all-new 2018 EFG Sailing Arabia – The Tour (3-17 February) has attracted a high-class international fleet of Diam 24 racers eager to test themselves against the competition and the challenges of the course along Oman’s dramatic coastline. Though the revised route – as well as the switch to the high-speed Diam trimaran – was
Final preparations are underway at Mussanah Sports City as the world-class Omani facility prepares to welcome some of the best young international sailors to Mussanah Race Week 2018. The Oman Sail organised regatta has gone from strength to strength since the first event in 2011, attracting a growing number of youthful yacht racers eager to
A pioneering initiative implemented by BP Oman and Oman Sail has entered a new phase of unlocking the potential of young talents in the Sultanate. To date, since its first launch, the Khazzan Young Leaders’ Programme has transformed 1850 students’ skillsets, with the aim of making them better prepared for future careers. The newly launched
The Oman Air crew pulled out all the stops on the final day of the 2017 Extreme Sailing Series with back-to-back race wins in a dramatic conclusion to a closely fought season. The team took to the water for the final races of the Act in Los Cabos, Mexico, focused on overhauling regatta leaders Alinghi.
The Oman Air crew maintained their second place on the leaderboard as the Extreme Sailing Series headed into its final day showdown in Mexico. A further day of changeable conditions in Los Cabos produced some dramatic highs and lows which saw all three of the leading teams post mixed results in the competitive fleet of
The Oman Air team overcame the challenges of a tricky day on the water to reach the half-way point of the Extreme Sailing Series finale in Mexico in contention for the title and ahead of arch-rivals and overall season leaders SAP Extreme Sailing Team. A win in the final race saw the Oman Air crew
The Oman Air crew erupted from their starting blocks at the Extreme Sailing Series’ season finale in Mexico with a string of top-notch race performances. The experienced team showed they were the boat to beat as their high-speed foiling catamaran reeled off a succession of first and second places at the start of a four-day