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The opening day of the 2021 ILCA 6 World Championship fell victim to an uncharacteristic lack of wind in Barceló Mussanah Resort, resulting in the scheduled races being cancelled. Action will resume tomorrow with 72 ILCA 6 male and female sailors ready to go when the conditions allow. Racing is due to take place
The 2nd leg of this year’s Sailing Arabia – The Tour ended with Team France still in the lead as the gap to DB Schenker in second grew to four points. Team Oman Sail remain in third with Team Oman Investment Authority in fourth, Barceló Mussanah Resort fifth and Nastro Rosa of Italy in sixth.
Oman Sail will welcome ILCA Radial sailors from around the world this week for the 2021 ILCA 6 World Championship. Commencing on 29 November through to 6 December 2021 at the Barceló Mussanah Resort, racing will take place every day in a Men and Women fleet before medallists are decided. Both the men’s and women’s
The 11th edition of Sailing Arabia – The Tour returned to grace the clear blue seas just off the coast of the Barceló Mussanah Resort earlier this week with six teams representing five different nations ready to tackle Oman’s premier offshore race. It was the visiting team of Team France, with several sailors making their
There are just 100 days to go until the World Athletics Race Walking Team Championships Muscat 22 and to ensure preparations are in place, the Local Organising Committee (Oman Athletics Association, Oman Sail and Oman Convention & Exhibition Centre) recently hosted a delegation from World Athletics to finalise all technical and logistical elements. To
The 11th edition of Sailing Arabia – The Tour, Oman’s premier offshore race, returns this week with teams representing Oman and Europe racing at four venues along the nation’s coastline in a combination of coastal raids and in-port races. Organised by Oman Sail, Sailing Arabia – The Tour has become a favourite for Omani sailors
The Dutch scores a double and with brits defending title The 49er, 49erFX and Nacra 17 World Championships, organised by Oman Sail, concluded with a double for the Dutch, and with brits defending title. Odile van Aanholt and Elise de Ruyter (NED) won the 49erFX world title, while countrymen Bart Lambriex and Floris van der Werken
The 49er, 49erFX and Nacra 17 World Championships, held from 16th – 21 November in Barcelo Mussanah Resort, Oman sees fierce contention in its penultimate day. John Gimson and Anna Burnet foiling into the lead of the Nacra 17 World Championships with an impressively composed display of high-speed tactics and strategy. Scores of 5,1,2 could
The Oman Sailing Festival, organised by Oman Sail, delighted huge crowds at Al Bassa Beach in Musandam this week as hundreds of men, women and children took part to learn how to sail and windsurf free of charge, as well as joining in the beach clean-up operation. Making its first appearance of the festival was
The 4th day of racing at the the 49er, 49erFX and Nacra 17 World Championships, held from 16th – 21 November in Barcelo Mussanah Resort, Oman, sees Odile van Aanholt with Elise de Ruyter (NED) reclaim their lead after an off day yesterday by flighting hard in each of the races right to the finish.
The 3rd day of the 49er, 49erFX and Nacra 17 World Championships sees Bart Labriex with Lars wan de Werken (NED) having a solid day move into the lead in the front of the 49er fleet. They are chased by a pair of German boats. American’s Ian Barrows and Hans Henken managed to wind
In the 3rd day of the 49er, 49erFX and Nacra 17 World Championships sees Omani duo Musab Al Hadi with Waleed Al Kindi. 2021 World Championship Oman18 November, 2021©Sailing Energy / Oman Sail di (OMA) qualify for Gold fleet in a first for Oman at a 49er World Championship. The pair have been
The second day of 49er, 49erFX and Nacra 17 World Championships, organised by Oman Sail from 16 – 21 November, shows favorites fight to top in Nacra 17. It might be expected that the most decorated Nacra 17 sailors lead the fleet by day two of the 2021 worlds, but today’s shift by Italians Vittorio
Oman Sail welcomed new teams looking to grasp their opportunity to make a name for themselves at the 2021 Nacra 17, 49erFX and 49er world championships at Mussanah, Oman. The puffy easterly seabreezes and cloudless Massanah sky made for a gentle first day of the championship hosted by the resort and waterfront home of
The Oman Sailing Festival swept into Sohar last weekend for the next stop on a winter tour of the country. Encouraging communities to #SailWithUs, the festival offers free sailing and windsurfing lessons and beach clean-up events to help preserve the local environment for generations to come. Held at the Silver Jubilee Garden, more than 400
Oman Sail is preparing to welcome a 148-strong fleet representing 29 countries when the 2021 49er, 49erFX and Nacra the World Championships gets underway in Mussanah on 16 November. Being held in Asia for the first time in event history, the regatta is the one of the first global sailing event after the Tokyo 2020
The Ras Al Hamra Boat Club (RAHBC) last night warmly welcomed Caterina Banti, Gold medalist at Tokyo 2020 in the Nacra 17 class to Oman for an exclusive evening with the Italian and sailing communities in Oman. Held under the patronage of HE Federica Favi, Ambassador of Italy to the Sultanate of Oman, and Dana
The 2021 Asian 49er and 49er FX Championships concluded in dramatic fashion at Al-Mussanah with the podium positions decided in the very last race of the day. After four days of competition, the Indian crew of KC Ganapathy and Varun Thakkar took the 49er gold ahead of Musab Al Hadi and Walid Al Kindi in
Oman Sail has unveiled nationwide sailing initiative that aims at encouraging the communities across the country to try sailing this winter. Supported by OQ, the social initiative marks the return of sailing activities post-COVID19 and complements the series of World and Asian competitions that Oman Sail is organising this quarter of the year. 27th
In preparation for the 2022 season, Oman Sail’s elite sailing team travelled to Norway this week for an introduction to the Melges 24 monohull sportsboat. Known for its speed, the four-man keelboat inspired by The America’s Cup has regained popularity in recent years and the fully omanised team will receive technical training that includes becoming