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Muscat, 6 September 2020: EFG Sailing Arabia – The Tour will return in 2021 for the 11th year, organised by Oman Sail, to showcase the natural beauty of Oman and take the teams and spectators on a journey from Salalah in the south to the capital city of Muscat. Kicking off on 24 January 2021,
Oman Sail’s Tour Voile team has completed the first phase of the highly competitive race around France in a strong third place overall in the 26-strong fleet. After the opening three days of stadium racing in Dunkirk the #SailingArabia powered by Oman Sail squad of skipper Thierry Douillard with experienced Omani sailors Ali Al Balushi
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
British two-time Olympian Stevie Morrison made amends for missing out on the top spot in yesterday's EFG Sailing Arabia – The Tour coastal raid by leading his Averda team to victory in the penultimate round of stadium racing in Sur. Averda won two individual races as the eight international teams vying for the 2018 title
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
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 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
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
The Gulf region’s premier offshore yacht race is to benefit from a high-speed refresh for the 2018 event, organisers Oman Sail have announced. EFG Sailing Arabia – The Tour will take a highly competitive international fleet on a totally new route along Oman’s striking and beautiful coastline. At the same time the modern and exciting
French sailing star Thierry Douillard today led his EFG Bank Monaco (MON) team to their fourth consecutive EFG Sailing Arabia – The Tour title as the Arabian classic came to a thrilling climax. Douillard's men sealed their victory in style by winning the final race of the event, a sprint around a short course
Team Al Mouj Muscat's hopes of winning EFG Sailing Arabia – The Tour have been dashed after they were found to have sailed into a restricted area on their way to winning Leg 5. The Omani outfit looked to have finally got the better of arch rivals EFG Bank Monaco (MON), crossing the finish
EFG Sailing Arabia – The Tour title contenders EFG Bank Monaco (MON) and Team Al Mouj Muscat (OMA) continued their podium domination today in a nail-biting second round of inshore racing. The rival crews, both vying for the EFG Sailing Arabia – The Tour 2017 trophy, proved themselves experts at boat handling as the
Arch rivals EFG Bank Monaco (MON) and Team Al Mouj Muscat (OMA) had to settle for an equal share of the spoils in a thrilling fourth and penultimate leg of EFG Sailing Arabia – The Tour. Title contenders Team Al Mouj Muscat shot out of the blocks as the eight international racing crews set
The battle for this year's EFG Sailing Arabia – The Tour crown stepped up a notch today as the eight international crews set out on the penultimate leg of the Gulf classic. Leg 4 will see the crews compete over 160 nautical miles across the Arabian Gulf from Abu Dhabi in the UAE to
Stunning conditions greeted the EFG Sailing Arabia – The Tour fleet today as the third of five testing offshore legs got underway. The eight-strong fleet of professional and amateur crews left Khasab on Oman's spectacular Musandam Peninsula bound for Abu Dhabi, capital of the United Arab Emirates, under bright blue skies and with winds
Reigning EFG Sailing Arabia – The Tour champions EFG Bank Monaco (MON) today won the second leg of the round-Arabia yacht race, making amends for their last-minute defeat in event opener. After being pipped to victory by Team Renaissance (OMA) right on the line in the first leg from Oman's capital Muscat to Sohar,
Fahad Al Hasni and his Omani teammates were crowned champions of the opening leg of EFG Sailing Arabia – The Tour at an illustrious prize-giving ceremony in Sohar last night. Al Hasni led Team Renaissance (OMA) to a spectacular comeback in the event opener, a 105-nautical mile sprint from Muscat to Sohar, overhauling long
Omani skipper Fahad Al Hasni led his home team to victory in the opening leg of EFG Sailing Arabia – The Tour, snatching first place from the event favourites just before the finish line in Sohar. Al Hasni's Team Renaissance (OMA) had trailed reigning champions EFG Bank Monaco (MON) for much of the 105-nautical