Duqm Refinery and Petrochemicals Industries Company (OQ8) and Oman Sail are proud to announce the launch of the fourth edition of the Al Nokheda program, coinciding with two significant national occasions—Omani Women’s Day on October 17th and Omani Youth Day on October 26th. This initiative underscores OQ8’s commitment to nurturing the talents of Oman’s women and
The 13th edition of Oman Sail’s Mussanah Race Week proved incredibly successful for the hosts with an impressive haul of 10 medals across the five events. Concluding the competition with four gold, two silver and four bronze, including overall team bronze in the Optimist event, highlighting the depth of talent emerging at Oman Sail’s Sailing
Oman Sail’s Mussanah Sailing School has been selected by the Asian Sailing Federation (ASAF) to become a Category A High Performance Centre. The facility, host venue for several high-profile international events including the 2021 Youth Sailing World Championships, was universally praised by ASAF for its facilities and ability to host international events and Olympic class
Oman Sail’s 49er teams of Musab Al Hadi and Waleed Al Kindi, and Ahmed Al Hasani and Abdul Rahman Al Mashari will aim to achieve their Olympic dreams at the Last Chance Regatta, being held as part of the Semaine Olympique Française, this week in Hyères, France. The four sailors will be part of nearly
Omani sailors are celebrating a clean sweep of class of victories at the competitive UAE Regatta Championship held in Abu Dhabi. Young racers from both the youth and national teams produced a series of impressive results to top the leaderboard in each of the four classes they competed in. Oman Sail’s Optimist youth team sailors
There were huge smiles all round as Team Oman Air took their first event win of the 2018 Extreme Sailing Series with a dramatic single point victory in San Diego. The crew of the GC32 foiling catamaran had to scrap for every point in largely light wind conditions, and the overall result was in the
Team Oman Air are heading to America’s west coast determined to steer their Extreme Sailing Series fortunes towards the top of the podium at the season’s penultimate event. The experienced crew of the high-speed GC32 foiling catamaran will be aiming to carry forward their exceptional final day form at the last event in Cardiff, UK
Omani sailors have come away from the 2018 Asian Games with their heads held high after highly competitive performances. The Oman Sail team at the Indonesian event were represented in the men’s two-handed 49er and mixed Open Laser 4.7 classes, with the 49er duo of Musab Al Hadi and Waleed Al Kindi posting Oman’s best
A four-strong Oman Sail youth team have made impressive progress while racing against a highly competitive international fleet at the Laser 4.7 Youth World Championships. Each of the sailors – all aged 16 or 17 and selected from the Omantel Youth Sailing Programme – posted a number of strong results during the intense six-day regatta
Oman Sail’s Diam 24 team go into the high-intensity final phase of the Tour Voile with their goal of a podium finish in the French classic within reach. After racing around the Channel and Atlantic coasts of France, the 26-strong fleet have arrived in the Mediterranean for six days of back-to-back racing which will decide
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
A well-prepared Oman Sail youth team is heading into the Laser 4.7 Youth World Championships confident they can hold their own against a competitive international fleet in Poland. The team consists of four young sailors – all aged 16 or 17 – selected from the Omantel Youth Sailing Programme based on their performances at recent
The Oman Air team maintained their third place on the Extreme Sailing Series season leaderboard after a challenging and competitive encounter in Portugal. On a fourth day at the Cascais venue that again featured close racing and plenty of high-speed foiling with the GC32 catamarans, the team succeeded in taking five podium places – including
A further day of dramatically changing wind conditions in the Extreme Sailing Series regatta in Portugal left the Oman Air team fully focused on making a comeback in the final day of racing. Shifting and unpredictable breeze with strong gusts alongside windless patches at times made the Cascais race course more like a game of
The Oman Air team showed great character and determination to secure second place at the latest Extreme Sailing Series event in Barcelona after contact with another boat saw them miss three races. Following the setback on the third of four days of racing, the Oman Air crew were fully focused on getting back into contention
Oman’s young sailors have made history with the Sultanate earning a place at a Youth Olympic Games sailing event for the first time ever. A sailor from the Oman Sail youth squad will represent the country in the Men’s Windsurfing Techno 293+ class at the 2018 Youth Olympic Games (YOG) in Buenos Aires, Argentina, this
The potential of the newly-formed Oman Sail Class 40 team has been highlighted by the recent win in the ArMen Race, one of France’s largest offshore events. The development squad of experienced Omani sailors Akram Al Wahaibi, Raad Al Hadi and Mohammed Al Mujaini, with French skipper Guillaume Le Brec and co-skipper Vincent Riou, finished
Muscat is gearing up to provide a picture-perfect venue for the launch of the 2018 Extreme Sailing Series next week. One of the most popular stops for the globe-trotting Extreme teams, the pristine waters off Oman’s capital city have a deserved reputation for delivering sparkling sailing conditions that allow the high-speed foiling GC32 catamarans to
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
The crew of Oman Air go into the concluding Extreme Sailing Series event confident they can wrap-up the 2017 season on a high note. With double points on offer at the finale in Los Cabos, Mexico, the highly experienced team also know that the ultimate destination of the Extreme Sailing Series title could go down