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
After a busy winter that saw Oman’s ideal weather conditions put to good use for training and a variety of early season events, Oman Sail has announced a dual approach for its European squad which encompasses different race teams. The focus is firmly on success for the Diam 24 race team as they build towards
A day into the renowned Rolex Fastnet Race and Oman Sail’s Class 40 team were locked in a close-fought battle near the front of the record-breaking fleet. Data from trackers on each yacht showed Oman Sail holding sixth place in the 26-strong Class 40 category early on Monday morning
Stronger, faster and more experienced, Oman Sail’s Class 40 campaign team are gearing up for their next challenge, the Rolex Fastnet Race which starts in The Solent on England’s south coast on Sunday (August 6). The classic 650-mile ocean race has attracted a record entry of 390 boats this year,
Oman Sail has revealed a new adventure for 2017 as the pioneering national initiative takes on a double-handed Class 40 challenge pairing up mentor and long-term skipper of various Oman Sail projects, Frenchman Sidney Gavignet, with his protégé and Oman Sail’s most successful offshore sailor, Fahad Al Hasni. Gavignet and
Musandam-Oman Sail's ambitious summer season got off to an encouraging start at the weekend with a victory over MOD70 rival Team Concise in Britain’s 2016 Myth of Malham following a close fought contest. At the finish line in Cowes, just 12 minutes separated the two high speed trimarans despite some testing light airs that ruled
Oman Sail’s crew on flagship MOD70 trimaran Musandam-Oman Sail return to the race track on Saturday with their first big race of the season, the 2016 Myth of Malham off the south coast of England. This English classic, run by the Royal Ocean Racing Club, is a weekend race starting at the
The learning curve on the Sultanate of Oman’s flagship MOD70 Musandam-Oman Sail, supported by the Ministry of Tourism, is due for a shift in emphasis in 2016 with their early season programme of the Myth of Malham, the Volvo Round Ireland Yacht Race and the Transat Quebec-St Malo races designed to hand
With less than two months before the start of the 2016 Tour de France a la Voile (TDFV), the Diam 24 crew on Oman Airports by Oman Sail have started an intensive dedicated training programme aimed at a top five finish for Oman. Over the past few months, the five strong squad
