14 March 2010 04:59Jewel Nears Cochin
The Jewel of Muscat is on her final approach to Cochin. She is expected to arrive on Monday morning. On Saturday they were delighted to receive a visit from an Indian Naval vessel and receive gifts - including some very welcome cold drinks!
13 March 2010 08:46Southbound Train
After leaving Cape Town, Majan is trucking along to the south in strong winds. Boat speeds are in the mid-20's with the wind blowing in the 30's. Only 4,000 nautical miles to the finish!
10 March 2010 07:26Jewel of a Visitor Centre
As the Jewel of Muscat approaches the Indian coast, more and more Omani school kids are coming down to the Marina to the Jewel's visitor centre. Feel free to come down and have a look- very interesting!
09 March 2010 09:58Omani Orphanage to Try Sailing
As part of the broad appeal of the Try Sailing programme- Oman Sail is very happy to announce that one of the capital's orphanages will be coming once a week to Try Sailing. Initially there will be 16 children, a mix of boys and girls.
07 March 2010 05:39Majan Delays Departure
Majan has delayed her departure from Cape Town by a day and will now leave the V&A on the 10th March. The delay is due to the popularity of the boat and crew and further visits.
06 March 2010 11:43Oman Sail Podcast
The announcement of Sidney Gavignet joining the Oman Sail campaign caused ripples around the world and one of the first to cal was the Volvo Ocean Race- listen to the podcast here: http://www.volvooceanrace.com/multimedia/audio-gallery/listen/listen.aspx?id=a5300f17-2dfa-47b4-a719-ea912cd6ee78
04 March 2010 08:54Clipper Racers Leave China
Ahmed Al Maamari and Abdullah Al Busaidi have left the Chinese city of Qingdao on their next leg of the race. They will cross the Pacific Ocean to the American west coast city of San Francisco in California.
03 March 2010 04:54The French Connection
In a press conference held in Paris yesterday Oman Sail announced their long term plans for increasing the awareness of Oman as a tourist destination in France as well as continuing the training of Omani sailors to a professional level. The announcements included participation in the Route du Rhum with Majan, a team in the Tour de France a la Voile and that Loick Peyron will return to Oman Sail to race the Extreme Sailing Series once again, this time as helmsman of Masirah.
02 March 2010 05:15Majan Crosses The Line!
At 16h 02m 57s the first of the A100 class racing multihulls, Majan, crossed the longtitude for Cape Agulhas. This marks the second cape of their 5 cape target and before heading for their 3rd, at Cape Leeuwin, Australia, Majan will berth at the V&A in Cape Town.
01 March 2010 06:11Musandam Returns Home!
Musandam returned to her berth at The Wave, Muscat this morning after successfully sailing to the Maldives and back. In the meantime she was been sold to an interested party that is going to do The Route de Rhum race in October. The original intention was that Musandam was going to keep Majan company on the Indian Ocean 5 Capes Race, however she had some technical problems with the sail and Oman Sail decided to bring her back safely to Muscat, complete the refit, and handover the boat in good time.
