Oman Sail introduced over 250 school students and visitors to sailing and windsurfing during the five-day Barka Fort Nights festival. Held at Al Muraisi Beach, a total of 266 men and women took the opportunity to learn the first stages of sailing and windsurfing from qualified Oman Sail coaches and connect with Oman’s maritime heritage.
Oman Sail has welcomed Renaissance Services on board as the official partner of the Renaissance Sailing Programme, a community-focused sailing initiative designed to create opportunities for the young people. A signing ceremony was held at Oman Sail HQ between CEOs Dr Khamis Al Jabri of Oman Sail and Stephen R Thomas of Renaissance Services to
Over 29 divers from Oman Sail, along with volunteers from Omantel, have completed an underwater reef clean-up project at the Dimaniyat Islands Nature Reserve to celebrate World Ocean Day. The initiative was supported by Omantel who partnered with Oman Sail and in collaboration with the Environment Authority to promote environmental sustainability and raise further awareness
Oman Sail’s Mussanah Race Week will return for its 13th edition from 1-8 October 2024 as the event brings together sailors from across the globe in Optimist, ILCA 4, ILCA 6 and ILCA 7 classes, as well as the para inclusive RS Venture Connect class. The event will be hosted by the Barceló Mussanah Resort
Oman Sail’s 49er teams return to action this week in La Grande Motte, France, as the 2024 49er, 49erFX and Nacra 17 European Championships get underway. The pairings of Musab Al Hadi and Waleed Al Kindi, and Abdul Rahman Al Mashari and Ahmed Al Hasni, will join 71 teams from 25 nations in the 49er
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
Nine members of Oman Sail’s youth sailing team will represent the nation at the 1st Youth GCC Games, being held in the United Arab Emirates from 16 April until 2 May. Oman's sailors will compete in three event classes, Optimist, ILCA 4 and ILCA 6, which will be held at the Abu Dhabi Marine Sports
The 44Cup Oman, the final event of the 2022 44Cup Tour, concluded in Muscat with three races held further out to sea due to light winds. Team Nika won the second race of the day to claim the event trophy, but Charisma won the final race to bring a successful season to a fitting close.
Team Asyad Shipping, Oman Sail’s entry into the 44Cup finale at Al Mouj Muscat, began to show their skill on the third day of their first ever experience of the race. However, low winds brought this progress to an abrupt halt. The Omani team led round the starboard leeward gate mark, a few seconds after
Conditions proved perfect for the second day of racing at Al Mouj Muscat Marina where the nine teams in this year’s 44Cup finale took to the water for three races. A northerly wind peaking at 15 knots allowed the RC44 one designs to plane on the downwind legs and show their speed all afternoon. Oman
– Oman Sail’s Team Asyad Shipping team joined the eight regular crews for the finale of this season’s 44Cup, held at Al Mouj Muscat Marina. The 44Cup is back in Oman for the first time since 2014 for four days of high-speed racing on identical RC44 boats. Team Asyad Shipping’s participation marks the first time
The five-stop international 44Cup tour will conclude in Muscat from 7-11 December 2022 with nine teams representing Great Britain, Monaco, France, Slovenia, Sweden, Switzerland and a wild card entry from Oman helmed by Mussab Al Hadi. This will be the first time since 2014 that the RC44 fleet has visited the country when Oman also
During an event to celebrate International Day of Disability, Oman Sail in collaboration with bp Oman and the Oman Paralympic Committee reflected on the progress made by the region’s first para sailing programme ‘SailFree’. It also highlighted the recent achievements of the para sailing national team launched on the same day last year – a
Oman Sail’s professional sailors will compete in the upcoming 44Cup Grand Final, taking place at Al Mouj Muscat from 7-11 December 2022. Supported by the shipping arm of Asyad Group, the Omani Team Asyad Shipping will join the ten teams representing Great Britain, Monaco, France, Slovenia, Sweden and Switzerland as the five-stop international RC44 tour
The third day of racing at the 2022 RS Venture Connect World Championships organised by Oman Sail brought with it yet more exceptional sailing and many more surprises. Oman’s Sultan Al Wahaibi and Ahmed Al Balushi lead the Open category, accruing one win and one second place finish from today’s races and staying one point
The 2022 RS Venture Connect World Championships organised by Oman Sail is underway at the Barceló Mussanah Resort where 39 teams from 19 nations took to the waters in light winds of between 5-7 knots. Racing is taking place ‘para’ and ‘open’ categories, which allows one para sailor to be accompanied by one non-para sailor.
Oman Sail welcomed 39 teams from 19 nations to the Barceló Mussanah Resort for the 2022 RS Venture Connect World Championships, the first exclusively para sailing event to be held in Oman. Over the next six days, sailors in both the para and open categories – including Oman Sail’s own SailFree squad - will compete
On the eve of the 2022 RS Venture Connect World Championships, the first para sailing competition to ever be held in Oman, event organisers Oman Sail arranged for 32 sailors and coaches to immerse themselves in Omani culture with a unique experience in Muscat. Starting in the historic Muttrah area of old Muscat, the group
The Oman Sailing Festival concluded in Salalah after five days of introducing visitors of all ages to Try Sailing, Try Windsurfing and Try Kitesurfing under the expert supervision of an Oman Sail instructor. In total, 288 of people visited the festival to enjoy a free session on the water, food, and entertainment, as well as
