Muscat, 3 May 2020: Oman Sail has taken the opportunity offered by the national ‘stay at home’ anti-coronavirus guidelines to launch online courses aimed at improving the skills of both sailors and their coaches. Running throughout the holy month of Ramadan the courses are aimed at Oman Sail’s sailing and fitness coaches, chief instructors and
Muscat, April 1st 2020: After eleven years of exceptional service and leadership, David Graham will be stepping down from his role as CEO of Oman Sail on April 1, 2020. Dr. Khamis Al Jabri has been appointed as the new CEO of the company. Dr Khamis Al Jabri brings with him a wealth of
It is business as usual for Omani sailors Musab al Hadi and Waleed al Kindi, with the pair confident that the change of date for next week’s qualifying event for Tokyo won’t impact their performance. The 2020 Asian 49er Championship, which doubles as a qualifying event for the Tokyo Olympic Games, was due to begin on March
Muscat, 18 March 2020: In partnership with BP Oman, the first phase of the Sail Free Programme by Oman Sail and Oman Paralympic Committee has been a big success, following the conclusion of a three-day leadership and sailing workshop at Al Mussanah Sports City. A total of 31 persons with mobility impairment took part in
Young Omani sailors produced impressive performances at Mussanah Race Week with a win or a podium place finish in every class. The 10th edition of the region’s largest international youth sailing event saw 121 sailors representing 13 countries gather at the world-class Mussanah Sports City venue for seven days of intensive coaching and international standard
Muscat, 17th February 2020: Mussanah Race Week, the region’s popular youth sailing event, gets underway in Oman later this month with exciting added extras helping to mark its 10th anniversary edition. The popular regatta will be boosted this year with the 2020 Techno Asian Championships and the GCC Sailing Championship, attracting best international and GCC
It was mission accomplished for Oman’s Olympic hopefuls Musab Al Hadi and Waleed Al Kindi as they hit their pre-event target at the conclusion of the 2020 World 49er Championship in Australia on Saturday. The Oman Sail racing duo used the world championship as real world training against many of the world’s best sailors in
Muscat, 13th February 2020: Backed by Oman Sail, Omani racing sailors Musab Al Hadi and Waleed Al Kindi have maintained their determined bid to qualify for this year’s Olympic Games as the 2020 World 49er Championship enters its final phase in Australia. Racing against the world’s best 49er dinghy sailors in a fleet consisting of
It’s the midway point of the 2020 World 49er Championship and Oman’s Olympic hopefuls Musab Al Hadi and Waleed Al Kindi are continuing to tick all the boxes in Geelong, Australia. On what was the final day of qualification races, the wet and grey morning was thankfully replaced by some afternoon sun and a
Oman’s global event hosting capabilities has been given a huge endorsement, with Oman Sail selected to host the World Championships for three Olympic classes - 49er, 49erFX and Nacra - in 2021. The 2021 World Championships will be a truly global event. Teams from all over the world will journey to the Sultanate to
The 2020 World 49er Championship, the last big test for Omani sailors Musab Al Hadi and Waleed Al Kindi’s ahead of next month’s Olympic Qualifiers, has begun at the Royal Geelong Yacht Club in Victoria, Australia. The World Championship is the final event for Musab and Waleed before they attempt to make history and
Team EFG Bank, made up of Olympian Sofian Bouvet, fellow Frenchman Gaulthier Germain, and rising Omani star Ali al Balushi, has taken a resounding win in the 2020 edition of the EFG Sailing Arabia – The Tour in Oman. EFG Bank dominated from the very first stage in Salalah, with the team remaining unchallenged
Muscat, 7th February 2020: After 12 days and four locations along more than 1,500KM of pristine Omani coastline, the 2020 EFG Sailing Arabia – The Tour will come down to the fifth and final stage in Muscat on 7-8 February. The title looks as if it is team EFG Bank’s to lose after another impressive
Muscat, 3rd February 2020: Omani 49er team Musab Al Hadi and Waleed Al Kindi are showing strong signs while competing in Australia, as they build up for their Olympic qualification event next month. Just one more big test awaits Oman’s Olympic hopefuls Musab Al Hadi and Waleed Al Kindi ahead of next month’s qualification for
Stage 2 of the 2020 EFG Sailing Arabia – The Tour has wrapped in Oman’s port city of Duqm, and the competition is tight as the race travels north to Masirah Island. A strong rivalry is developing amongst the top three teams EFG Bank, Groupe Atlantic, and DB Schenker following Stage 2 of the
The tenth edition of EFG Sailing Arabia – The Tour is underway, following a fast and competitive opening stage in Salalah, Oman. The conditions on the opening day of the race quickly blew out any cobwebs, with the eight crews facing tricky conditions as they raced their DIAM24 trimarans raced off the white sandy
Muscat, 26th January 2020: The 2020 EFG Sailing Arabia – the Tour has officially opened in Salalah in tribute to His Majesty Sultan Qaboos bin Said Al Said, God rest his soul. Over 15 days between 26 January and 8 February, a strong international and local contingent will use the prime winter conditions in the
Muscat, 3rd December 2019: Oman Sail, BP Oman and Oman Paralympic Committee have come together to launch the region’s first para-sailing programme, SailFree, which is designed to introduce people with a physical impairment to the sport of sailing. The Oman Sail headquarters in Muscat’s Al Mouj Marina was the setting for the launch, which was
Muscat, December 2nd 2019: The 49er World Championships, which run from 3-8 December in Auckland, will be another stepping stone for Musab Al Hadi and Waleed Al Kindi, who are aiming to make Olympic history. The 49er World Championships are set to be the biggest test yet for Oman’s Musab Al Hadi and Waleed
Muscat, November 26th 2019: Oman’s Musab al Hadi and Waleed al Kindi will take another step towards selection for Tokyo and making Olympic history during this week’s competition in New Zealand. Fresh from winning gold at the 2019 Asian Championships, Omani 49er pair Musab Al Hadi and Waleed al Kindi are taking on some
