The Oman Sailing Festival, organised by Oman Sail, delighted huge crowds at Al Bassa Beach in Musandam this week as hundreds of men, women and children took part to learn how to sail and windsurf free of charge, as well as joining in the beach clean-up operation. Making its first appearance of the festival was

The 4th day of racing at the the 49er, 49erFX and Nacra 17 World Championships, held from 16th – 21 November in Barcelo Mussanah Resort, Oman, sees Odile van Aanholt with Elise de Ruyter (NED) reclaim their lead after an off day yesterday by flighting hard in each of the races right to the finish.

The 3rd day of the 49er, 49erFX and Nacra 17 World Championships sees Bart Labriex with Lars wan de Werken (NED) having a solid day move into the lead in the front of the 49er fleet. They are chased by a pair of German boats.   American’s Ian Barrows and Hans Henken managed to wind

In the 3rd day of the 49er, 49erFX and Nacra 17 World Championships sees Omani duo Musab Al Hadi with Waleed Al Kindi. 2021 World Championship Oman18 November, 2021©Sailing Energy / Oman Sail di (OMA) qualify for Gold fleet in a first for Oman at a 49er World Championship. The pair have been

The second day of 49er, 49erFX and Nacra 17 World Championships, organised by Oman Sail from 16 – 21 November, shows favorites fight to top in Nacra 17. It might be expected that the most decorated Nacra 17 sailors lead the fleet by day two of the 2021 worlds, but today’s shift by Italians Vittorio

Oman Sail welcomed new teams looking to grasp their opportunity to make a name for themselves at the 2021 Nacra 17, 49erFX and 49er world championships at Mussanah, Oman. The puffy easterly seabreezes and cloudless Massanah sky made for a gentle first day of the championship hosted by the resort and waterfront home of

The Oman Sailing Festival swept into Sohar last weekend for the next stop on a winter tour of the country. Encouraging communities to #SailWithUs, the festival offers free sailing and windsurfing lessons and beach clean-up events to help preserve the local environment for generations to come. Held at the Silver Jubilee Garden, more than 400

Oman Sail is preparing to welcome a 148-strong fleet representing 29 countries when the 2021 49er, 49erFX and Nacra the World Championships gets underway in Mussanah on 16 November. Being held in Asia for the first time in event history, the regatta is the one of the first global sailing event after the Tokyo 2020

The Ras Al Hamra Boat Club (RAHBC) last night warmly welcomed Caterina Banti, Gold medalist at Tokyo 2020 in the Nacra 17 class to Oman for an exclusive evening with the Italian and sailing communities in Oman. Held under the patronage of HE Federica Favi, Ambassador of Italy to the Sultanate of Oman, and Dana

The 2021 Asian 49er and 49er FX Championships concluded in dramatic fashion at Al-Mussanah with the podium positions decided in the very last race of the day. After four days of competition, the Indian crew of KC Ganapathy and Varun Thakkar took the 49er gold ahead of Musab Al Hadi and Walid Al Kindi in

Oman Sail has unveiled nationwide sailing initiative that aims at encouraging the communities across the country to try sailing this winter. Supported by OQ, the social initiative marks the return of sailing activities post-COVID19 and complements the series of World and Asian competitions that Oman Sail is organising this quarter of the year. 27th

In preparation for the 2022 season, Oman Sail’s elite sailing team travelled to Norway this week for an introduction to the Melges 24 monohull sportsboat. Known for its speed, the four-man keelboat inspired by The America’s Cup has regained popularity in recent years and the fully omanised team will receive technical training that includes becoming

The race for medals will head into the final day of the 2021 Asian 49er and 49er FX Championships in Barcelo Mussanah Resort with several crews still in contention in both classes.   Day two of competition in the 49er FX class saw Molly Highfield and Sandi Choi of Hong Kong edge ahead of India’s

After the first day of racing at the 2021 Asian 49er and 49er FX Championships in Barcelo Mussanah Resort it became clear that the standard is incredibly high and there will be title will be hard fought. Just 15 points separate the top six crews in the men’s and the top nine in the women’s

Mussanah once again takes centre stage as Oman Sail hosts the 2021 Asian 49er and 49er FX Championships. A strong fleet of 50 male and female sailors from across Asia will race over five days to be named Asian Champion. The event will also see guests from around the world take part as they train

The 11th edition of Mussanah Race Week came to a close at the Barcelo Mussanah Resort with a battle for medals between 50 sailors from four countries in different sailing classes. The award ceremony was attended by His Excellency Sayyid Ibrahim Al-Busaidi, Minister of State and Governor of Musandam. After eleven rounds in the Optimist