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Oman Sail’s A100 Majan completes the first Indian Ocean 5 Capes Race!12th May 2010
Just 97 days after Oman Sail’s A100 multihull Majan left her mooring in Muscat, the crew has completed tracing out the course of the Indian Ocean 5 Capes Race, crossing the longitude of cape Ras Al Hadd for the second time yesterday at 23:30 GMT.
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Final Leg, Final Cape and ‘Home’ Beckons…29th April 2010
For the crew on board Oman Sail’s A100 trimaran ‘Majan’ the departure from the penultimate stopover in Singapore, proved a poignant moment as they set out on the final leg to cover the final 3,200 miles (5,900km) of this new Indian Ocean 5 Capes Race course. Eager to reach their homeport of Muscat, Oman, but at the same time knowing this was the last stopover of the tour. The Oman Sail team, who have been promoting the Indian Ocean 5 Capes Race ahead of the first official planned edition in 2012 as well as the new A100 class of boat, have been warmly received at every stopover from the Maldives, Cape Town to Fremantle and, lastly, Singapore.
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Leg 4 Fremantle-Singapore: A Warm Welcome19th April 2010
The international crew on board Oman Sail’s A100 trimaran ‘Majan’ have celebrated their arrival in Singapore on the penultimate leg of the Indian Ocean 5 Capes Race. Majan left Fremantle (Australia) on the 9th April for the 2,700-mile leg to Singapore which has proved to be a ‘mild affair’ compared to the storm-fuelled leg from Cape Town to Fremantle with Majan surviving 70-knot winds in the Southern Ocean. The high-performance A100 trimaran crossed the finish line off Cape Piai, the fourth great Cape of the course, at 14:47 GMT on Sunday (18th April) completing the fourth leg that started from the Fremantle ‘city’ start line in 9 days and 10 hours and a Cape Leeuwin-Cape Piai reference time of 8 days, 15 hours, 12 minutes, then reached Keppel Bay Marina late evening.
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Leg 4 Fremantle-Singapore: Majan is on her way09th April 2010
After a busy and very successful Australian stopover, Oman Sail's A100 trimaran ‘Majan’ left the dock this morning, en route to Cape Leeuwin where she will embark on the penultimate leg of the Indian Ocean 5 Capes Race course that the Majan crew are tracing out for the first time. As media crew Mark Covell reported by phone shortly after having hoisted the sails, "We are sailing in bright sunshine, on a very bumpy windward beat towards Cape Leeuwin, with Australia on our port side." The Majan boys are in for a few rough hours before being able to head North with the wind gently pushing them!”
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Leg 3 Cape Town - Fremantle: Seven men in a boat and one Indian Ocean Tempest29th March 2010
Oman Sail’s A100 trimaran ‘Majan’ arrived in Fremantle the 24th of March 2010 at 10:00 (Local Time - 2:00 am GMT), after having crossed the longitude of Cape Leeuwin, the third cape of the Indian 5 Ocean Capes Race and the finish line of Leg 3 on Monday, 22nd of March at 04:10 GMT. It has been yet another eventful leg for the A100 trimaran and her crew as they trace out this new race course ahead of the official edition in 2012, and an Indian Ocean crossing that will leave its mark durably on the minds of the Oman Sail team members.
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Cape Leeuwin and the “land of the lioness”22nd March 2010
The Dutch navigators who had first sighted it - without stopping or claiming possession -had named "Land of Leeuwin" (which in Flemish means "lioness", the name of their ship) this vast and wild piece of territory located at the southwestern tip of Australia. And if Mathew Flinders eventually gave the name Leeuwin to the cape itself in 1801, the French influence on this region could have been much more important !
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A100 Majan Surviving 70 Knots in the Southern Ocean 17th March 2010
Oman Sail’s A100 trimaran ‘Majan’ has been battling hurricane force winds in the Southern Ocean on leg 3 of the Indian Ocean 5 Capes Race en route to the next stop over in Fremantle, Australia. The six-man crew led by Paul Standbridge including new recruit Sidney Gavignet and two Omani crew, who are tracing out this new course ahead of the official race in 2012, have had their mettle tested to the limit in these ferocious conditions. ‘Majan’ left Cape Town on 10th March and are approximately 2,300 miles into the 4,600-mile leg, with another 5-6 days before arriving in Fremantle. Read Mark Covell’s log below which expertly describes the force of the Southern Ocean in all its fury…
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Cape Town’s Signal Hill noon day gun releases Majan on Leg 310th March 2010
In breathtaking style the giant A100 Trimaran ‘Majan’ shot across the Cape Town start line of the third leg of the Indian Ocean 5 Capes Race just off Table Bay harbour’s breakwater at exactly midday (12:00 Local time) today to track a course down south to the treacherous seas of the Southern Ocean for her next stop in Fremantle, Australia.
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An epic second leg! Sidney Gavignet joins the A100 ‘Majan’ crew…02nd March 2010
Oman Sail’s A100 trimaran ‘Majan’ has reached their second stopover in Cape Town, South Africa, after another epic leg full of drama, myths and one legendary Cape. The Indian Ocean 5 Capes Race is a new race, conceived by OC Events, that links the Middle East, Africa, Australia and Asia, and Majan is tracing out the new course ahead of the first official edition planned for spring 2012.
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Cape Agulhas, tip of the African continent, between two oceans25th February 2010
Lying 90 nautical miles southeast of Cape Town, Cape Agulhas (“Cape of the Needles”) is the official dividing point between the Atlantic and the Indian Ocean - whose eastern border is marked by the southern tip of Tasmania. The region is notorious for being extremely dangerous for ships, notably because the Agulhas current (flowing from east to west) opposes the prevailing winds, allowing for the sudden formation of massive and steep waves… the area is now known as one of the high-risk zones as far as rogue waves (that can seem to come out of the blue and reach 30 metres in height) are concerned. Geologically speaking, Cape Agulhas’ mountainous formations are part of the Table Mountain Group. Its lighthouse was the second one built in the country, following a long series of shipwrecks, and was erected in 1848. Geographical Coordinates: 34° 50’ S - 20° 00’ E
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Mohsin speaks about his journey south…19th February 2010
Embedded special reporter Mark Covell speaks to Mohsin Al Busaidi about coping with life onboard and how he is helping Mohammed to increase his sailing skills.
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Stuck between a rock and a hard place…18th February 2010
Two days after flirting with one of the most beautiful terrestrial paradise, the Maldives, the crews of trimarans 'Majan' and 'Musandam' will face the underworld of the Indian Ocean with the meeting of the Tropical Cyclone 'Gelan' determined to barring their way.
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Majan crew pays respects to Neptune17th February 2010
In time honoured maritime tradition, Lord Neptune made an appearance on the decks of Majan today. In sailors mythology, Lord Neptune, the Roman God of Water and Sea, saved and showed the way to ships caught in the storm. In his benign aspect, Lord Neptune was seen as creating new islands and offering calm seas. When offended or ignored, he supposedly struck the ground with his trident and caused chaotic springs, earthquakes, drownings and shipwrecks. Sailors prayed to Lord Neptune for a safe voyage, sometimes drowning horses as a sacrifice. A tradition within yacht racing is to make sure Neptune safely welcomes teams across the Equator, especially those sailors who have never crossed it before by boat. It's particularly important not to have offended Neptune. But most fellow crew members who have already made the Equator crossing will make sure they can find some suitable misdemeanour of their fellow new-comer to the proceedings.
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FIRST CAPE, FIRST LEG… NEXT STOP CAPE TOWN12th February 2010
Oman Sail’s new A100 ‘Majan’ left Muscat (Oman) last Saturday (6.2.10) to begin the journey of tracing out the route of the new Indian Ocean 5 Capes Race course that links together the Middle East, Africa, Australia and Central Asia, ahead of the first official edition planned for Spring 2012. Alongside the 105-ft A100 multihull was Oman Sail’s 75-ft multihull ‘Musandam’ – a boat that has already circumnavigated the globe under the Oman Sail banner.
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SLAP, ROCK AND SHAKE!07th February 2010
After setting off across the start line off Muscat (Oman) yesterday, Mark Covell, media crew on board Oman Sail's A100 Majan set back this report... Over the next six hours we sailed under eight different sail combinations to cope with the wind’s fickle mood. We saw as much as 26 knots and as little as zero. Why is it in so many races and crossings the first night at sea, Mother Nature and King Neptune gang up and tries to catch you out? Read Mark's report in full here...
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A NEW CHAPTER IN OCEAN RACING STARTS ON SATURDAY…04th February 2010
On Saturday, 6th February, Oman Sail’s new A100 ‘Majan’ alongside their 75-ft multihull ‘Musandam’ will depart Muscat [Oman] to begin a new chapter in ocean racing as they embark on tracing out the route of the future Indian Ocean 5 Capes Race.
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MAJAN’S CREW29th January 2010
Meet the A100 Majan crew... Paul Standbridge, Mohsin al Busaidi, Mohammed al Ghailani, Thierry Douillard, Mark Covell and Michael Giles, six men, six adventurers, six experienced and passionate sailors:
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THE NEW A100 DESIGN, A BREED APART…29th January 2010
Oman Sail's new flagship Majan, which captured line honours in the 2009 Dubai to Muscat race, is the first Arabian 100 One-Design launched in the Gulf region. Built under the supervision of the Offshore Challenges Sailing Team experts, she is already displaying an impressive potential and being used to train future world-level sailors. The perfect platform around which a top-level fleet could be created in the Gulf and Indian Ocean regions!
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FIVE CAPES, ONE INDIAN OCEAN29th January 2010
Oman Sail's new A100 ‘Majan’ will be tracing out the new Indian Ocean 5 Capes Race course – a challenging new playing field linking the Middle East, Africa, Australia and Asia. Find out more about ‘Majan’ here…
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THE RACECOURSE AND STOPOVERS29th January 2010
The Indian Ocean 5 Capes Race will see the boats start a ‘city’ start line (Muscat, Cape Town, Freemantle, Singapore) to a ‘Cape’ finish line, via 5 Capes of Cape Al Hadd (Oman), Cape Agulhas (South Africa), Cape Leeuwin (Australia), Cape Piai (Singapore) and Cape Comorin (India). Oman Sail's A100 'Majan' and their 75ft multihull 'Musandam' will trace out this inaugural race course...
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Tour of ArabiaNOVEMBER 2009
The Tour of Arabia linked together the GCC countries from Kuwait in the north to Oman in the south. The launch of the first of the new Arabian 100 (A100) Class trimarans, Oman Sail’s stunning Majan, was the catalyst for the creation of this new ground-breaking…
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Indian Ocean 5 Capes RaceSTARTED 6TH FEBRUARY 2010
Oman Sail’s 'Majan' (A100) completed tracing out this new race course taking the big dive south for a giant tour of the Indian Ocean Capes facing the challenges of all the combined might of the Southern and Indian Oceans. Starting from Muscat (Oman)…
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