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Dubai to Muscat Race, Final Leg of the Tour of Arabia14th December 2009
Oman Sail’s A100 Majan claimed line honours in the 360-mile Dubai to Muscat Race, narrowly missing out on the overall record. The race concluded the inaugural Tour of Arabia that has seen Majan and her crew trace out this new route via five GCC countries that has unveiled a challenging new sailing arena that is steeped in maritime history. Read Mark Covell’s race blogs from onboard Majan…
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Tour of Arabia: revealing the beauty and challenges of sailing in the Gulf region…17th November 2009
Since the start of the inaugural five-leg Tour of Arabia on the 10th of November from Kuwait, Oman Sail’s A100 trimaran continues with what is effectively a ‘tour of discovery’, tracing out these new routes for the very first time. As Oman Sail’s media crew member, Mark Covell, reports en route to join the 105-ft trimaran...
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Leg 3 Bahrain-Qatar: “Teamwork Works”16th November 2009
Mark Covell, media crew from on board Oman Sail’s A100 Majan, gives his first hand view from onboard the trimaran on the third leg of the Tour of Arabia from Bahrain to Doha, Qatar. In particular, an insight into how the Omani crew are working together on board: 'They have worked it out; together they are strong...'
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UPDATE FROM MAJAN’S ONBOARD REPORTER13th November 2009
Experienced sailor and media man, Mark Covell, has joined Oman Sail's 'Majan' crew to report from onboard the A100 trimaran on this inaugural Tour of Arabia to provide the inside track to this new adventure. Mark will also stay with Majan for the inaugural Indian Ocean 5 Capes Race that starts in February 2010. His colourful reports are worth a read and Mark is also providing some great photos too...
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KUWAIT WELCOMES TOUR OF ARABIA, MAJAN DEPARTS TUESDAY09th November 2009
Oman Sail’s A100 trimaran, Majan, will depart Kuwait City on Tuesday, 10th November, on the first leg of the new Tour of Arabia race. Kuwait is the start of the five-leg Tour of Arabia which will link together the GCC countries. As the tour travel southwards it will stop in Bahrain, Qatar, Abu Dhabi, Dubai and finally, home to Muscat and the Oman Sail project...
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TWO PIONEERING PROFESSIONAL SAILING EVENTS LAUNCHED IN THE ARABIAN GULF AND ASIA03rd November 2009
Oman Sail’s recently launch Arabian 100 (A100) trimaran, will be tracing out the route of two future professional sailing events in Asia over the coming months : The Tour of Arabia and the ‘Indian Ocean 5 Capes Race’...
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FIND OUT ABOUT THE TOUR OF ARABIA STOPOVER PORTS03rd November 2009
Visiting five different countries in the Gulf region, find out more about Kuwait, Bahrain, Qatar, the United Arab Emirates and Oman...
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ABOUT OMAN SAIL’S MAJAN29th October 2009
Oman Sail’s A100 Majan was built in Sydney at the Boatspeed facility and assembled in Salalah, Oman, over a four month period, the 105-ft trimaran has taken 49,500 man hours to complete. Designed by Nigel Irens and Benoit Cabaret, Majan is a near-sistership to the record-breaking Sodeb'O...
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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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