After ten races across the weekend, Team Nika of Monaco finished in first place on 31 points with Sweden’s Artemis Racing three points behind in second. Tour winners Charisma also of Monaco finished third on 38.
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Muscat , Oman– 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.
Having won three events back-to-back, including the class World Championship in Portorož in October, that win allows Charisma to move from fifth place to third and finish the season as overall 2022 44Cup winners by a margin of seven points.
After ten races across the weekend, Team Nika of Monaco finished in first place on 31 points with Sweden’s Artemis Racing three points behind in second. Tour winners Charisma also of Monaco finished third on 38.
The result kept Charisma ahead of the fleet in the season standings on 6 points. Slovakian team Ceeref powered by Hrastnik 1860 had a weekend to forget, finishing in eighth, held on to second spot overall, level on points with Team Nika.
The prize-giving was held in the square by the Al Mouj Marina and attended by guest of honour, His Excellency Abdulsalam Al Murshidi, Executive President of the Oman Investment Authority, alongside His Excellency Basil bin Ahmed Al-Rawas, Undersecretary of the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Youth, Dr. Khamis Al Jabri, CEO of Oman Sail, and representatives from event sponsors.
Speaking at the prize-giving ceremony, RC44 Class President Chris Bake concluded, “It has been an incredible year for the 44Cup and we look forward to coming back to Oman for the start for our 2023 season.”
Oman Sail’s Team Asyad Shipping, making their first ever appearance in the RC44 class event, had won the respect of the full-time fleet with a series of promising performances and by showing determination to keep learning in an entirely new discipline.
Team Aqua owner and RC44 Class President Chris Bake thanked the hosts and complemented Oman Sail’s own crew, Team Asyad Shipping which competed here. He said, “It is a real pleasure having Oman Sail sail with us – it is an ambitious program and their team has done an incredible job.”
The 44Cup Oman was organised by Oman Sail and also supported by official event partners Oman Air, Al Mouj Muscat, Kempinski Hotel Muscat, Tanuf Water, Transom Catering, environmental partners Environment Society of Oman (ESO) and UN Clean Seas, Mercedes-EQ.
Team Asyad Shipping is formed of professional sailors from Oman Sail’s elite sailing team:Nasser Al Mashari (Skipper), Musab Al Hadi, Hussain Al Jabri, Ali Al Balushi, Waleed Al Kindi ,Yasser Al Rahbi ,Abdulrahman Al Mashari , Ahmed Al Hasani, Raad Al Hadi,Haitham Al Wahaibi and Akram Al Wahaibi
About the 44Cup:
Since its launch in 2007, the 44Cup has combined the business world with elite sailing, allowing enthusiastic amateur owner-drivers to race high-performance one-design yachts with and against some of the world’s best sailors.
The RC44 is a lightweight, high performance one-design racing yacht co-designed by five-time America’s Cup winner Russell Coutts with naval architect Andrej Justin, creating as level a playing field as you could wish to find in international yacht racing.
All participating boats are identical in terms of construction, shape of hull, appendages, weight and weight distribution, as well as enforcing a 50-50 split between amateurs and professionals in each eight-person crew.
Fleet racing is very short, intense, and action-packed, with a target race time of 40 minutes. The boats are frequently separated by just seconds at the finish line.
Each regatta usually features three or four races per day over a four-day regatta, meaning the 44Cup offers the fleet more racing each season than any other owner-driven racing circuit in the sport.
Find the current tour standings here: https://www.44cup.org/results/annual
About Oman Sail:
Operating under Oman Tourism Development Company, Oman Sail is tasked with rekindling the country’s maritime eminence, promote the Sultanate around the world through sailing, contribute to the sustainable prosperity of the nation and provide long-term learning opportunities for the youth.
Since 2008, Oman Sail has built a solid foundation around Sailing, Tourism, Commerce, Health and Environment, all underpinned with competency-based development for its workforce.
Committed to offering both men and women equal opportunities to learn, Oman Sail’s programmes focus on nurturing young talent to develop the sailing champions of tomorrow, increasing revenue in the tourism, activity and experiential learning markets and gaining prominent international exposure for the country.
The company has a strong track record in delivering a portfolio of events across the Sultanate to showcase Oman’s natural beauty, tourism potential, the people’s hospitality, and the infrastructure readiness for business opportunities. More information can be found on www.omansail.com
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