The Asian Windsurfing Championships began on Monday, Oct. 11, at the Barcelo Mussanah Resort, bringing together a select group of talented male and female windsurfers in the Techno293, Techno293Plus as well as the brand-new foiling Formula Windsurfing class.
Oman Sail is primed for action and all set to to welcome sailors from around the world to Al Mussanah marking a return of sailing events for the last quarter of the year.
Kicking off today is
The Asian Windsurfing Championships began on Monday, Oct. 11, at the Barcelo Mussanah Resort, bringing together a select group of talented male and female windsurfers in the Techno293, Techno293Plus as well as the brand-new foiling Formula Windsurfing class, which is making its debut at the championships this week.
The predominantly-Omani fleet will showcase the depth of local talent across all classes and demonstrate the potential of Oman as a world-class sporting venue after an enforced hiatus brought on because of the Covid 19 pandemic..
Conditions for the event are expected to be perfect. Winds between 7 and 15 knots, a combination of powerful sea breezes and pleasant waves should see five full days of exhilarating action on the water.
The event is supported by a line-up of sponsors, including Oman Air and the Barcelo Mussanah Resort as official partners, and Be’ah as environmental supporter and Salsabeel Water from the National Mineral Water Company.
Conditions for the event are expected to be perfect. Winds between 7 and 15 knots, a combination of powerful sea breezes and pleasant waves should see five full days of exhilarating action on the water.
The 2021 Asian Windsurfing Championships is the first in a busy period for Oman Sail and Al-Mussanah Sports City.
Sailors from around the world are set to touch down in the Sultanate to compete in the Mussanah Race Week from Oct 30 to Nov 5,, the 49er, 49er FX & Nacra 17 Asian Championships from November 5-9 and the 2021 49er, 49er FX & Nacra 17 World Championships from Nov 16-21.
Sailing Arabia – The Tour 2021, set entirely within Oman, begins in Mussanah on Nov 24 and runs until Dec 5, while the 2021 ICLA Radial World Championships also heads to Mussanah, from Nov 29 to Dec 6.
The 2021 World Youth Sailing Championships closes the season as 350 of future sailing
stars head to Oman for the 50th anniversary of the competition and the first to be held in Asia.
The full list of competitors:
Omar Al Qartoubi – Male – Oman – Techno293 Plus
Abdullah Al Sarhi – Male – Oman – Techno293 Plus
Ali Al Sarhi – Male – Oman – Techno293 Plus
Abdulmajeed Al Hadhrami – Male – Oman – Formula Foil
Makhtar Al Mujaini – Male – Oman – Formula Foil
Abdulrahman Al Mujaini – Male – Oman – Techno293
Mohammad Al Sarhi – Male – Oman – Techno293
Sachin Ganesh – Male – India – Techno293
Established in 2008, Oman Sail is a national initiative that uses the power of sport to contribute to the development of the Omani people. The equal opportunity project runs sailing programmes for thousands of young Omani men and women, inspiring a new generation to discover sailing.
It encompasses a national sailing squad and high achieving inshore and offshore racing teams, all of which benefit from world-class coaching and whose ultimate objective is to win an Olympic medal for Oman.
The goal is to rekindle Oman’s maritime heritage while raising the country’s regional and international profile as a high-end tourist and foreign investment destination, through competitive sailing at home and abroad.
Oman Sail seeks to instil confidence and to teach valuable, transferable life skills to a generation of Omanis.
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