DUBAI, 17 May (BelTA - Emirates News Agency) - All focus goes to the 33rd Al Gaffal 60ft Traditional Dhow Sailing Race with over 120 dhow boats having confirmed their participation. The great race, ...
More than 120 traditional dhows retraced a centuries-old pearl diving route off the coast of the United Arab Emirates on Sunday for an annual boat race. The "Al-Gaffal" race, Arabic for "The Return", ...
SIR BU NUAYR ISLAND, United Arab Emirates (Reuters) - Rashed al-Humairi likes to trade the sleek glass and steel towers of modern Abu Dhabi for the thrill of reviving a seafaring heritage aboard an ...
Abu Dhabi [UAE], October 4 (ANI/WAM): Under the patronage of Sheikh Hamdan bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Ruler's Representative in Al Dhafra Region, the Abu Dhabi Marine Sports Club organised today the Arilah ...
The dhow boats are common in the Gulf and eastern countries like Pakistan, Bangladesh, India and East Africa. The boats have been in use in this area since 1785 for commercial activities like ...
For the best experience, please enable JavaScript in your browser settings. A test boat made of flip-flops in Lamu. [Photo: Courtesy] There is a certain easiness to ...
After its first successful 500-kilometer voyage across the Indian Ocean, sailing from Lamu to Zanzibar, the Flipflopi dhow is set for another historic expedition across Lake Victoria. Flipiflopi is ...
ABU DHABI, 3rd October, 2025 (WAM) – Under the patronage of H.H. Sheikh Hamdan bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Ruler’s Representative in Al Dhafra Region, the Abu Dhabi Marine Sports Club organised today the ...