More than 80 sixty foot traditional Arabian dhow sailing boats were on regal display yesterday in Abu Dhabi for a $1 million race to the UAE capital, as part of the fortnight long celebrations around the Volvo Ocean Race – the gruelling 39,000 nautical mile round the world 'Everest of Sailing'.
With the Volvo Ocean Race fleet wowing crowds at the Destination Village this week, a leading figure in the emirate's sailing community has welcomed the impact the event will have on grass-roots sailing
Hot-on-the-heels of assembling arguably the strongest-ever field for a Middle East tournament, ADTA has unveiled an expanded Championship Village aimed at driving record crowds to Abu Dhabi Golf Club from 26th to 29th January
In an effort to address the pressing issue of scarce water resources in the Middle East, ALDAR are working with EPIC Green Solutions to set up a demonstration site at Yas Island in Abu Dhabi
Volvo Ocean Race organisers hosted a beach clean on Lulu Island over the weekend with the collected rubbish becoming the raw materials for a sculpture that is to be created this week at the Destination Village
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