Mussanah:Team Abu Dhabi's Modern Sailing Team will compete against over 100 sailors from seven countries at the 15th Mussanah Race Week in Oman, starting on Sunday. The event is organized by Oman Sail and takes place at the Barceló Mussanah Resort.
According to Emirates News Agency, Team Abu Dhabi, representing the Abu Dhabi Marine Sports Club Academy, has fielded a 15-member squad for the competition. They will participate in the Optimist and ILCA classes, showcasing their ambition to maintain a strong competitive presence.
The Optimist team includes Hazza Ibrahim Sultan, Nouh Nawab Nouh Ahmed, Ali Ibrahim Sultan, Ali Saeed Al Remeithi, Theyab Fahad Al Mheiri, and Rashed Mohammed Al Neyadi. In the ILCA classes, Toprak Caglayan, Hamza Ismail Al Ali, Abdelrahman Abdalla Albahri, Mohamed Abdulkareem Alhammadi, Rashed Sultan Aldhaheri, Sultan Ibrahim Sultan, Jasim Mohamed Jasim, Simeon Hristov, and Abdulla Mohammed Alneyadi will compete in the ILCA 4, ILCA 6, and ILCA 7 categories.
Racing is scheduled from 18th to 21st October, with up to four races held each day. The final standings will be based on cumulative results, culminating in a prize-giving ceremony. Mussanah Race Week, celebrating its 15th anniversary, first took place in 2011.