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", ...
Creaking wood, wind in the sail and the crisp sound of the boat slicing through the water are all I can hear. Gazing up at the blue sky, the canvas sail shades my face from the warm sun while the ...
Tucked away in a boatyard in Dubai’s historical shipbuilding quarter, “Jadaf” is a record breaker in the making. Nearly 90 meters long and 10 meters high, the wooden dhow modeled on traditional ...
Serdal, a boat owned by President His Highness Sheikh Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan, clinched the Overall Championship in the 60-foot Traditional Dhow Sailing races for the season 2000-2001. Serdal, a ...
India is reiterating its age-old maritime ties with Qatar, at the ongoing FIFA World Cup 2022, through a handcrafted dhow made by M/S Haji PI Ahmed Koya, a family-run shipbuilding company in Kozhikode ...
Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The Zilzal, a dhow captained by Sheikh Hamdan bin Mohammad bin Rashid al-Maktoum, sails towards the finishing line off the coast ...
Tucked away in a boatyard in Dubai’s historical shipbuilding quarter, “Jadaf” is a record breaker in the making. Nearly 90 meters long and 10 meters high, the wooden dhow modeled on traditional ...