The crew of boat no. 36 Al Asifa owned by Hamdan Saeed Jaber and led by the captain Bader Abdul Hakim Mohammed Thani was crowned champion for the second year in a row in the most expensive traditional rowing race in the local category of the 26th edition Al Maktoum Cup for the season 2022-2023 which took place last Saturday in Dubai Water Canal.
Ahed Oman 44 by Oman Marine Sports Committee led by Hamid bin Salem Al-Bahri won the title in the open category which is for boats participating from GCC countries, Government Departments and National Institutions.
The great event organized by Dubai International Marine Club achieved a huge success by turning the Al Jaddaf Area into a Marine Heritage Festival with various activities reflecting to UAE’s culture such as the workshop by Jailboat Marine, the manufacturer of boats & fishing equipment which attended by the children from Hamdan Bin Mohammed Heritage Center and in addition to that the side event for Modern Rowing Competition, the Rowing Challenge 2022.
Results:
Local Category
1. Al Asifa (36), 2. Atlas(39), 3. Al Zahab 1(65), 4. Dubai 1(51), 5. Barq (61), 6. Dubai (5), 7. Ras Al Khaimah 2 (45), 8. Wadi Sahm (2), 9. Dalma Marine (7), 10. Ras Al Khaimah 1 (28)
Open Catgeory:
1. Ahed Oman (44), 2. Men Jumeirah (4), 3. Fish Farm (87), 4. Oman (96), 5. Dubai Police (3), 6. KHK (54), 7. Al Mataf (46), 8. Victorious (53), 9. F3 (89), 10. Dubai Police (30)
