Under the patronage and support of His Highness Sheikh Hamdan bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Crown Prince of Dubai and Chairman of the Executive Council in the Emirate of Dubai, His Highness Sheikh Saeed bin Hamdan bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Chairman of the Hatta Cultural and Sports Club, crowned the crew of the Nimran 211 ship to its owner Sheikh Zayed bin Hamdan bin Zayed Al Nahyan and led by skipper Ali Abdullah Mohammed Al Marzouqi is the champion of the 30th Al Gaffal Long Distance Race which was successfully organized by Dubai International Marine Club yesterday.
The organization of the sports event and the establishment of the great marine heritage epic came as a continuation of the message and approach of the founder of the festival, the late Sheikh Hamdan bin Rashid Al Maktoum , who launched the idea of the race in 1991 and sought to develop and preserve it annually for three decades now.
Nimran boat no. 211 was crowned as the champion of the 30th Al Gaffal Long Distance Race in which for the first time they won the title and achieved to be the 18th boat to be on the record of the Al Gaffal Winners. The boat also achieved the fastest time of arrival to the finish line in Dubai Eye with 53 nautical miles race distance.
In the second place of is the previous title holder the boat no. 96 “Al Shaqi” owned by His Highness Sheikh Hamdan bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Crown Prince of Dubai and Chairman of the Executive Council and skippered by Khalaf Buti Musabeh Al Ghashish with very close distance to Nimra 211 as they crossed the finish line.
Successfully getting the third place is the boat no. 55 Al Tabr owned by Rashid Mohammed Rashid bin Ghadair, and led by the captain, Mohammed Suhail Khalfan Al Muhairi who was also a prominent competitor in the race from the beginning.
The fourth place was taken by the boat no. 120 Zayurikh owned by His Highness Sheikh Hamdan bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Crown Prince of Dubai and Chairman of the Executive Council, and led by the captain Khalifa Muhair Al Mazrouei up against its competitor boat no. 25 Zilzal owned by Sheikh Zayed Bin Hamdan Bin Zayed Al Nahyan, skippered by Mohammed Abdullah Al Marzouqi, ranked as the fifth place.
