First day of Mussanah Race Week 2023 welcomes 77 sailors from 7 countries to Barceló Mussanah Resort

Mussanah Race Week presented by Renaissance Services kicked off by welcoming 77 of the very best young sailors from across the region for a week of coaching, competition, and camaraderie. The first races get underway on 21 October in the Optimist, ILCA 4, ILCA 6, ILCA 7 and RS Venture Connect classes, showing the diversity of competition and that sailing is a sport for all, with the winners receiving their prizes on 24 October.

Held at the Barceló Mussanah Resort, all of the sailors have a chance to develop their racing skills and tactics with clinics and sailing lessons provided by world-class professional coaches prior to the start of racing and throughout the week.

The RS Venture Connect class is the second consecutive year that has been a participating class at Mussanah Race Week and offering people with disabilities the opportunity to compete at the event as part of Oman Sail’s SailFree program, the first of its kind in the region, run in cooperation with bp Oman and the Oman Paralympic Committee.

Mussanah Race Week is also an opportunity to share Oman’s unique and welcoming culture with visitors, and help talented young sailors build cross-border friendships with each other so that they may learn from each other and follow each other’s journey through the sport.

Abdulaziz Al Shidi, Mussanah Race Week Principal Race Officer, said, “Mussanah Race Week has long been a favourite of young sailors from across the world. It is an opportunity to sail in perfect conditions here in Oman, advance their sailing knowledge from experienced coaches and sail competitively against sailors of a similar age. Sailing is a global family, and our aim is always to help prepare young sailors for a future in the sport and Mussanah Race Week is also an ideal opportunity to get to know one another and build life-long friendships.”

Oman Sail will continue its commitment to the environment of Oman during Mussanah Race Week by organising a beach clean-up campaign at Mussanah Public Beach as part of its ongoing UN #cleanseas pledge to reduce waste and keep Oman’s coastline clean. Recycling facilities will be provided onsite, and all visitors will be encouraged to become guardians of the oceans throughout the event and beyond.

Mussanah Race Week 2023 is supported by Renaissance Services, and official partners Oman Air, Barceló Mussanah Resort, Tanuf, and National University.

For more information, please visit the Oman Sail website.