Oman's rise in the sailing world

1,475 views · Published 19 October 2015 · 2:00 · Indexed 20 September 2026

Channel: Al Jazeera English · 2015 · News & Politics

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This week Oman is hosting the RS:X World Windsurfing Championships for the first time.

It hosted the Laser World Championships two years ago and the capital Muscat is also one of eight stops on the prestigious round-the-world Extreme Sailing Series.

As well as providing the venue, Oman’s sailors are proving to be world class too.

Joanna Gasiorowska reports.

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