The Dubai Department of Tourism and Commerce Marketing (DTCM) hosted an exhibition entitled Dhow Racing, illustrating Dubai's traditional dhow-racing culture, by Scott artist Alastair Houston. The ...

Hundreds of dhows will flood Dubai in an event combining old tradition with modern sport. You only need a quick walk around Dubai Marina or to have glimpsed the Burj Al Arab to know that the dhow, ...

– the gruelling 39,000 nautical mile round the world 'Everest of Sailing'. Sailing a 16 nautical mile sprint course which finished at the Corniche breakwater - where Abu Dhabi's Volvo Ocean Race ...

SIR BU NAIR ISLAND, United Arab Emirates (AP) — The United Arab Emirates has hosted a $2.7 million traditional dhow racing event, which saw the wooden boats powered only on the wind race off the coast ...

Although dhows were originally used for fishing and pearl diving, people of the Gulf have raced their boats ever since they invented them. “Competition and a desire to see who is the best are a part ...

Each of the six Louis Vuitton Trophy crews assigned a local vessel and Emirati sailors Dubai The All4One team found success on the waters off the Dubai International Marine Club yesterday afternoon, ...

The United Arab Emirates has hosted a $2.7 million traditional dhow racing event, which saw the wooden boats powered only on the wind race off the coast of Dubai. The Al-Gaffal Traditional Dhow Race ...