By: Times of Oman

Muscat – The 13th edition of Oman Sail’s Mussanah Race Week proved incredibly successful for the hosts with an impressive haul of 10 medals across the five events. Concluding the competition with four gold, two silver and four bronze, including overall team bronze in the Optimist event, highlighting the depth of talent emerging at Oman Sail’s Sailing Schools.

Once the waves had calmed, and the sailors had returned to shore, the winners received their prizes at a ceremony attended by Guest of Honour, H.E. Eng. Masoud bin Said Al Hashimi, Governor of South Al Batinah.

Earlier in the day, Oman’s Al Moatsem Al Farsi put on a masterclass in ILCA 6 sailing to claim victory and take the gold medal. Teammate Hatem Al Araimi performed well, too, on the last day to win bronze. Othman Al Hammadi from UAE finished in second place and wins the silver medal. In the girl’s competition, Ibtisam Al Salmi finished third, just behind Camelia Al Qubaisi of UAE in first and Maanya Reddy of India in second.