(MENAFN- Muscat Daily) The first of Oman Sail's ranking races, to determine the best Optimist sailors of the year, will begin on April 25 in Musannah as part of the Oman Sail Omantel Youth Programme.
Around 36 young sailors, all aged under 15, from Oman Sail's three sailing centres at Mussanah, The Wave Muscat and Marina Bandar al Rowdha will take part in six races over two days, on Friday and Saturday.
Many of the sailors got into the sport through community sailing events and then progressed to the sailing school youth clubs and sailing school race clubs.
Members of the race clubs can train three times a week and compete at local inter-club regattas, but success in this first ranking regatta of the year, which will be followed by two others in June and August, could form the basis of their selection in the national youth squad.
Abdulaziz al Shidi, Oman Sail's youth team coach, said, ''All the youngsters have been preparing and training hard for these events because the results will form one of the criteria for selection of the national squad.''
Legal Disclaimer:
MENAFN provides the information “as is” without warranty of any kind. We do not accept any responsibility or liability for the accuracy, content, images, videos, licenses, completeness, legality, or reliability of the information contained in this article. If you have any complaints or copyright issues related to this article, kindly contact the provider above.