[Oman-L] Dhows under sail

[Adil Abdalla]

Dear Sue;

Yes; in Dubai there are considerable number of active Dhows. Many are 
equiped with sails for emergency usage. They provide steady commercial 
routes to Iran, Yemen, Somalia, and Karachi... I believe they manage more 
than 30% of Dubia's re-exporting trading.
Also, there are racing events for Dhows, which get support from government 
and concerned communities.

I can send you some photos of these Dhows if you want..

Adil Abdalla
ICOMOS PMI IPEA TECOM-Dubai



>From: "Sue Hutton" <sue@suehutton.co.uk>
>Reply-To: oman-l@oman.org
>To: <oman-l@oman.org>
>Subject: RE: [Oman-L] Dhows under sail
>Date: Fri, 2 May 2003 22:15:23 +0100
>
>I would like to thank everybody who responded to my request for information
>about dhows under sail.
>
>A photographer in Ireland told me about the dhow sailing races in Dubai,
>and, following up Joachim's suggestion about Lamu lying just off North
>Kenya, I did come across an article about the dhow sailing races there too.
>
>Dhows used to sail from boat-yards in Karachi, but this seems to be a
>historical event.
>
>I wasn't able to find any reference to commercial dhows using sails at the
>present time.
>
>Thanks and regards
>
>Sue Hutton
>
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