118 ships participating in the 34 locking race

The organizing committee for the 34 -distance race for the long distances, which is allocated to local sailing ships, will complete 60 feet today, all technical and logistical procedures before the start of the race start, tomorrow, from Sir Bounir Island to the shores of Dubai, for a distance of more than 50 nautical miles.

The event will be held under the patronage and support of His Highness Sheikh Hamdan bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Crown Prince of Dubai, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Defense and Chairman of the Executive Council of the Emirate of Dubai, and annually organized by the Dubai International Marine Sports Club since 1991, a translation of the vision of his founder, the late Sheikh Hamdan bin Rashid Al Maktoum, may God rest his soul.

The race brings together 118 ships with about 2,500 sailors on board, they will draw a wonderful national painting when they meet in the starting line off the beaches of Sir Bounir Island, heading the beaches of Jumeirah as a destination and a closing station, in an exceptional celebration of the first past of fathers and grandparents in the scene of return from the diving journey, after the end of the searches for good and abundant livelihood in the waters of the Arabian Gulf.

The Director of Sports and Contestment Affairs at the Dubai International Marine Sports Club, Mohamed Saif Al -Marri, confirmed that the registration and registration procedures for ships, deeds, owners and sailors have been completed, as the number of ships that will participate in the 34th edition has reached 118 ships, which will embody the epic of the beautiful past on the waters of the Arabian Gulf.

Al -Marri said that all the equipment for the start was completed by the assisting committees, with the arrival of the arbitration team that will set the race along its long path from Sir Bounir Island to the shores of Dubai, indicating that all technical cadres will reach the starting place in preparation for the start of the large epic, and that the organizing committee will today conduct a safety and technical examination on the participating ships, which is the stage that precedes the launch Alert to the race, which will start tomorrow, according to meteorological readings, the state of the sea, and the wind speeds, which we hope will come with what the participating ships desire.

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Today, the launch of the launch of the carnival of the heritage folk games organized by the Sports Council of the General Command of Dubai Police, in conjunction with the 34th edition of the locking race.

The carnival includes many popular heritage competitions, with the participation of several teams that will compete in various stages under the supervision of a specialized committee, for the valuable prizes monitored by the organizing committee in order to motivate the participants.

The program includes the traditional heritage games that were previously practiced to remind the current generation of popular celebrations in preparation for the return of parents and grandparents, after the trouble and hardships of diving trips, and the absence of family and friends and the Deira, and among these popular games will compete for four competitions, which are Al -Motareh, Al -Karbi, Al -Miti and Al -Haw.

. Local sailing ships 60 feet travel 50 nautical miles.

. The race starts tomorrow from Sir Bounir Island to the shores of Jumeirah.