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Traditional dhow boat race retraces Gulf pearl route
Mar 30, 2015
DUBAI: More than 120 traditional dhows retraced a centuries-old pearl diving route off the coast of the United Arab Emirates on Sunday for an annual boat race.
The “Al-Gaffal” race, Arabic for “The Return”, traces the path pearl-divers would take on their return home from a day at sea.
The wooden dhows with billowing white sails made the 51.3 nautical mile (95-kilometre) journey from the island of Sir Bu Nayer to the Dubai coast.
The winner, the dhow “Zilzal,” or “Earthquake,” was awarded 10 million dirhams ($2.72 million).—AFP