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", ...

Creaking wood, wind in the sail and the crisp sound of the boat slicing through the water are all I can hear. Gazing up at the blue sky, the canvas sail shades my face from the warm sun while the ...

Tucked away in a boatyard in Dubai’s historical shipbuilding quarter, “Jadaf” is a record breaker in the making. Nearly 90 meters long and 10 meters high, the wooden dhow modeled on traditional ...

For centuries, wooden boats called "dhows" have sailed Lamu's shores, transforming the far-flung island into an important port city. Courtesy of Folklife Archives and Collections, Smithsonian ...

Serdal, a boat owned by President His Highness Sheikh Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan, clinched the Overall Championship in the 60-foot Traditional Dhow Sailing races for the season 2000-2001. Serdal, a ...

India is reiterating its age-old maritime ties with Qatar, at the ongoing FIFA World Cup 2022, through a handcrafted dhow made by M/S Haji PI Ahmed Koya, a family-run shipbuilding company in Kozhikode ...

SIR BU NUAYR ISLAND, United Arab Emirates (Reuters) - Rashed al-Humairi likes to trade the sleek glass and steel towers of modern Abu Dhabi for the thrill of reviving a seafaring heritage aboard an ...

Tucked away in a boatyard in Dubai’s historical shipbuilding quarter, “Jadaf” is a record breaker in the making. Nearly 90 meters long and 10 meters high, the wooden dhow modeled on traditional ...