His Highness: The Dubai Worldwide Boat Present’s emergence as one of many world’s main marine way of life occasions signifies the town’s progress as a significant world maritime vacation spot and pivotal industrial hubRunning till 3 March, the MENA area’s largest and most established marine way of life present brings collectively the worldwide nautical business at Dubai HarbourFive-day occasions options greater than 1,000 manufacturers and 200-plus crafts from 55 international locations – together with main yacht launches
His Highness Sheikh Ahmed bin Saeed Al Maktoum, President of Dubai Civil Aviation Authority (DCAA), and Chairman of Dubai Airports, immediately opened the thirtieth anniversary version of the Dubai Worldwide Boat Present, the biggest and most established marine way of life present within the MENA area, which is organised by the Dubai World Commerce Centre.
Talking on the event, HH Sheikh Ahmed bin Saeed mentioned: “The Dubai Worldwide Boat Present’s emergence as one of many world’s main marine way of life occasions signifies Dubai’s progress as a significant world maritime vacation spot and pivotal industrial hub. Dubai’s dedication to enhancing its maritime infrastructure and remodeling itself right into a centre for excellence for maritime providers is a transparent reflection of the management’s far-reaching imaginative and prescient for growth and dedication to reaching the targets of the Dubai Financial Agenda D33 to ascertain the town as one of many world’s prime three world hubs for tourism and enterprise.”
HH Sheikh Ahmed bin Saeed toured the five-day occasion at Dubai Harbour accompanied by quite a few dignitaries, together with His Highness Sheikh Hasher bin Maktoum Al Maktoum, Chairman of Dubai Media; His Excellency Helal Saeed Al Marri, Director Normal of Dubai’s Division of Financial system and Tourism and Dubai World Commerce Centre Authority; and His Excellency Saeed Mohammed Hareb, Secretary Normal of Dubai Sports activities Council, and Senior Advisor to Dubai Worldwide Boat Present.
The Center East’s premier marine way of life showpiece, which options greater than 1,000 manufacturers from 55 international locations, has attracted the worldwide nautical business within the emirate, with greater than 200-plus crafts making up the water and land show. The primary day of the present noticed 46 launches together with new yachts from Behnemar, Sunseeker and Azimut.
Through the opening tour HH Sheikh Ahmed bin Saeed visited the occasion’s iconic Superyacht Avenue, stopping to talk with numerous worldwide sector leaders and several other UAE-based boat builders, together with Lürssen Yachts, Azimut and Benetti. The homegrown contingent on the VIP tour included Gulf Craft, the legacy Dubai Worldwide Boat Present companion, which is presenting 11 vessels at this yr’s present. HH Sheikh Ahmed bin Saeed additionally stopped to interact with numerous native, regional and worldwide corporations specialised in marine-based gear, provides and providers throughout the posh way of life marine sector together with Carter & White. He additionally engaged with Al Yousuf Motors, the unique distributor of Yamaha within the UAE.
Along with the spectacular show on water and land, Dubai Worldwide Boat Present is house to an array of family-friendly actions for guests to get pleasure from, together with Hypercar Avenue, which is house to uncommon and distinctive vehicles, a Watersports zone that includes jet skis, fly boards, eFoils and extra for adrenaline lovers, in addition to a fishing competitors and child’s space. Guests may expertise the devoted Dive MENA space and ‘Proudly UAE’ zone, which spotlights producers and merchandise championing the UAE’s maritime variety.
The world’s first ever jet swimsuit race additionally came about at Dubai Harbour immediately. The occasion noticed rivals from eight international locations, together with the UAE’s Ahmed Al Shehhi, race utilizing jet engines to navigate a predetermined course.
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