irich

Hello

Can anybody advise as to whether there are any decent ex-pat sailing clubs in either UAE or Bahrain?

My wife and I both sail but are based in Rehab. I'd like to sail in the Gulf either dingy or yacht and would like to hire if such is available.

Thanks

Meow

In Dubai there is DOSC (Dubai Offshore Sailing Club) or DIMC (Dubai International Marine Club). JASC (Jebel Ali Sailing Club) is part of DIMC I believe.

Dry as Dust

DOSC is an active sailing club - dinghy and offshore - with good facilities. I think Jebel Ali Sailing Club has long since gone - probably absorbed into DOSC.

I am a member of the Abu Dhabi Sailing Club. We race dinghies weekly throughout the year - boats are owned by the club (RS400s, Kestrels, Lasers, Optimists) and the fees cover provision of the boats. On a good weekend we'll have twenty or so boats out. The downside is that you have to be a member of The Club (used to be known as The British Club) to be a member of the sailing club. Makes it a bit expensive if you're only interested in the sailing.

Other than that there is a bit of casual cat sailing and cruiser sailing from Al Bateen - including the odd boat for hire I believe - but no regualr organised racing.

All in all not great, I've sailed in many parts of the world and apart from a couple of months in the middle of summer this has to be one of the best venues I've ever sailed in.

Meow

As I said above, JASC is part of DIMC.


irich - there are also sailing clubs in RAK and Fujerah, but I note that you have asked for 'expat sailing clubs'. All of the clubs mentioned are open to all nationalities, including Emiratis and you will be locals in the clubhouses. (Many of them drink regularly at DOSC where I go frequently.)

Tockalosh

2 yacht clubs in Bahrain

The Yacht club out near Sitra on the East of the island and the ex RAF Sailing club whose new name escapes me at the public beach on the West of the island.

We know members of the former but everyone has left the island for summer so no idea on costs but worth a google

norsk

You mean Bahrain Sailing Club..

http://www.bhsailing.com/bahrain-sailing.php

Tockalosh

Thanks Norsky, thats exactly where I meant. Probably not been called the RAF sailing club since 1971 but old phrases die hard with these long term expats hey

irich

Thanks all, I'll look these up.

irich

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