Oman Sail's A100 Majan completes the first Indian Ocean 5 Capes Race



6:19 PM Wed 12 May 2010 GMT
'Majan during sea trials off Salalah - Sail Oman's new A100 trimaran Oct 2009' Oman Sail Click Here to view large photo
Just 97 days after Oman Sail's A100 multihull Majan left her mooring in Muscat, the crew has completed tracing out the course of the Indian Ocean 5 Capes Race, crossing the longitude of cape Ras Al Hadd for the second time yesterday at 23:30 GMT. Leg five has been a magical final journey between the Cape Piai (Malaysia) and Majan's home, steeped in history and spirituality courtesy of India's Cape Comorin - but also high on emotion for the crew: whilst en route towards home, Mohsin Al Busaidi received a phone call informing him of the birth of his daughter! ...


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