UAE hopefuls vie for spot in Abu Dhabi VOR crew



4:06 AM Tue 25 Jan 2011 GMT
'Adil Khalid works outs on a yacht under the supervision of Ian Walker, the skipper of Abu Dhabi Ocean Racing. He is hoping to join the Volvo Ocean Race team.' ADTA
One is a former Olympian. Another is descended from pearl divers. And the third candidate for an open spot on the Abu Dhabi boat in the Volvo Ocean Race has sailing in his blood. This Thursday, one of three Emiratis - Adil Khalid, 22, Abdul Aziz Abdulla, 27, and Butti Al Muhairi, 26 -will be named as the first Arab to take part in the world's most gruelling sailing race. The man chosen will be among a team of 11 who will leave Alicante, Spain in October. They will head to South Africa, stopping in Abu Dhabi two months after ...


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by Eugene Harnan, The National





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