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Hi Martin I have attached a couple of boat photo's which may be of interest for your web site. The boat is called Sohar and was built in 1980 as a replica of a traditional Arab dhow that traded from Oman to China, many centuries ago. This particular dhow was I believe, built for the British Explorer Tim Severin, who sailed it from Oman to China in 1980/81. Sohar now sits in the middle of a traffic island, just outside the superb Al Bustan Palace Hotel in Muscat, Oman, where my wife and I have just been for a winter sun holiday. Despite it's odd location, Sohar seems to be well maintained and sits in a shallow lake, with fountain's giving the effect of movement, but it's a sad end for such a fine boat! There is a plaque on the site which gives some details of the boats construction and voyage, but it makes no mention of Tim Severin. I shall have to get a copy of his book and read up on it! I did manage to get a 1:1 scale sail in one of the hotel's Laser sailing dinghies, so can now say I have sailed in the Gulf of Oman! Hope it's of interest? Regards Victor Swanwick |
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