Dubai to Muscat Offshore Sailing Race
Dubai to Muscat Offshore Sailing Race takes place Starts Mar 20, 2027 (34th edition, boats finish in Muscat over the following days) in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. The dress code is Yacht-club casual ashore with light, modest fabrics in public areas; full offshore foul-weather gear and safety harness on the water. Typical cost ranges from 300 to 1200 EUR per person.
A roughly 360-nautical-mile offshore race from Dubai around the mountainous Musandam Peninsula to Muscat, run since 1992 by the Dubai Offshore Sailing Club. It is the longest keelboat race in the Gulf, threading busy shipping lanes and the cliffs near the Strait of Hormuz. For Gulf-based crews it is the season's serious test rather than a social regatta.
- When
- Starts Mar 20, 2027 (34th edition, boats finish in Muscat over the following days)
- Where
- Dubai, United Arab Emirates
- Dress code
- Yacht-club casual ashore with light, modest fabrics in public areas; full offshore foul-weather gear and safety harness on the water
- Cost
- Typical cost ranges from 300 to 1200 EUR per person.
- Weather
- 24 - 30C, warm Gulf spring, dry, winds light to lumpy near the Musandam headlands
- When to book
- Crew berths and boat entries go through Dubai Offshore Sailing Club 3 to 6 months ahead; March is peak Dubai season so book hotels early
- Getting there
- DXB (Dubai), about 25 min to Dubai Offshore Sailing Club in Jumeirah
- Where to stay
- Burj Al Arab Jumeirah, Jumeirah Beach Hotel, Rove La Mer Beach
- Official site
- https://dubaitomuscatrace.com
How to attend
There is no ticket: the start off Jumeirah beach at DOSC is free to watch and the club is open to visitors on race day. To sail it you need a keelboat meeting offshore safety category requirements with a qualified crew, entered through DOSC, with entries typically opening a few months out. Crew berths occasionally appear on the DOSC noticeboard and in Gulf sailing groups for experienced hands, and the finish at Marina Bandar Al Rowdha in Muscat is the more atmospheric end if you can only pick one.
There is no spectator ticket - the start off Jumeirah beach is free to watch and Dubai Offshore Sailing Club opens to visitors on race day, while entry is only for boats and crews registered through the club.
Insider tip
Watch the afternoon start from the DOSC beach and then follow the official tracker - the finish is days later and 360 nautical miles away, so almost nobody sees both ends.
Get inside Dubai to Muscat Offshore Sailing Race
Booking matters here: crew berths and boat entries go through Dubai Offshore Sailing Club 3 to 6 months ahead; March is peak Dubai season so book hotels early. Members track that window, what it really costs, and 573 more events across the season.
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