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Ras Al Khaimah Sailing Association RAKSA
The Ras Al Khaimah Sailing Club, or RAK Sailing Association (RAKSA) is a small yachting club with a clubhouse and beach near the RAK Hilton Beach Resort in the Al Mairid (Ma'areed) area of Ras Al Khaima. One of the last bastions of the old school UAE expat communities.
- Sailing club has a small harbour area (or "Khor") with collection of sailing dinghies. There's also a dhow building yard in the same area.
- Clubhouse hosts pub quizzes and other social events for expats in RAK
- Founded in the 1970s
- Boating facilities include boat ramp, boatyard, storage shed, workshop, club sailboats (Lasers, Optimists, and Wayfarers), and rescue boat
- No berthing facilities (it really is quite a small club - think of a small hut on the beach rather than the Cannes Marina)
- Club facilities include BBQ area, outdoor entertainment area, beach shelters, changing rooms and showers, bar and lounge area (rustic rather than sophisticated)
- Private beach is calm and safe for swimming (mind the the jellyfish in summer)
- The clubhouse hosts some exotic wildlife - the commodore, Reg Furlong, was bitten by a poisonous snake (a saw-scaled viper reportedly) in September 2008 that resulted in a hospital stay (for the commodore, not the snake).
RAKSA contact details
- Clubhouse tel +971-7-2237376
La Hoya Bay Yacht Club and Marina
- La Hoya Bay is a new development on the Marjan Islands in Ras Al Khaimah which includes a yacht club (completion perhaps by 2011?).
America's Cup Ras Al Khaimah
The America's Cup yacht race will be held in Ras Al Khaimah in February 2010. At least that's the plan. However, it doesn't look like the event will be hosted by RAKSA, instead a new island is going to be built in the Al Hamra Lagoon with facilities suited to the international event. Could be a tight construction schedule given that the America's Cup location was only announced in August 2009.
Last update Monday 21-Sep-2009
Related pages
- Dubai sailing clubs - also other locations in Abu Dhabi and the UAE
Related websites (open in new window)
- www.angelfire.com/on/raksa/ - the original RAKSA website but appears to be abandoned (last newsletter dated 2002?), but the annoying popups still work.
- www.raksa.org - a more recent RAKSA website? Last newsletter dated 2005? Not available when checked September 2009
- www.raksa.com is unrelated (is a Finnish home accessories and building materials website, or something)
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