The entry list of seventy-five competitors was split into twelve different categories ranging from Juniors to Group 1 Pro. With a 9am start the racing quickly got under way off the Corniche Breakwater in the presence of Saada Ahmed Thani Al-Ramithi and proved to be a day full of top-class action.

In the Standing Class Group 1 Frenchman Rafael Maureen took first place. He was followed by Omar Abdullah Rashid, with Salman Al-Awadi in the third place.

Abdullah Al Hammadi won the Sitting Class Group 3, followed by Khaled Al-Zarouni. Third place went to Khalifa Marzuki.

In Standing Class Group 2 Abdullah Al-Hamadi continued his strong performances by taking victory in the class and achieving his second podium visit of the day. Ahmed Issa Al-Hamadi took second place while Vladimir Ivanov from Britain came in third

Salman Al-Awadi won the Sitting Class Group 2 followed by Amer Hawir, while the third place went to the Kuwaiti pilot Youssef Al-Jarisi.

In the Junior Class 3.1 Youssef Ramadan from Kuwait took first place, second went to Ahmed Salem Taher, and third place went to the Swedish pilot Ker Ivanov.

Beginner Class 3.2 went to Ali al Ali. The Qatari pilot Sultan Al-Sharshini finished in second place, while Saif Al-Shahi was third. The first place in the Beginners Class 3.3 went to Saud Al-Awadi, Rashid Salem came home in second place, while Fares Ramadan from Kuwait was third.

In the Sitting Class Group 4 Ahmed Al-Khadari from Kuwait took first place, with second going to Ahmed El Tayer, and third was Saud Al-Khouri.

Casa Estavan from Hungary secured victory in the Group 1 Pro Sitting Class, with Rashid Aldawas from Kuwait taking second, along with his fellow countryman Youssef Abdul Razzaq in the third place.

The PRW team have not only been busy in the office here in Tonsberg, but we’ve also been very pro-active overseas. We attended the final two rounds of the UIM F1H2O World championship in Portugal, along with the final two rounds of the XCat World Championship in the UAE.

Whilst we were there, we also went along to the final race of the F4 UAE International Championship in Abu Dhabi and the final event of the UAE Aquabike Championship also held in Abu Dhabi.

During our UAE tour we were able to have productive meetings with the Marine Clubs based in Abu Dhabi, Dubai, Fujairah and Sharjah and we will work with them in promoting and reporting on their race events.

PRW has strengthened our working relationship with RaceWKND in Finland. The team behind the successes in Finland are one of the hardest working ones we have come across in Europe. You might have read about their Gala Dinner and plans for the 2022 on our site, there are plenty more articles to come. Nuppu and Johannes have developed a culture of social media engagement which amongst race promoters is second to none. We can see it in their numbers plus the stories we write about RaceWKND are always top of our ‘share’ list. When you look at their entry lists and see current World Champions competing in their series, we can see the future of the sport looks good.

Like many, the PRW team can’t wait for this year’s race seasons to start. The ‘offseason’ has certainly allowed us to focus on how we can be more efficient. Though when we start looking at racing calendars and see events we want to cover happening on the same weekend, which is always going to happen when you’re trying to cover a multi discipline sport, our thoughts turn to whether we need a slightly bigger team of contributors. If you’re a racer, race organiser or series promoter and would like to work with us, please get in contact as we are starting to confirm where we are heading to this year.

Thanks to those who have contributed these last few months with ideas, stories, and images. We get it, just like the way the sport is run most of this work has been done on a voluntary basis. Without your contributions though the site would be a lot worse off and thanks to you when we look at the statistics for January 2022 it was an all-time high which is incredibly motivating to see, and we will continue to work hard.

So, I guess we can say like Mercury Racing, ‘The Race Never Stops’ and neither shall we.

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Dubai International Marine Sports Club