The Fujairah 96 boat, led by the duo Giuseppe and Rosario De Cola, was crowned champion of the X-Cat World Powerboat Championship after succeeding in obtaining fifth place in the second race of the Dubai Grand Prix 2024, which was successfully organized by the Dubai International Marine Club today, Sunday, at the beaches of Jumeirah, amid an exciting atmosphere between… 10 boats vigorously competed for first places in sea conditions with high waves and fluctuating wind speeds.
The Fujairah boat joined the list of honor and the golden record in the world championship that started from the shores of the Emirates in 2010, where it deservedly claimed the title of the twelfth edition with 268 points, 6 points ahead of its pursuer, the Sweikat 2 boat, which finished as runner-up, while third place in the overall standings was returned to the Victory boat. 3.
The second main race of the Dubai Grand Prix witnessed the victory of the British team boat No. 8, led by the duo Martin Campbell and Scott Williams, who won first place after covering the race distance (54.5 nautical miles) with a time of 49.03.13 minutes, after an exciting struggle with the Victory 7 boat led by the duo. Salem Al-Adidi and Issa Al-Ali, who had a collision with one of the boats participating in the last laps while he was in the lead, which led to him suffering a malfunction that cost him a retreat from the top to the position. Third behind the Swedish boat Sweikat 2, which came second in the race.
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