Sailors participate in the annual long-distance dhow sailing race, known as al-Gaffal, near Sir Abu Nuair island towards the Gulf emirate of Dubai, on June 3, 2022.  - Around Sir Bu Nair, a teardrop-shaped island roughly 100 kilometres (60 miles) away from both Dubai and Abu Dhabi, 118 teams are racing dhows, the sailboats that have plied waters around the Arabian peninsula for centuries.  (Photo by Karim SAHIB  /  AFP)

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Updated: June 08, 2022, 4:20 PM