Sultanate of Oman

A NATIONAL COASTAL VISION · OMAN VISION 2040

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The world sails through Oman

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A crewed sailing yacht approaching the mountains of Oman at first light

For centuries, Oman sailed to the world.

Now the world sails to Oman.

OMAN MARITIMEDESTINATIONS

THE WORLD'S NEW HOME FOR SAILING

15 DESTINATIONS · ONE COAST · ONE GLOBAL SAILING COMMUNITY

EXPLORE THE COASTDISCOVER THE VISION

The network is the product

One coast. One maritime system.

Not fifteen identical developments. A hierarchy of international hubs, sailing and resort destinations and small transit marinas that close the dangerous gaps between safe harbours from Musandam to Salalah.

LAYERS

EXISTING MARITIME INFRASTRUCTURE
PROPOSED INTERNATIONAL HUB (TYPE A)
PROPOSED SAILING & RESORT (TYPE B)
PROPOSED TRANSIT MARINA (TYPE C)

Sail the route · Musandam to Salalah

The sea is the road.
The coast is the network.

Indicative straight-line maritime distances between proposed stopping points — NM means nautical miles; passage times assume a 7-knot average. Final navigation distances require hydrographic and marine-route validation. 7 legs exceed the 55 NM comfortable day-sailing target and are flagged as network gaps.

  1. LEG 01Khasab / Musandam → Dibba Musandam39 NM≈ 6 h passageNext: Sailing & resort destination

    Safe harbour · fuel · water · customs · yacht service · sailing academy

  2. LEG 02Dibba Musandam → Sohar92 NM≈ 13 h passageNext: Sailing & resort destination

    Maritime network gap · 92 NM · additional transit marina required

  3. LEG 03Sohar → Mussanah69 NM≈ 10 h passageNext: International maritime hub

    Maritime network gap · 69 NM · additional transit marina required

  4. LEG 04Mussanah → Al Mouj — Muscat44 NM≈ 6 h passageNext: International maritime hub

    Safe harbour · fuel · water · customs · yacht service · sailing academy

  5. LEG 05Al Mouj — Muscat → Jebel Sifah39 NM≈ 6 h passageNext: Sailing & resort destination

    Safe harbour · fuel · water · customs · yacht service · sailing academy

  6. LEG 06Jebel Sifah → Sur73 NM≈ 10 h passageNext: Sailing & resort destination

    Maritime network gap · 73 NM · additional transit marina required

  7. LEG 07Sur → Ras Al Hadd16 NM≈ 4 h passageNext: Sailing & resort destination

    Safe harbour · fuel · water · customs · yacht service · sailing academy

  8. LEG 08Ras Al Hadd → Al Ashkharah52 NM≈ 7 h passageNext: Sailing & resort destination

    Safe harbour · fuel · water · customs · yacht service · sailing academy

  9. LEG 09Al Ashkharah → Masirah89 NM≈ 13 h passageNext: Sailing & resort destination

    Maritime network gap · 89 NM · additional transit marina required

  10. LEG 10Masirah → Duqm104 NM≈ 15 h passageNext: International maritime hub

    Maritime network gap · 104 NM · additional transit marina required

  11. LEG 11Duqm → Ras Madrakah48 NM≈ 7 h passageNext: Transit marina

    Safe harbour · fuel · water · customs · yacht service · sailing academy

  12. LEG 12Ras Madrakah → Shuwaymiyah147 NM≈ 21 h passageNext: Sailing & resort destination

    Maritime network gap · 147 NM · additional transit marina required

  13. LEG 13Shuwaymiyah → Mirbat101 NM≈ 14 h passageNext: Sailing & resort destination

    Maritime network gap · 101 NM · additional transit marina required

  14. LEG 14Mirbat → Hawana / Salalah40 NM≈ 6 h passageNext: International maritime hub

    Safe harbour · fuel · water · customs · yacht service · sailing academy

The sailing lifecycle

Eight chapters. One coast.

Crew arriving by yacht at an Omani marina

ARRIVE

An offshore yacht makes landfall in Oman after days at sea.

The Descent

From satellite altitude to the water's edge

At each destination the camera behaves like a drone: it accelerates toward the coastline, descends, crosses the sea and approaches the marina. The harbour then assembles itself, and the view pulls upward to reveal the complete destination.

  1. 01Breakwaters form
  2. 02Yacht berths appear
  3. 03Superyachts enter the harbour
  4. 04Promenades illuminate
  5. 05Hotels rise
  6. 06Villas appear
  7. 07Roads and landscaping develop
  8. 08Beaches, parks and public spaces unfold
High-altitude satellite view of an Omani coastline with a marina development site outlined in gold

01 · Satellite altitude

The 500-hectare territory reads from orbit — coastline, basin and breakwater traced in gold.

Mid-altitude drone view of a luxury Omani marina with breakwaters, berths and yachts

02 · Aerial approach

The drone descends: breakwaters, berths, yachts and a low-rise Omani promenade take shape.

Water-level view of moored sailing yachts at a luxury Omani marina at golden hour

03 · The water's edge

At the quay — yachts moored, lanterns lit, the harbour alive at golden hour.

500 HECTARES

5,000,000 SQM OF TERRITORY

A NEW INTERNATIONAL MARITIME DESTINATION

Train in Oman

When winter stops sailing,
Oman keeps training.

A frozen northern European marina with boats stored ashore for winter
NORTHERN EUROPE · DECEMBER
Children and a coach training in dinghies on warm turquoise water in Oman
OMAN · THE SAME WEEK
  • OPTIMIST
  • ILCA
  • CATAMARANS
  • FOILING
  • WINDSURFING
  • OFFSHORE RACING
  • NAVIGATION
  • SEA SURVIVAL
  • MOTOR YACHT TRAINING

Proposed concept

Oman International Sailing Academy Network

Winter training bases distributed along the coast — a concept, not an existing programme or confirmed partnership.

Racing fleet leaving an Omani marina at sunrise beneath the mountains

Oman Maritime Circuit

15 marinas. 15 races.
One championship.

A year-round international sailing championship connecting all fifteen destinations — each leg a coastal passage of one comfortable day's sailing, each destination a host venue with its own race village.

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  • Professional regattas
  • Amateur regattas
  • Youth championships
  • Corporate sailing
  • Offshore races
  • Multihull racing
  • Superyacht events
  • Foiling competitions

Yachting infrastructure

Not parking places for yachts.
Working maritime destinations.

A sailor should arrive in Oman and find everything required for both the yacht and the crew — from a travel lift and a sailmaker to immigration, provisioning and a weather briefing before the next passage.

Technicians and a travel lift servicing a sailing yacht in an Omani boat yard

Berthing

  • Deep-water berths
  • Superyacht berths
  • Fuel
  • Shore power
  • Water

Technical

  • Boat yards
  • Travel lifts
  • Technical workshops
  • Sailmakers
  • Engine specialists
  • Chandlery

Crew

  • Crew facilities
  • Provisioning
  • Customs and immigration
  • Medical facilities

Passage

  • Weather centres
  • Navigation support
  • Yacht clubs
Yachts stored ashore under shade canopies in an Omani yard

Store in Oman

Leave your yacht.
Fly home.
Return to the sea.

Oman becomes a base rather than only a stop — dry storage, afloat berthing, supervision and refit within an hour of an international airport.

  1. 01ARRIVEA yacht crosses from the Mediterranean and berths in Oman.
  2. 02SECURELines made fast, systems shut down, boat hauled and stored ashore.
  3. 03MUSCAT → LONDONThe owner walks through the terminal and flies home.
  4. 04TWO MONTHSThe yacht is watched, serviced and kept ready.
  5. 05LONDON → MUSCATThe owner returns to a boat that is provisioned and afloat.
  6. 06CONTINUEDeparture toward the Maldives, India or East Africa.

Live in Oman

Live where you sail.

A family having breakfast on a shaded terrace above the marinaEvening promenade in a low-rise Omani waterfront villageCrew and residents sharing coffee beside the pontoons
  • Breakfast above the marina
  • Children walking to the sailing academy
  • An owner walking from the terrace to the pontoon
  • Remote work with the fleet in view
  • Family dinner on the promenade
  • Night swim off the beach club

The homes that support it

  • WATERFRONT RESIDENCES
  • MARINA APARTMENTS
  • VILLAS
  • BRANDED RESIDENCES
  • SERVICED RESIDENCES
  • LONG-STAY RESIDENCES
A traditional Omani dhow under sail at sunset with a modern yacht beyond

A maritime nation
for a new maritime age.

A modern superyacht moored beside a traditional Omani dhow

An ancient maritime nation. A new global route.

For centuries, Oman sailed to the world.
Now the world sails to Oman.

Dhow→
Ocean trade→
Maritime nation→
Modern yachting→
Global maritime network

A maritime Silk Road reinterpreted for the 21st century: where merchant dhows once linked ports across the Indian Ocean, sailing yachts, catamarans and superyachts now link a new generation of Omani coastal communities.

International Maritime Destinations

Fifteen identities, one Omani architecture

Each destination draws its character from a great maritime culture — expressed through landscape, gastronomy, hospitality operators, yacht clubs, public space and cultural programming. Not theme parks, not copies of foreign cities: every destination remains unmistakably Omani in architecture and material language.

01North

NORTHERN GATEWAY

KHASAB / MUSANDAM

Gateway from UAE and Gulf yacht traffic: customs and immigration, superyacht capability, Musandam cruising and diving.

02North

MUSANDAM RESORT COAST

DIBBA MUSANDAM

Resort and sailing destination linking Musandam to the mainland coast.

03North

NORTHERN MARITIME HUB

SOHAR

Marina, business tourism, yacht services and residential beside an existing port city.

04North

THE SPORTING HEART

MUSSANAH

Existing sailing school and training centre: national teams, youth sailing, regattas and race management.

05Capital

THE INTERNATIONAL FRONT DOOR

AL MOUJ — MUSCAT

Existing marina beside Muscat airport: international arrivals, superyachts, charter and tourism.

06Capital

RESORT & SUPERYACHT

JEBEL SIFAH

Existing resort marina — southern departure point from the Muscat region.

07East

MARITIME HERITAGE

SUR

Where Oman's dhow-building past meets its maritime future; existing sailing school.

08East

NATURE & SAILING

RAS AL HADD

Environmentally sensitive sailing, eco-tourism and boutique hospitality at the corner of Arabia.

09East

COASTAL SAILING & RESORT

AL ASHKHARAH

Beach, water sports, marina and resort on the exposed eastern shore.

10South

ISLAND MARITIME DESTINATION

MASIRAH

Island identity: kite sports, adventure and long-stay tourism, international training.

11South

THE TECHNICAL HEART

DUQM

Major yacht service, refit, dry storage, workshops and logistics beside an existing deep-water port.

12South

STRATEGIC CONNECTION

RAS MADRAKAH

Closes the large maritime gap south of Duqm: safe harbour, fuel, basic service, small resort.

13South

WILD COAST

SHUWAYMIYAH

Cliffs, empty coastline and adventure — a boutique marina and eco-resort, deliberately restrained.

14South

DHOFAR MARITIME

MIRBAT

Heritage town, diving, sailing and residential; the gateway to Dhofar exploration.

15South

THE SOUTHERN GATEWAY

HAWANA / SALALAH

Existing marina and international airport connecting Oman to East Africa, the Maldives, India and the Indian Ocean.

YOU CAN ARRIVE FOR A NIGHT.

STAY FOR A SEASON.

OR MAKE OMAN YOUR HOME.

THE SEA IS THE ROAD.
OMAN IS THE DESTINATION.
THE COAST IS THE NETWORK.

Not 15 marinas.
One maritime system.

For centuries, Oman sailed to the world.
Now the world sails to Oman.

LIVE · SAIL · TRAIN · RACE · SERVICE · STORE · EXPLORE · CONTINUE

Project contact

Vadim Nedranets

FOUNDER & PROJECT ORIGINATOR

OMAN MARITIME DESTINATIONS

vadimnedra@gmail.com+44 7495 913279

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