Abu Dhabi Ladies Fishing Championship held

Gulf Today, Staff Reporter

The Abu Dhabi Ladies Fishing Championship concluded its third edition, organised by Fatima Bint Mubarak Ladies Sports Academy in collaboration with Abu Dhabi International Marine Sports Club, which was held on the sidelines of the Academy’s celebrations of its 10th anniversary amid strict precautions and protection measures that ensured the safety of all participants on the boats and around the breakwater zone.

This was one of the most distinguished fishing championships dedicated to women only.

A forum meeting was held last Thursday using the ZOOM application, where the leaders and representatives from the 42 participating teams attended, and the absence of any leader/representative would have led to the cancellation of that group’s participation.

The rules and regulations of the championship were shared and explained during this meeting, noting that the maximum number of people on one boat is 4 including the driver.

Also highlighted was with the presence of only 1 male driver on each boat. The boat captain will not actively participate in fishing or intervene at all; his job is to support with handling the boat ropes and preparing the bait.

During the meeting, the organizing committee stated it will be allocating prizes for the largest harvest, the longest fish and the largest fish totaling Dhs89,000.

The race started off after all participating boats and 150 participants assembled by the Abu Dhabi International Marine Sports Club headquarters at 6:30am.

For their part, the academy task team congratulated the winners and shared their joy at the success of the event, especially after the great participant turnout.

The FBMA team thanked Abu Dhabi International Marine Sports Club for their great cooperation and efforts in organising the championship and strictly applying all public health and precautionary measures to reduce the spread of COVID-19 while owing the success and recommence of women championships to close collaboration between all parties.

It was mandatory for all participants to show a negative 72-hour COVID-19 test.

The organising committee was also keen that everyone used their life jackets, helmets and adhered to social spacing procedures where sharing equipment, tools, etc was strictly prohibited.