Mr. Elomaa has shared with us the account of his cruising in the United Arab Emirates:

“Nearly two years of warm (and sometimes hot) waters of the Arabian Gulf have now passed with s/y Cara Mia. During this time there has been very sunny and mellow day sailing involved, without long passages. The “longest” sailing has been done between Dubai and Abu Dhabi, which after Cara Mia’s passages in Atlantic, Pacific and Indian Ocean, seems way too short to even mention. The sea off the UAE coast is very shallow, which gives small choppy waves providing some challenges amongst non-experienced crew members compromised of the owner’s work colleagues. The sailing community in Abu Dhabi isn’t too active, so one gets the sea to himself, as long as one keeps some distance from the oil rigs and watches out for speeding jet skis next to shore. While going out for day sailing the only ones keeping company are the curious pack of humpback dolphins, which follows for a while. And once we even got greeted by full grown dugong.

Now that we still have some winter left and cooler weather, Cara Mia is going out for weekend sailing and looking forward to our next passage, which could occur in early 2021, or earlier. Until then, it is time to meet up again with those humpback dolphin friends.”