Shabab Oman

The Shabab Oman is the official boat of the sultan of Oman. Considered the pride of the sultan, it was used as a maritime ambassador to t he world.

Design
The design was in traditional English design with a square-rigged foremast. The main and aft masts bearing both square and sloop sails. Construction in 197s consisted of Scottish oak and Uruguayan pine, and it was the largest vessel of its era in the world that was still seaworthy and in active service. For the past 30 years, it had traveled throughout the world, partiicpating in race and regattas. President sand premiers, kings and queens, had strode its deck. Now, it is being lent to Kara for personal transportation to Salalah. It had demonstrated the sultan's esteem for the Kensington family.