The interview with Mr. Thani Al Romithi about traditional boat

First of all, I asked him about the main items in traditional boat and he told me that there are five main items which are dostoor, kayim, sokan, the sail and dugol. Also, I asked him about the type of traditional boats that used in UAE and he told that there are four types of traditional boats that used in UAE which are Al-Jalboot, Al-Sama’a, Al-mashooh and Al-shahoof. They differentiate between them from the size of each boat and the front shape of each boat. Furthermore, I asked him about the number of persons can ride the boat. He answered me that it depends on the size of the boat, for small boats it can carry from four to five persons. The other one which is 43 foot which use in the race it can carry from 15 to 20 persons. Moreover, I asked him when the boat racing started. He answered me that it starts since the mid-seventies and sheik Zayed Bin Sultan was the one how announced and encouraged the start of this sport. Also, I asked him about the types of boat racing in UAE. He told me that there are two types the short distance boat racing and the long distance boat racing. Also, he told me about the boat racing that Emirates Heritage club arranges which is 30 mile or less than 30 mile. Moreover, he told me about the boat racing that yearly arranged which are rowing and regatta. For rowing it is for 8 to 9 Km and it is arranged in the cornice, but for regatta it is arranged outside Abu Dhabi and it is for 20 to 25 mile. Finally, I asked him about the problems that the person can faced in the racing. He told me that the dugol might broke or the sail might cut off.