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Today, while traditional dhows (wooden sailing boats) still ply the Dubai Creek, offering tourists a glimpse of Dubai’s rich maritime history, a growing number of superyachts are docking at Dubai’s luxury marinas, positioning the emirate as a premier yacht tourism destination.
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Dubai Tourism Contributor, Forbes, 3 Sep. 2024
Inspired by traditional Arabian sailing dhows, the boat is docked on the Bou Regreg River, with views out to the ocean, up to the Kasbah, and across to Salé.
—Nicola Chilton, Condé Nast Traveler, 29 Feb. 2024
Dispatched from the mobile base USS Lewis B. Puller, the Navy forces boarded the dhow aided by helicopters and drones.
—TIME, 22 Jan. 2024
The risky nighttime mission last Thursday to board the dhow in rough waters continued even after one of the SEALs fell into the water and the second SEAL, following protocol, jumped into the water to rescue his teammate.
—Luis Martinez, ABC News, 16 Jan. 2024
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Dubai Tourism Contributor, Forbes, 3 Sep. 2024
Inspired by traditional Arabian sailing dhows, the boat is docked on the Bou Regreg River, with views out to the ocean, up to the Kasbah, and across to Salé.
—Nicola Chilton, Condé Nast Traveler, 29 Feb. 2024
Dispatched from the mobile base USS Lewis B. Puller, the Navy forces boarded the dhow aided by helicopters and drones.
—TIME, 22 Jan. 2024
The risky nighttime mission last Thursday to board the dhow in rough waters continued even after one of the SEALs fell into the water and the second SEAL, following protocol, jumped into the water to rescue his teammate.
—Luis Martinez, ABC News, 16 Jan. 2024
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Founder Christopher Columbus Smith built his first wooden boat, a skiff, in 1874, as a 13-year-old growing up on the St. Clair River in Algonac, Michigan.Jaclyn Trop, Robb Report, 24 Dec. 2024
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Located an hour’s drive south of the city, this outfit takes oyster lovers out into the beautiful ACE Basin estuary on a 20-foot skiff.Lauren Mowery, AFAR Media, 13 Dec. 2024
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The best specimens have wound up at historical societies and museums, including a Menominee canoe currently sitting in Smithsonian Institution storage in Maryland.Jacqueline Kehoe, Smithsonian Magazine, 26 Dec. 2024
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The Wabanaki have been at home in the terrain for thousands of years, and Henry David Thoreau made three trips to these woods in the 19th century, climbing mountains and paddling a canoe.Everett Potter, Forbes, 22 Dec. 2024
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In the video, Phoenix happily wanders around the catamaran while wearing a burgundy shirt and matching shorts as the watercraft cruised over waves.Ashley Hume, Fox News, 30 Aug. 2024
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De Mey’s biggest project so far is a custom 69-foot foiling catamaran, powered by quad waterjets and capable of 50 knots, built for New Zealand billionaire Graeme Hart.Howard Walker, Robb Report, 30 Dec. 2024
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Park the dinghy at Saba Rock for dinner and drinks and experience one of the most iconic watering holes in the Caribbean, a staple since the 1960s.Carley Rojas Avila, Travel + Leisure, 22 Dec. 2024
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Dozens of men and boys who were aboard the overcrowded dinghy jumped into the sea, Doctors Without Borders said.Democrat-Gazette Staff From Wire Reports, arkansasonline.com, 30 Nov. 2024
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Colorful traditional wooden outrigger canoes called pirogues line the beach where men spend hours mending their nets.Sira Thierij, NPR, 26 Dec. 2024
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As the team began to pull up its fishing nets, the pirogue pitched sharply.Jack Thompson, The Christian Science Monitor, 4 June 2024
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Hong Kong: Hong Kong Harbor, one of the world’s most scenic, rewards passengers with vistas of skyscrapers, mountains, ferries and sampans.Georgina Cruz, Miami Herald, 30 Jan. 2024
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Malay, Chinese and Indian laborers did laundry, steered sampan boats and cleared land for the White military members.Lilit Marcus, CNN, 16 Sep. 2022
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Emily finds Camille at the House of Monet, where in exactly 72 hours, Camille has managed to become a volunteer with rowboat access.Jessica M. Goldstein, Vulture, 15 Aug. 2024
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Two construction workers at a nearby home, identified by Westford Animal Control as Kris and Nate, got into a rowboat to respond.Louis Casiano, Fox News, 19 Dec. 2024
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On Christmas Eve 1788, settlers hopped into flatboats at Limestone (Maysville, Kentucky) and traveled for four days down the icy Ohio River to establish Losantiville, later called Cincinnati.Jeff Suess, The Enquirer, 15 Dec. 2024
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The early whiskey makers in Kentucky were the first to barrel and ship their whiskey on flatboats down to New Orleans.Joseph V Micallef, Forbes, 21 Dec. 2024
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“Dhow.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dhow. Accessed 18 Jan. 2025.
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