11 categories mark the end season in Abu Dhabi

Abu Dhabi Marine Sports Club set to host fifth round of Aquabike championship 

The curtain will be dropped on the fifth and final round of the UAE International Jet Ski Championship on 12 February, which will be held at Abu Dhabi’s Breakwater, in an exciting scene that brings 60 competitors participating in the championship together in 11 categories.

The final round of the championship will be organized by Abu Dhabi Marine Sports Club, in a solid and successful continuation of the local season that has been full of various modern and heritage marine championships.

The competition is scheduled to start today within two phases, as the morning phase will include 10 categories, starting with the Standing GP1 category, then the Seated GP3 category, followed by the Standing GP2 category, followed by the Seated GP2 category, and then the fifth category; the Standing Junior category, which will include three categories for juniors, then the seated GP4 category, after which the professional category starts. 15 minutes have been allocated for each of the previous categories, following that all teams rest in preparation for the evening and final stage, which will start exactly at 2:30 pm in the same order as the morning categories, joined then by the show category, which will be followed by crowning winners of this round and the entire championship.

For his part, Nasser Al Dhaheri, the General Supervisor of the race, thanked Sheikh Mohammed bin Sultan bin Khalifa Al Nahyan, Chairman of Board of Directors of Abu Dhabi Marine Sports Club, and saluted the participants and those coming through the UAE Jet Ski Championship, stressing that this round will form a great challenge and strong competition among the participants who are looking to rank the first positions. Al Dhaheri stressed that the competition will be strong at the fifth round and the final stage of the Jet Ski championship, especially as it will determine the season’s champions in all categories.

“As we watched the great excitement of the last four rounds, today we will witness an equal excitement and a firm competition among the participants to reach the first positions in each category and continue to collect points. This round will definitely be a continuation of this excitement and challenge among the participants” he said.

Al Dhaheri expressed his sincere success wishes to all the participants in the final round of the championship, held on the capital’s Corniche which is one of the distinguished places for organizing marine closed races, away from the water currents and waves that may affect the Jet Skis and the participants.