![Ian Walker, centre, the captain of the Abu Dhabi Ocean Racing Team, has two Emirati crew; Adil Khelid, left, and Butti Al Muhairi.](https://thenational-the-national-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/resizer/v2/CWOFBTTLT3ZI3Q5QAZF5D5MD3U.jpg?smart=true&auth=36ef38aae630c48b2e652670b59b8f73bc2cc880df8937e080dd246c7b914cef&width=400&height=225)
Ian Walker, centre, the captain of the Abu Dhabi Ocean Racing Team, has two Emirati crew; Adil Khelid, left, and Butti Al Muhairi.
Ian Walker, centre, the captain of the Abu Dhabi Ocean Racing Team, has two Emirati crew; Adil Khelid, left, and Butti Al Muhairi.
Abu Dhabi Ocean Racing's to-do list that never ends
Preparing a sailboat for a nine-month, round-the-world ocean race entails the kind of work that would frighten a lazy person.
Chuck Culpepper
31 July, 2011