On the wooden planks of ships, the first steps of the dream were written, and above the sails, the calls rose and hands stretched towards the future.
A man in a white robe stands at the Maritime Heritage Festival, as if an extension of that history. He stares into the distance, as his ancestors did, searching for his livelihood between the blue of the sea and the vastness of the sky.
Here, the bond between a person and a place is revealed.. a bond of long-standing fidelity, which shaped the features of identity, connecting the heart with the waves, memory with the sail, and the future with a legacy that never ages.
For the people of the UAE, the sea is not just water stretching to the horizon. It is the memory of a nation, the biography of men, and stories of livelihood, patience, and adventure.
