Going against the tide, Bahraini woman takes up sailing

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00:00 [no audio]

00:05 [wind blowing]

00:20 [indistinct chatter]

00:36 Yeah, and I wanted to try, like, something different.

00:40 As I like the sea, I like being in the sea, I like being on the water,

00:44 so I decided, like, I want to be unique, I want to do something different.

00:50 That's when I decided that, okay, I'm going to take the boat to Ossos.

00:54 [wind blowing]

01:12 I really inspire my friends, but I don't think they have the same energy that I have.

01:18 But they are so proud of me.

01:20 They always support me to do much better.

01:23 My friends, my family, especially my mom, my sister, and my two best friends.

01:28 [wind blowing]

01:53 [wind blowing]

02:02 My mom, obviously she was scared at first that, oh, I will be in the sea.

02:08 Obviously she's going to be scared, so she was like, no, just, like, don't do this,

02:14 because it's dangerous, and you will be 24/7 in the sun.

02:19 So, but once I started, she supported me.

02:24 She knew that I would reach somewhere, and she knows that I will reach somewhere.

02:28 That's why she keeps on supporting me.

02:30 Even my father, the same thing.

02:32 He was scared at the beginning, but he said, go for it.

02:35 I know that you love this job. Just go for it and do it.

02:38 [wind blowing]

02:45 Hi, good morning.

02:46 Good morning. Good news?

02:48 Hawra was working in a smaller company, on a smaller scale,

02:52 and we found her very capable and have the potential to become maybe in the future a master,

03:00 Captain Marine.

03:01 So we have taken the first step by employing her, dedicate the team to train her,

03:08 support her to get the education and the license required,

03:12 and within three months, as a company, as a team, we succeed to see the first Bahraini woman as a Marine Captain.

03:22 All the way to the front.

03:25 And there is no stop in the door, correct?

03:27 No stop.

03:28 Directly we go.

03:29 Directly.

03:30 This is perfect.

03:31 Any trip planned for you?

03:33 Yeah, there is.

03:35 In fact, as soon as the news out about Hawra being the first one, we have five applications so far.

03:42 It is under evaluation.

03:45 A number of them, they want to be captains like Hawra,

03:48 and a number of them, they want to become sea women or the assistant to the captain.

03:54 [Sounds of a helicopter]

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