What makes working with Invincible so interesting is connecting with customers from all over the world, with such a broad range of different cultures, everyone shares the lust for fishing
Here's where we've been, Oman - Dubai - Saudi Arabia - Miami - Fort Lauderdale - Qatar - Abu Dhabi - Fujairah
We make a highly customizable fishing platform at Invincible, it is quite a journey with each owner to go through their requirements and pull together a build which is just right for them and their use - occasionally the main requirement is to make sure that the boat is absolutely fully loaded with every conceivable option - for the customer of this 43' heading to Masirah Island in Oman - that was exactly what we built for them.
With Mercury 400 V10 Verados, a full suite of Simrad electronics and bespoke livewell system there was a lot to make sure that Mr MFG was happy with and very happy he was indeed.
Masirah is the largest Island in Oman at 59 miles long, fish line sinkers have been discovered from the Bronze Age ~4,000 BC, so fishing is ingrained in the culture! The main settlement is in the north-west of the island but the best fishing is to be had south of the island where strong currents pass over the topography of the ocean floor - providing great spots to fish.
| Sunsets in Masirah, Team MFG, 43' Open Fisherman "MFG" & sister ship 40" Catamaran
The Middle East has quickly become one of the most interconnected regions in the world, flights are regular and easy to transit.
Being in Oman it was easy to connect from Muscat to Dubai to catch up and check in with another customer who took delivery of their 43' Open Fisherman last year.
Mr Abu Dhabi is a serious fisherman who fishes hard out on the Gulf of Oman, there were a couple of warranty issues he wanted to talk about and get resolved. So we jumped in the car together and made way for Fujairah to check out the boat.
We move boats all over the world, it is important to make sure that there is the service back up support for our owners, which sometimes means jumping on board and making sure everything is in order - we're committed to doing that.
Saudi Arabia has always been a state steeped in tradition, the opening up to the wider world has started more recently than the rest of the GCC,
I took the opportunity to visit Jeddah and meet with some industry friends based there and find out a bit more about the market and where it is going. Jeddah
There are lots of exciting large-scale projects coming together in Saudi Arabia, most notable of which is the NEOM project, an enormous urban area being developed combining tourism locations, most notably for the marine industry is the Sindalah & Red Sea Projects which are coming together - watch this space in the future.
| Sea Pros Showroom Jeddah Marina
For the rest of November we were at Fort Lauderdale International Boatshow, then quickly onto Qatar International Boatshow before a quick stop in the UAE