Going against the tide, Bahraini woman takes up sailing
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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]