Curtain Call for the 36th Al Massira Sailing Cup

M’diq – The 36th Al Massira Sailing Cup concluded Sunday evening in M’diq, with the Royal Yacht Club of M’diq (RYCM), the Dalia Nautical Sports Association, and the Mohammedia Yacht Club dominating the competition.

In the “Optimist Benjamins” category, Yahia Safi of the Mohammedia Yacht Club took first place, ahead of his teammate Amine Bouaibi and Mohamed El Kadi of the RYCM.

In the “Optimist General” category, the podium was dominated by the Dalia Nautical Sports Association, with Samy Hasni and Souhaib Tallal securing first and second place, respectively. Hajar El Amari of the Mohammedia Yacht Club completed the podium.

In the men’s ILCA-4, Hatim Chaïri, from the Dalia Nautical Sports Association, took the title, ahead of Akram Dadi and Amine Mafroud, both from the Royal Navy Club of Casablanca.

In the women’s competition, Oumaima Daoui, also from the Dalia Nautical Sports Association, claimed first place, followed by Soumia Aït Aqqa, from the Royal Yacht Club of Tangier, and Khadija Hajjami, from the Cap Loisirs Club.

In the men’s ILCA-6, Mohamed Dadach, from the RYCM, won first place, ahead of his teammate Mounir Zouidi, while Yasser Naïniâ, from the Royal Navy Club of Casablanca, finished third.

The women’s event was won by Khadija El Idrissi, representing the Mohammedia Yacht Club.

In ILCA-7, first place went to Saad Zaitouni of the RYCM, followed by Abderrazak El Moustatir of the Royal Navy Club of Casablanca, and Saad Kabil of the Mohammedia Yacht Club.

In a statement, RYCM Vice-President Abdeslam Benkrimou emphasized that this competition, organized by the club for the past 36 years, took place in a sporting atmosphere characterized by a high level of competition and the enthusiasm of the various participating national clubs.

For his part, Race Committee Chairman Mohamed El Firdaoussi indicated that this event highlighted the performances of the national team members.

He explained that the initial program included eight races per category, in accordance with the conclusions of the technical meeting, but that adverse weather conditions led to this number being reduced to four, with the races continuing until the end of the day.

Organised by the RYCM, under the aegis of the Royal Moroccan Sailing Federation (FRMV), this edition saw the participation of approximately 70 competitors representing eight national clubs: the Royal Yacht Club of Tangier, the Yacht Club of Mohammedia, the Royal Navy Club of Casablanca, the Dalia Association of Nautical Sports, the Sports Association of Yachts in Morocco, the Moroccan Association of Nautical Sports of Salé, the Yacht Club of Rabat and the RYCM.