Morocco
With the threat of storms gone and the rain clearing a beautiful 10 to 13 knot from the South West, all was set on Lake Neuchâtel for a perfect day’s sailing.
Morocco started well, pushing the Seychelles and Tahiti hard in races 2 and 3, but an error on a tack in the final race of the day meant that they had to settle for a 4th.
For the Moroccan Atlas Lion Sailors there were a couple of moments where things went wrong, and mainsheet trimmer Marouane Hasni reflected on how they they refocus after an incident, “It’s not easy to keep everybody calm, but we have good discipline and we need to remember this is sailing, and it’s like that. The SSL47 is a fast and very challenging yacht, and we’ve not had a lot of time on this boat.”
With the two final races counting for double points, they can still qualify for the SSL Gold Cup Brasil 2026, but they know they need to win.
Racing will be starting at the earlier time of 09:30 CET, so be sure to set your alarm and tune in to https://www.youtube.com/starsailors to catch the concluding action!