Asilah poised to be starting point for cross-Atlantic sails

The north Moroccan Atlantic sea resort of Asilah, better known as a heaven of culture, is expected to be amongst the most important starting points for sailboats bound for the other side of the Atlantic.

Giancarlo Buono, who works for the company in charge of the sea resort project whose foundation stone was laid Tuesday by King Mohammed VI, told the press Asilah will become one of the most important places for sailboats.

Sailboats are an important part of these sea resort project which will have the same capacity as the Monte Carlo port, especially since sea resorts capacity in the Mediterranean is currently limited.

The project construction works will start next February and will take 36 months. It will include a basin accommodating 500 boats, a mall, an emergency health center, two hotels, a theater, a yacht club and fishery activities facilities.

Construction works of the project, which will cost nearly 550 million DHs (US $55 million), will start next February and will take 36 months.

In the construction phase, the project will generate some 500 jobs and 700 others after completion.