Team News
Lipsi Island, July 25th, 2018. All of us involved and competing in the 55th Aegean Rally are devastated by the National wildfire tragedy that is going on back in Eastern Attica area, since there are still hundreds of people missing. Nobody is in the mood to celebrate but we must continue to fight and be...
Amorgos Island, Greece, July 22nd, 2018. The first leg of the 55th edition of the Aegean Rally 2018 was a long 132 nautical mile southeast dive from Faliro Bay to Amorgos. It took an average of 25 hours to reach the finishing line in Katapola port in Amorgos including a magical windless Aegean night that...
Athens, July 19th, 2018. No less than twelve Optimum Yacht Racing Team members can be found on board four yachts competing in the 55th Aegean Rally. The uniqueness of this high adrenaline sailing event is that every year in its long history, it entails a new route. This year is no different and the route...
OPTIMUM YACHT RACING TEAM owners Nikos Lazos and Periklis Livas are keen to sell OPTIMUM 3(ex. CHESSIE RACING), the Farr 52 One Design, that they acquired back in 2003 from George Collins in USA, the last privateer that raced the VOR. She is a full carbon racing yacht built on an One Design prescription in...
Kalamaki, Saturday, July 29th, 2017. We managed to win the 54th Aegean Rally 2017, like we did last year in the 53rd edition. It may sound easy but we can assure you that’s not the case. Optimum Yacht Racing Team was established in 1994 and since then we have participated every year in the Aegean...
Athens, Tuesday, August 2nd, 2016. The 53rd Aegean Rally, Greece’s top offshore sailing event just entered the history books. OPTIMUM 3- THENAMARIS-OPTIMISE was the worthy winner after 6 demanding offshore races with a score line of 3-3-1-1-1-1 after covering a total of 360 nautical miles. Team OPTIMUM sponsored and supported by THENAMARIS and OPTIMISE added...
Poseidon Temple, Cape Sounio, Saturday, July 23, 2016. Just crossed the finish line of the sixth and final leg of the 53rd Aegean Rally from Milos to Cape Sounio, just under the Poseidon Temple. OPTIMUM 3-THENAMARIS-OPTIMISE crossed the line first as she should to stand a chance to win the leg on handicap but we...
Milos Island, Tuesday, July 21, 2016. The Aegean Sea lived up to its name and provided famous force 7-9 Beaufort “meltemi” winds for race 4 and 5 of the 53rd Aegean Rally. OPTIMUM 3-THENAMARIS-OPTIMISE pressed hard in the tough wind and wave conditions that reached 45 knots and up to 3 meter waves and managed...
Patmos Island, Tuesday, July 19, 2016. Race 3 of the 53rd Aegean Rally was completed today in force 6-7 northerly winds that tested crews and gear. The 24-mile coastal race around Patmos island and Anydro Rock anti clockwise was a testing 3-hour affair for OPTIMUM 3-THENAMARIS-OPTIMISE. Once back in port the results showed that we...
Patmos Island, Monday, July 18, 2016. We are delighted to compete once more in the 53rd edition of the legendary Aegean Rally. Actually, it is the 22nd time that OPTIMUM Yacht Racing Team participates in the top Greek Offshore Sailing event. The Aegean Rally is unique worldwide in the sense that every year follows a...