Team News
Malta, Friday, 17th October 2014, 18:00. This is it! Nine months have passed since we decided back in February that participating in the 35th Rolex Middle Sea Race was the main goal in 2014 racing season for Team Optimum. Now, we are a few hours away from the start, the boat is in great shape...
Valletta, Malta, Monday, October 13th, 2014, 14:00. OPTIMUM 3-ASPIDA-SAXOBANK enjoyed an uneventful passage from Athens to Valletta. Optimum crew members and guests arrived in Malta in high spirits after a 66-hour non-stop voyage under easy going conditions. Moonlight nights and sunny days attended by light to medium strength winds allowed for 50-50 motoring and sailing. ...
Kalamaki, Friday, October10th 2014, 16:00. OPTIMUM 3-ASPIDA-SAXOBANK left Kalamaki home port on her 500+ mile non-stop delivery trip to Malta. The delivery crew of nine guys plans to arrive in Valetta, Malta at early Monday morning. Four of them will catch the direct flight to Athens the same afternoon and the remaining guys will prepare...
Kalamaki, Sunday, September 28 2014, 08:00. “Darling, it’s on the fridge door since February! On Saturday 27th September, I am going out with the Optimum guys for a 24-hour training practice prior of the race in Malta. There is no way for me to come to your friend’s wedding, sorry..!” So, all the guys showed up...
Kalamaki, Friday, September 12th 2014, 12:00. Optimum Yacht Racing Team is going through various checklists and puts the necessary work on board OPTIMUM 3-ASPIDA-SAXOBANK, as the departure day to Valetta, Malta approaches fast. The 35thRolex Middle Sea Race starts on Saturday, October 18th and is very likely that the entries will exceed the one hundred mark and...
PHOTO: Nikos Alevromytis Kalamaki, Sunday August 3rd 2014, 10:00. Optimum Yacht Racing Team is back in base in Nautical Club Kalamaki, and OPTIMUM 3-ASPIDA-SAXOBANK rests on its cradle high above the sea. The 51st Aegean Rally, the top offshore and most challenging event in the Offshore Sailing Calendar in Greece and one of the oldest and toughest...
Photo: NIKOS ALEVROMYTIS Back to base in Kalamaki, Sunday, July 27th 2014, 12:00. The 51st Aegean Rally concluded with the competing yachts crossing the finishing line in Cape Sounio where the ancient temple of Poseidon resides. OPTIMUM 3-ASPIDA-SAXOBANK was the first boat to cross the line and by doing so the crew knew that...
Ios Island, July 25th 2014, 10:00. Race 4 of the 51st Aegean Rally turned out tough for OPTIMUM 3-ASPIDA-SAXOBANK that managed a 7th and dropped to 3rd overall in the overall standings. The offshore leg from Astypalea to Ios represented sailing in a lake and not in the Aegean Sea end of July. The very light winds that prevailed and...
Astipalea Island, Tuesday July 23rd 2014, 19:00. Race 3 of the 51st Aegean Rally produced major suspense for all competing yachts since the results posted on the scoreboard a while ago prove that the the heat is on. In the 22 nautical mile coastal race in Astypalea, OPTIMUM 3-ASPIDA-SAXOBANK scored a 7th, however still remains...
Astipalea Island, Tuesday July 22nd 2014, 11:00. OPTIMUM 3-ASPIDA-SAXOBANK scored an ace on the second race of the 51st Aegean Rally from Milos to Astipalea Island and by doing so became the overall leader of the tough regatta so far. The second leg tested the stamina of the Optimum crew that worked restlessly for 11...