Team News
14:00, Monday 14th November 2022, Alimos, Greece. “Okto” Race was the second of four races organised by Yacht Club Greece that make up the Winter Series every year in November. “Okto” is eight in Greek and this classic Y.C.G. race is called such due to the figure “8” course around two little rocky islands in...
12:00, Monday 7th November 2022, Alimos, Greece. Saint George Race is always the first of four races organised by Yacht Club Greece that make up the Winter Series every year in November. Due to the windy forecast due to Eva storm, the Race Committee wisely moved the start two hours earlier, at 10:00 on Saturday,...
12:00, Monday 31st October 2022, Alimos, Greece. The Race to Hydra island and back to Athens usually coincides with the 28th October National Holiday. This year it turned out a three-day and organiser Yacht Club Greece made a great event with over 60 entries. Fantastic weather conditions, warm, sunny and windy prevailed during the long...
16:00, Wednesday 12th October 2022, Alimos, Greece. Over the last weekend, O.S.A. Dehler 30od OPTIMUM 4 raced in Methana Race 2022, the final event/race of Kalithea Cup 2022 alongside Korfos and Agistri Race, all picturesque spots in the Saronic Gulf of Athens. OPTIMUM 4 won race 1 to Methana and managed 6th place on race...
16:00, Tuesday 4th October 2022, Alimos, Greece. The “3rd Double Handed Greek National Cup” organised brilliantly by SEANATK Nautical Club concluded this past weekend. A demanding 142 mile course around islands all over the Saronic Gulf including 6 Legs and a midway scoring gate, tested to the limit the 15 competing boats and the 30...
22:00, Monday 19th September 2022, Alimos, Greece. Another fun and competitive weekend concluded for AETHER, LAVORO III and OPTIMUM 4, all OSA boats posting podium results. Agistri is another picturesque island 20 miles from Athens and we get to visit it in racing mode and enjoy a Saturday night island summer hospitality. On the opening...
12:00, Monday 12th September 2022, Alimos, Greece. OPTIMUM 4, the “red” Dehler 30od of the OPTIMUM Sailing Academy, skippered by 17-year-old Christos Stathas won the 39th Korfos Race over the weekend. The race is a 28-mile cross of the Saronic Gulf from Faliro Bay in Attica to Korfos Bay in Peloponnese with a scoring gate...
Monday, 29 August 2022, 20:00. Team OPTIMUM members, fans and OPTIMUM Sailing Academy young students that participated in 55th Andros Race with the three O.S.A. Dehler 30ods enjoyed a challenging and enjyable 4-day event. Nautical Club Andros and Yacht Club Greece co-organised a fantastic event and offered great hospitality to all 19 teams competing. During...
Monday, 22 August 2022, 08:00 All three OPTIMUM Sailing Academy Dehler 30ods will participate in Andros Race organised by Nautical Club Andros and Yacht Club Greece. The 55th edition kicks on Thursday 25th August and is rightly considered a tough race as it usually involves a long upwind overnight leg to Chora, Andros all the...
Optimum base, N.C.Kalamaki, 12 July 2022, 12:00. Team OPTIMUM-Samos Steamship retired from the Aegean 600 Yacht Race soon after the start due to a complete electronics blackout. The Team left Olympic Marine and on its way to Cape Sounio for the start discovered that OPTIMUM S electronics system refused to turn on. For 90 minutes,...