Team News
Athens, Greece. Monday, 6th July 2020. OPTIMUM Yacht Racing Team campaigns this year its 27th season and due to the Covid-19 virus situation, lots of thought about the OPTIMUM future went on. It’s about five years now that young (under 30) and enthusiastic sailors with various sailing backgrounds are recruited and immersed in the OPTIMUM...
Athens, Alimos Base, Tuesday, June 23rd 2020. That was the longest “winter” for Team OPTIMUM in 27 years! The Covid-19 virus situation affected our plans as it affected and will keep doing so the lives of all. In association with our partner SAMOS Steamship we safely navigated through the turbulent times of March, April, May...
Athens, Alimos Base, Friday 25 September, 2019. Winning is always sweet and Team OPTIMUM is enjoying exactly that feeling for its convincing Andros Race victory. But there is much more than that. Our partners in this victory, SAMOS Steamship Co., within days from the prestigious prize giving ceremony in Yacht Club Greece, invited us to...
Athens, Alimos Base, Monday 2 September, 2019. After the decision of the Racing Committee to cancel Saturday’s coastal race due to force 8 winds blowing on the racecourse, it all came down to Sunday’s final sprint race from Chora Andros to Disvato, the strait between Andros and Tinos islands to decide the winner of the 52nd...
Andros, Island, Chora, August 31, 2019. It is not easy or common but when you manage to win Line Honors and on handicap overall, it is sensational. When all competing yachts in the 52nd Andros Yacht Race trailing OPTIMUM 3 crossed the finish line, the Race Committee was able to post the handicap results. Team...
Andros Island, Chora, August 30, 2019. Team OPTIMUM-SAMOS Steamship Co. managed the impossible and took line honors in the 52nd edition of the famous Andros Race, established by “Big John” Goulandris in 1967. It is one of the few races in Greece that provide a line honors trophy and that is why it attracts maxi...
Athens, August 28, 2019 OPTIMUM Yacht Racing Team will participate one more time in iconic Andros Race from Thursday 29/8 to Sunday 1/9. The Nautical Club Andros and Yacht Club Greece has worked hard to ensure another successful edition inviting great sailing teams and providing well regarded shipping companies to support them and share the...
Aegean Sea, Sunday, 4 August 2019. The 10-day, 400-mile 56th AEGEAN RALLY is done and dusted. OPTIMUM Yacht Racing Team participated for 25th time since 1994 that was established, missing only the 1996 edition while racing in AQUA BRAVA Copa Del Rey Sailing Week in Palma, Spain. In this long journey, Team OPTIMUM skippered by Nick Lazos and...
Cape Sounio, Sunday July 28, 2019. The final leg of the 56th Aegean Rally from Milos island to Cape Sounio concluded in medium to very light winds and Optimum 3 crossed the finish finish line at 01:30 early Sunday, scoring a 2nd place for race 6 That was a sweet reward for the Optimum crew...
Aegean Sea, Milos island, Thursday 25 July 2019. Leg 2 from Astypalaia to Milos island via a scoring gate in Sikinos Island was on the menu of the 56th AEGEAN RALLY with the start at 10:00 on Wednesday 24th. Although the leg evolved in perfect force 6 meltemi N wind, Team Optimum had to face...