Team News
Aegean Sea, Astypalaia island, Tuesday 23 July 2019. Race 3 out of six of the 56th AEGEAN RALLY took place as scheduled today in perfect sailing conditions. The 15-mile coastal race around marks and rocky little islands in south Astypalaia area in 20-25 knots of wind and flat seas was a costly day for OPTIMUM...
Aegean Sea, Astypalaia island, Sunday 21 July 2019. The 170 mile-long first leg of the 56th AEGEAN RALLY to picturesque Astypalaia island is done and dusted. OPTIMUM Yacht Racing Team from Nautical Club Kalamaki managed a 6th place at the scoring gate in Vathy, Sifnos and a 5th place at the finish line in...
Kalamaki, July 12th, 2019. Last season we celebrated the 25th Anniversary of OPTIMUM Yacht Racing Team (1994-2018) by competing successfully in the 50th Anniversary of the ROLEX Middle Sea Race in October in Malta. Onboard their trustworthy 2000 Farr 52 One DesignOPTIMUM 3 for 7th time in the toughest Mediterranean Offshore Race they set a new own time record for the 607 nautical mile...
Kalamaki, Athens, Friday March 1st, 2019. OPTIMUM Yacht Racing Team plans to step up its presence and compete in up to 30 races in Greece and abroad in 2019. In order to successfully complete such a demanding racing schedule invites all interested sailors in offshore sailing at top level to join, learn and share the...
Valletta, Malta, Thursday October 25th, 2018. Optimum Yacht Racing Team Competing on board their trustworthy 2000 Farr 52OD OPTIMUM 3 for 7th time in the 50th Anniversary of the ROLEX Middle Sea Race set a new own time record for the 607 nautical mile unique course at d3 h4 m9 s25! By doing so the...
Valletta, Malta, Thursday 18 October 2018. OPTIMUM Yacht Racing Team crew for the 50th Anniversary of the ROLEX Middle Sea Race arrived today in Malta. Their trustworthy weapon yacht OPTIMUM 3 was delivered safe and sound from Athens a few days earlier by a competent delivery crew. “The difference in this 7th participation of Team...
Athens, Greece, Tuesday 25th September 2018. The story starts back in 1981 when Nikos Lazos and Periklis Livas, aged 13 and 15 respectively, started crewing on board MARVIN, a DB1 3/4 Ton offshore racing Yacht of that era, owned by Stamatis Lazos, father of Nikos. “I was a 420 sailor at the time in Nautical...
Athens, August 5th,2018. A week after the conclusion of the 55th Aegean Rally, Greece’s pinnacle offshore racing event, we realise the magnitude of the success Team OPTIMUM managed to score. Although OPTIMUM Yacht Racing Team did not compete this year with its glorious Farr 52 ft OPTIMUM 3 which is up for sale, no less...
Cape Sounio, July 29th, 2018. An amazing split developed on the competing fleet of the 55th Aegean Rally in the final Leg 4 from Parikia, Paros to Cape Sounio, Athens. The thousands of fans following the race through the race tracker from their electronic devises were in agony on which side will pay out, the...
PAROS Island, July 27th, 2018. Greek wind God Eolos must be mad with something and we had the 3rd consecutive leg of the 55th Aegean Rally without “meltemi” the usual 25-30 knot northern direction wind that is always present during July and August in the Aegean Sea. As such, the competing fleet had to spend...