Astypalaia Hosts the First Leg of the “Aegean Regatta” International Sailing Race

After a journey of 54 nautical miles, the first leg of the international offshore sailing race “Aegean Regatta” has successfully concluded, with the participating boats and crews arriving in Astypalaia! This challenging and prestigious race, organized annually since 2000 by the General Secretariat of the Aegean and Island Policy in collaboration with the Offshore Committee of the Hellenic Sailing Federation, began this year from the port of Patmos.

On Sunday morning, the sailing yachts set off under moderate northeasterly winds, which gradually shifted to stronger northwesterly winds throughout the day—reaching up to 4–5 Beaufort in some areas. The sailors made the most of these conditions, hoisting their spinnakers for a fast and thrilling race that offered excitement and beautiful moments to all who took part!

This evening, the winners of the first leg will be awarded their trophies during a celebratory ceremony in Astypalaia. Tomorrow, Tuesday at 11:00 AM, the second leg of the race will begin, covering 40 nautical miles from Astypalaia to Nisyros.

In the orci category, in the first leg he defeated the boat BLACK JACK-status MARITIME with the Olympic champion Panagotis Mantis as captain who competes alongside his fellow athlete in the 470 and also Olympic champion, Pavlos Kayalis. He followed the TAMUMM with Antonis Katigiannidis as governor and then ended the Sugarme with Alexander Athanasiou as governor.

In the IRC Category first was the Turkish SHAK SHUKA with Hasan Utku Çetiner as captain, second the rising Aphrodite of Giorgos Avgerinos and third ALSO Turkish vessel MATRAK II with Orhan Ozdas as captain.

In the orc CLUB category, the first place was taken by the vessel Agia Irini with Michalis Varvarousis as captain, followed by the Calexico of Babis Anitsakis and in third place was the MANOULI TOO of Alexandros Theodoridis.