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Athens, Tuesday, July 28th, 2015, 12:00.   The 52nd Aegean Rally,  Greece’s top offshore sailing event just entered the history book.  OPTIMUM 3-ASPIDA-SAXOBANK  took the silver podium position after four demanding offshore races with a score line of 5, 1, 6, 2 and racing a total of 222 nautical miles.  No less than 18 Optimum crew...

Sounio, Sunday, July 26th, 2015, 10:00. After 21 hours of hard core racing OPTIMUM 3-ASPIDA-SAXOBANK reached Cape Sounio under thick foggy conditions that provided zero visibility, making it impossible to find the Temple of Poseidon and the finishing line. The Optimum crew nearly hit the rocks to make sure they crossed the line and were...

Kalamaki, Friday, July 24th, 2015, 20:00.   Tomorrow is a few hours away.  Tomorrow is Aegean Battle Weekend No2.  Tomorrow at 11:00, the starting gun for Race 3 and 4 of the 52nd Aegean Rally will fire and OPTIMUM 3-ASPIDA-SAXOBANK and her 15-strong crew just finished preparations and are ready for battle.  All systems checked, every...

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July 20, 2015

Vouliagmeni, Sunday, June 19th, 2015, 01:30. Race 1 and 2 of the 52nd Aegean Rally is history and OPTIMUM 3-ASPIDA-SAXOBANK scored a 5th and a 1st respectively, and holds 2nd overall before racing resumes next weekend with races 3 and 4. The Mayor of Piraeus fired the start From Faliron Bay from a gunboat provided...

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July 17, 2015

OPTIMUM Base, Kalamaki, Friday June 17th 2015, 22:00. Up to force 7 winds and seas will greet tomorrow OPTIMUM 3-ASPIDA-SAXOBANK competing in the 52nd Aegean Rally, the top offshore and most challenging event in the Offshore Sailing Calendar in Greece and one of the oldest and toughest in the Mediterranean.    This is the 21st time that...