N.C.Kalamaki, Alimos, Tuesday 14th November 2023. Team OPTIMUM members Vaggelis Nikolopoulos and Periklis Livas joined forces again this year for the 4th Greek Double Handed Nationals.  Their weapon of choice was OPTIMUM 4, Dehler 30od borrowed for the event from OPTIMUM Sailing Academy. They repeated their silver podium position overall like last year, and managed first in
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Valletta, Malta 25th October 2023, 12:00. Team OPTIMUM-Samos Steamship finished the 44th Middle Sea Race in 69th place out of 110 yacht teams from 25 countries.  In Class 2, Team OPTIMUM managed 11th place out of 16 entries but if one takes a closer look, the other 5 Class 2 entries have retired from the race
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18th October 2023, Royal Malta Yacht Club, Valletta, Malta. After an uneventful delivery but long and tiring upwind affair that lasted 68 hours, OPTIMUM S is berthed in Valletta next to 100+ entries from 25 countries.  After a good rest, the delivery crew is taking care of entry formalities and final detail preparations and awaits the
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14:00, Friday 22nd September, 2023, Kalamaki Nautical Club, Greece. OPTIMUM Yacht Racing Team from Greece celebrates its 30th Birthday this year and joins RMSR for 8th time. Team OPTIMUM has competed on board its FARR 52OD OPTIMUM 3 in 2003, 2004, 2006, 2007, 2012, 2014 and 2018. In the stormy 2004 edition of the race,
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12:00, Tuesday 5th September, 2023, Andros Island, Greece. The 56th Andros Race co-organized by Yacht Club Greece, and Yacht Club Andros delivered yet again the conditions that won long time ago the title of “The Toughest Race”.  OPTIMUM Sailing Academy Dehler 30ods LAVORO III and OPTIMUM 4 sponsored by LALIZAS S.A., PERFORMANCE Technologies and Quantum Sails
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19:00, Tuesday 1st August 2023, Nautical Club Kalamaki, Greece. Team OPTIMUM-Samos Steamship managed to hold their nerve and posted a hard fought 2nd place in the final Leg from Ios to Sounio of the 60th Aegean Rally.  By doing so, OPTIMUM S scorecard of 1,1,2,2 was good enough to win them top podium position, with
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09:00, Friday 28th July, 2023, IOS Island, Greece. Another win in the second leg of the 60th Anniversary of the Aegean Rally from Syros to Ios followed by a second place in the coastal race 3 around Ios island, has allowed Team OPTIMUM-Samos Steamship to lead the scoreboard so far.  Although there was some more wind
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09:00, Monday 24th July, 2023, Syros Island, Greece. The first leg of the 60th Anniversary of the Aegean Rally from Vouliagmeni to Syros proved an extremely light wind-slow progress affair.  As such, only three boats out of sixteen managed to cross the finish line within their time limit, with OPTIMUM-Samos Steamship taking line honors and the
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18:00, Monday 17th July, 2023, Nautical Club Kalamaki, Greece. OPTIMUM Sailing Academy welcomes aboard a new supporter that embraces O.S.A.’s vision to share Team OPTIMUM experience with the young and coming new generation of offshore sailors. PERFORMANCE Technologies becomes the third and critical supporter of O.S.A. and the two Dehler 30ods LAVORO III and OPTIMUM
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09:00, Sunday 16th July, 2023, Lavrio, Greece. The 3rd edition of the AEGEAN 600 concluded with a memorable prize giving ceremony with Team OPTIMUM-Samos Steamship collecting a good share of real silverware after managing 3rd place overall and in class 1 in IRC and 1st place overall and in class 1 in ORCi standings.  in
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