Team News
11:00, Sunday 13th July 2025, Alimos Marina, N.C.Kalamaki, Greece. The 5th edition of the Aegean 600 Yacht Race concluded last night with a fantastic prizegiving ceremony and is happily added in the achievement list of Team OPTIMUM – Samos Steamship. Team Optimum, in its 32nd season, completed its 13th 600-mile yacht race as a Corinthian sailing team of passionate sailors. Just missing the...
11:00, Monday 26th May 2025, Alimos Marina, N.C.Kalamaki, Greece. The third consecutive racing weekend for Team OPTIMUM-Samos Steamship proved very successful as OPTIMUM S scored an ace and a third in the 30th Spring Series event organized by Nautical Club Voula. Spring Series runs over two consecutive weekends and consists of coastal races of about 27 and 14 nautical miles...
12:00, Tuesday 20th May 2025, Alimos Marina, N.C.Kalamaki, Greece. The second weekend of racing around the cans on Windward/Leeward courses for the ATHENS TROPHY was completed with the Race Committee managing to put up two more races each day. Team OPTIMUM-Samos Steamship scheduled plan to compete in this top W/L event served its purpose and allowed Team OPTIMUM to...
12:00, Monday 12th May 2025, Alimos Marina, N.C.Kalamaki, Greece. After four training weekends since late March, all Team OPTIMUM-Samos Steamship members were keen to race. The ATHENS TROPHY event is co-organized by five Yacht Clubs led by H.O.R.C. and is run over two consecutive weekends, just under the Acropolis. In the ORC Performance category, the schedule is for up to...
12:00, Monday 14th April 2025, Alimos Marina N.C.Kalamaki, Greece. Although Sunday’s coastal race was cancelled supposedly due to the visit in the Saronic Gulf of a French Navy Air-carrier, Team OPTIMUM-Samos Steamship managed to complete two training sessions on Saturday and Sunday. Light and up to 15 knots true from WSW prevailed, and it was sunny up to 17οC for this...
10:00, Monday 7th April 2025, Alimos Marina N.C.Kalamaki, Greece. Light and medium wind conditions up to 15 knots true prevailed in this warm and sunny first weekend of April. Time on the water is essential for crew work and reassuring that all boat systems are 100% functional. It was our pleasure to have on board Rope Aling founder and pro...
12:00, Tuesday 25th March 2025, Alimos Marina N.C.Kalamaki, Greece. The writing of the 32nd chapter on Team OPTIMUM story book commences and seems like yesterday when OPTIMUMM, a brand-new Mumm 36 arrived in Greece in 1994 and Team OPTIMUM was established. At that time, young owners Nikos(27) and Periklis(29) had already experienced offshore racing together since 1981 crewing in ½ Ton...
19:00, Tuesday 26th November 2024, Alimos Marina N.C.Kalamaki, Greece. Last race weekend for the season arrived, and on Saturday we had to cancel our training session due to strong westerlies of up to 30+ knots, blowing most of the day to avoid possible breakages. On Sunday the wind had softened and for Race 4 of Winter Series the organising...
12:00, Tuesday 12th November 2024, Alimos Marina N.C.Kalamaki, Greece. We had a much-needed training session on Saturday in order to get our act together for race day Sunday. Our crew work seems to improve slowly, and we were eager to measure where we stand against good competition. Although not forecasted, Sunday morning greeted us with rain at the dock until almost...
12:00, Tuesday 12th November 2024, Alimos Marina N.C.Kalamaki, Greece. Starting from Faliro Bay and marking a figure eight 35-mile course around rocky little islands in the Saronic Gulf is the classic menu of Race 2 for Winter Series organized by Yacht Club Creece. A bit chilly northeasterly of 14-20 knots and mostly sunny skies on Sunday greeted the competing teams...