{"id":718,"date":"2015-07-17T23:54:17","date_gmt":"2015-07-17T20:54:17","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/optimumsailing.gr\/wordpress\/?p=718"},"modified":"2015-07-17T23:54:17","modified_gmt":"2015-07-17T20:54:17","slug":"boots-or-shoes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.optimumsailing.gr\/wordpress\/boots-or-shoes\/","title":{"rendered":"Boots or Shoes?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"ecxp1\"><span class=\"ecxs1\"><span lang=\"EN-US\">OPTIMUM Base, Kalamaki, Friday June 17<sup>th<\/sup>\u00a02015, 22:00.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"ecxp1\"><span class=\"ecxs1\"><span lang=\"EN-US\">Up to force 7 winds and seas will greet tomorrow OPTIMUM 3-ASPIDA-SAXOBANK competing in the 52<sup>nd<\/sup>\u00a0Aegean 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.\u00a0 \u00a0 This is the 21st time that Team Optimum will be at the start of the Aegean Rally since 1994 that the team was established, having missed only the 1996 edition due to racing in Palma, Spain at Copa Del Rey Sailing Week.\u00a0 In the 20 editions the team participated from 1994 to 2014, OPTIMUMM(36-footer) and OPTIMUM 3(52-footer) has achieved podium positions 16 times, including 7 times 1<\/span><\/span><span class=\"ecxs2\"><sup><span lang=\"EN-US\">st<\/span><\/sup><\/span><span class=\"ecxs1\"><span lang=\"EN-US\">, 5 times 2<\/span><\/span><span class=\"ecxs2\"><sup><span lang=\"EN-US\">nd<\/span><\/sup><\/span><span class=\"ecxs1\"><span lang=\"EN-US\">\u00a0and 4 times 3<\/span><\/span><span class=\"ecxs2\"><sup><span lang=\"EN-US\">rd<\/span><\/sup><\/span><span class=\"ecxs1\"><span lang=\"EN-US\">.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"ecxp1\"><span class=\"ecxs1\"><span lang=\"EN-US\">\u201cBoots or shoes is the choice that every Optimum member has to make for the 122-mile offshore race from Faliro Bay to Parapola Rock and back to the finish line in Vouliagmeni. Due to the political and economical crisis in Greece, this year\u2019s Aegean Rally edition has no island stopovers over 10 days but a linier schedule of 4 offshore races over two weekends starting and finishing in the Athens area with a burst into the Aegean Sea.\u00a0 As such, to minimize weight, each of our 15-strong crew can get along only what they wear,\u00a0 and the forecast of force 7 winds going downwind to Parapola and then upwind in Vouliagmeni in a pitch black night presents a tricky call of what gear to select.\u00a0 Tricky too will be how hard we will push gear and people in the tough conditions expected.\u00a0\u00a0 Push hard and you break things, push light and your competition jumps on you.\u00a0 Optimum push is the way to go and that\u2019s what we will hopefully excel at.\u00a0 The other issue on board OPTIMUM 3-ASPIDA-SAXOBANK is the appearance of a young and promising female sailor sharing helming duties with skipper Pericles Livas.\u00a0 That\u2019s a rare call for well known Men Only OPTIMUM Team but she is a tough one and she kindly asked to join.\u00a0 Could we have denied\u2026?\u201d questions Optimum grinder\/media man George Kyragiannis.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"ecxp1\"><span class=\"ecxs1\"><span lang=\"EN-US\">OPTIMUM 3 sponsored by ASPIDA Maritime Security for fourth consecutive year and SAXO BANK second year around is as strong as ever.\u00a0 The team had a good build up season, \u00a0posting excellent results in the 23 races so far, stealing podium positions in many cases.\u00a0 But the big one starts tomorrow Saturday 18<sup>th<\/sup>at 11:00.\u00a0 Stay tuned to find out how things worked out with a princess on board OPTIMUM 3-ASPIDA- SAXOBANK!<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>OPTIMUM Base, Kalamaki, Friday June 17th\u00a02015, 22:00. 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