Route of the 61st Aegean Rally
14/03/2024
Magnificent Syros is the only stop of the race
Yacht Clubs are frequently given updates by participants and current trends on necessary modifications to their events to ensure their continued success. Yacht Clubs are frequently given updates by participants and current trends on necessary modifications to their events to ensure their continued success where the boats will dock and stay for the entire week. This decision was made in response to last year’s event, which only had two stopovers—the islands of Syros and Ios. The organizing body hopes to get more entries and provide the crews with an enhanced opportunity to get to know the charming capital of the Cyclades better The 61st Aegean Rally has a rich program for the days the crews stay in Finikas the local races will be presented with prizes at the local awards ceremonies.
Naturally, the 61st Aegean Rally will feature environmental initiatives, such as cleaning up a coastline that will be indicated by the municipality. Additionally, a sailing festival will be organized, which has been jointly put together with the Syros Nautical Club and HORC.
The boats will start the last leg of the event from Finikas and will head south towards Sifnos which they will have to leave to starboard and then take a course towards the rocky island of Agios Georgios with the intention of bringing family members of the competing athletes along to witness the race firsthand. This institution has been well-known for many years thanks to crew stories and shows on TV and social media.
The boats will start the last leg of the event from Finikas and will head south towards Sifnos which they will have to leave to starboard and then take a course towards the rocky island of Agios Georgios with the intention of bringing family members of the competing athletes along to witness the race firsthand. This institution has been well-known for many years thanks to crew stories and shows on TV and social media.The participating boats will begin the race, as is customary, in front of the Battleship Averof in Faliron Bay. They will then sail, leaving Serifos to port, towards Finikas on Syros, covering a distance of roughly ninety nautical miles. The Onex Cup, a 36-nm race, and the JOTUN Cup, an 80-nm race, are the two local sailing competitions that will get underway from Finikas. As the race dates get closer, further sporting and cultural events will be announced on the event’s official website (www. aegeanrally.gr), during which they will also have to leave to starboard in order to finish, as always in recent years, under the temple of Poseidon at Sounio, having traveled approximately 100 nautical miles.
The 61st Aegean Rally’s entire course will be roughly 350 nm in the heart of the Aegean Sea. If the meltemi winds are favorable this year, as opposed to 2023 when apneas took the lead, the race will show how challenging it can be once again. The 61st Aegean Rally will conclude with the customary prizegiving ceremony at the stunning Aegean Naval Administration facilities at the historical location in front of the Themistocles monument in Piraeus. There, the crews will renew their appointments for 2025 after receiving their awards in front of the military and political elite.
