The competition in the Aegean Regatta 2024 peaks shortly before the finale
by Aegean Regatta 23 Aug 2024 11:32 BST
Aegean Regatta 2024 © Nikos Pantis
The 53 boats participating in the Aegean Regatta 2024, the international sailing race organized by the General Secretariat for the Aegean and Island Policy, in co-operation with the Hellenic Offshore Committee of the Hellenic Sailing Federation, arrived in picturesque Halki.
The northerly wind helped the crews to show their seamanship and sail from Tilos to Halki quite quickly, completing the third leg of the regatta.
The competition is strong in both categories, ORC Performance and ORC Sport, the margins are small, and the race winners are expected to be clarified in the last two legs of Rhodes.
The winners in the 3rd Tilos - Halki sailing race are:
ORC Performance
1. Baximus - skipper Thanasis Baxevanis
2. Sugar - skipper Antonis Athanasiou
3. Cosmote II Erytos - skipper Kostas Manthos
After three legs the overall ranking is:
1. Baximus - skipper Thanasis Baxevanis
2. Sugar - skipper Antonis Athanasiou
3. Cosmote II Erytos - skipper Kostas Manthos
ORC Sport
1. Meliploe - skipper Thanasis Piniaris
2. Calexico - skipper Charalampos Anitsakis
3. Antelope - skipper Patroklos Totas
After the three legs the overall ranking is:
1. Antelope - skipper Patroklos Totas
2. Meliploe - skipper Thanasis Piniaris
3. Meltemi - skipper Giorgos Balafas
ORC Sport - Division 1
1. Meliploe - skipper Thanasis Piniaris
2. Antelope - skipper Patroklos Totas
3. Meltemi - skipper Giorgos Balafas
After the three legs the overall ranking is:
1. Antelope - skipper Patroklos Totas
2. Meliploe - skipper Thanasis Piniaris
3. Meltemi - skipper Giorgos Balafas
ORC Sport - Division 2
1. Calexico - skipper Charalampos Anitsakis
2. Astrapi - skipper Vasilis Kapetanidis
3. Assante - skipper Alkis Georgiadis
After the three legs the overall ranking is:
1. Astrapi - skipper Vasilis Kapetanidis
2. Calexico - skipper Charalampos Anitsakis
3. Koursaros - skipper Giannis Lamprianidis
ORC Sport - Division 3
1. Mousmoulo - skipper Nikos Koumnakis
2. Das Boot - skipper Dimitris Stamatas
3. Orion - skipper Giorgos Belegris
The Aegean Regatta 2024 will travel on Friday morning from Halki for Rhodes and on Saturday there will be inshore races at Rhodes.
The sailing clubs of the Aegean islands participate and assist in the organization of Aegean Regatta 2024, are the Mytilene Sailing Club, LOIATH, PEKEV, Chios Sailing Club, and Samos Sailing Club, with the coordinating club for 2024 being ASIATH Rhodes.