will cross the Icarian Sea, where legend says Icarus fell from the sky, and head to cosmopolitan Mykonos and Delos, the birthplace of Apollo and holy sanctuary for the ancient Greeks. The last islands of the route will be Giaros and Kea, and in the final leg the fleet will see the Temple of Poseidon which marks the end of this race and their sailing adventure. The Aegean 600 Trophy will be awarded to the Overall IRC winner, the Poseidon Trophy will be awarded to the Overall ORC winner and the Aegean Blue Trophy will be awarded to the first monohull to finish the race and set the course time record for this first edition of the race. More prizes will be awarded as stated in the NoR. Online tracking will allow those not participating to monitor the progress of the fleet as they make this inaugural journey through the Aegean’s clear blue seas on a tour of ancient Greece.


Official charter yachts are available to race the Aegean 600 from two local suppliers: the X-Yachting Sailing Centre and fastsailing.gr, both based in Lavrio, near Athens.


Registration is open and already there are 46 entries from 13 countries ready to take the challenge. Information and online registration: www.aegean600.com


Right: the course of the Aegean 600 will give


competitors spectacular views of many of the Aegean islands. This is Astypalaia in the


Dodecanese. Note: the 2020 race will be the first edition so these pictures are from this yearʼs Aegean Rally which includes


stopovers in many of the same islands. And crossing tacks around Antimilos Island (right)


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