Event: Greece - Athens

International Aegean Sailing Rally

When:	11 - 20 Jul 2008 (annual)
Where:	Athens
Opening Hours:	Fri 4pm; Mon & Wed 10am; Sun 2pm

Since 1964, contestants from all over Greece and beyond have gathered to compete in the country's oldest and most prestigious sailing regatta, the International Aegean Sailing Rally.

The event is organised by the Hellenic Offshore Racing Club (HORC) and consists of a series of three or four individual offshore races. It usually starts and finishes at Faliro Bay and takes in the beautiful islands of the Aegean. The overall distance covered varies between 250 and 400 nautical miles, depending on which islands are visited.

Once a strictly racing-only event, the rally is now a nationwide sailing festival with many glamorous events preceding and following the regatta. From super yachts and sport-racers to classics, all vessels great and small take part.