Aegean Rally
Vouliagmeni / Faliro (Athens) · GreeceAlso known as International Aegean Sailing Rally, Ράλλυ Αιγαίου
2026 · Overall
- 2Metatron IIΝικόλαος Μελάς
- 1Pega-Σχολή Ναυτικών ΔοκίμωνΚωνσταντίνος Τσιγκαράς
- 3AretiΝικόλαος Λύκος
- Type
- Offshore · 300 nm
- Scoring
- ORC
- Boats
- Rated yachts
- Usually
- July
- Next
- Jul 2027 (usual month; dates not announced)
- Organiser
- Hellenic Offshore Racing Club (HORC / ΠΟΙΑΘ)
- Waters
- Aegean
- First held
- 1964 · 62 years ago
The course
Course changes each year · as sailed in 2026
- SFaliro (Athens)Start
- 1Foinikas, Syros (end of race 1)Mark
- 2Leros (end of race 3)Mark · 92 nm leg
- FFoinikas, SyrosFinish · 92 nm leg
Organiser's course Straight lines between the marks, not the track boats sail. Named marks sit at the named island or cape, not on the exact rounding line. For planning and interest; the sailing instructions decide.
63rd edition (2026) is a multi-race stage rally: Faliro–Syros (up to 100 nm), a ~15 nm local race at Syros, Syros–Leros (92 nm), Leros–Syros (92 nm). Intermediate entries are stage ports, not rounding marks; route changes each year.
Six seasons
| Year | Winner (handicap, corrected) | Line honours (first home, elapsed) | Boats | Wind and sea | Toughness | Results |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 202619 Jul 2026 – 27 Jul 2026 | Pega-Σχολή Ναυτικών ΔοκίμωνOverallΚωνσταντίνος Τσιγκαράς | Not published | 10 | S 5.1 kn, gusts 29.2waves up to 0.52 m | 50 | Official |
| 202519 Jul 2025 – 25 Jul 2025 | Erytos 2 – CosmoteOverallΚώστας Μάνθος | Not published | — | SW 4.7 kn, gusts 26.2waves up to 0.38 m | 48 | Official |
| 202419 Jul 2024 – 28 Jul 2024 | BulletOverallΔημήτρης Δεληγιάννης | Not published | — | N 6.2 kn, gusts 33.8waves up to 0.66 m | 54 | Official |
| 202321 Jul 2023 – 29 Jul 2023 | Optimum 3 – Samos SteamshipOverallΠερικλής Λίβας | Not published | — | SE 5.4 kn, gusts 32.7waves up to 0.7 m | 53 | Official |
| 202211 Jun 2022 | Pega – Σχολή Ναυτικών ΔοκίμωνOverallΘοδωρής Τσουλφάς | Not published | — | NW 4.8 kn, gusts 24.9waves up to 1.16 m | 42 | Official |
| 202117 Jul 2021 – 24 Jul 2021 | Optimum 3 – Samos SteamshipOverallΧάρης Μαυρογεώργης | Not published | — | SE 6.2 kn, gusts 27.4 | 48 | Official |
Line honours go to the first boat home, on elapsed time. Overall winner is the best on handicap (IRC or ORC corrected time), so they are often different boats. Wind is the daily mean at the start venue over the racing days; gusts and waves are the highest of those days. Open-Meteo historical weather (ERA5) and marine APIs, CC BY 4.0; venue point only, not the full course.
Won it most
- Optimum 3 – Samos Steamship2021 · 20232yrs
Boats that won here (overall, line honours or a class) in two years or more.
Podiums and class winners
2026 · 6 results
ProvisionalSource: aegeanrally.grAs published by the organiser; we copy places, not scores.
- 1.Pega-Σχολή Ναυτικών Δοκίμων · Κωνσταντίνος Τσιγκαράςprovisional
- 2.Metatron II · Νικόλαος Μελάςprovisional
- 3.Areti · Νικόλαος Λύκοςprovisional
- 1.Trinity · Walter Kraherprovisional
- 2.Water Gipsy · Ιωάννης Μαραγκουδάκηςprovisional
- 3.Garbis - ΣΜΥΝ · Λουκάς Καραμβάσηςprovisional
2025 · 2 results
FinalSource: aegeanrally.grAs published by the organiser; we copy places, not scores.
- 1.Erytos 2 – Cosmote · Κώστας Μάνθος
- 1.Erytos II - Cosmote · Kostas Manthos
2024 · 1 results
FinalSource: aegeanrally.grAs published by the organiser; we copy places, not scores.
- 1.Bullet · Δημήτρης Δεληγιάννης
2023 · 2 results
FinalSources: aegeanrally.gr, horc.grAs published by the organiser; we copy places, not scores.
- 1.Ventus
2022 · 1 results
FinalSource: aegeanrally.grAs published by the organiser; we copy places, not scores.
- 1.Pega – Σχολή Ναυτικών Δοκίμων · Θοδωρής Τσουλφάς
2021 · 5 results
FinalSource: aegeanrally.grAs published by the organiser; we copy places, not scores.
- 1.Optimum 3 – Samos Steamship · Χάρης Μαυρογεώργης
- 2.Pega · Dimitris Souvaltzis / Theodoros Tsoulfas · GRE
- 3.Vana Violetta · Giorgos Sykaris · GRE
- 1.Optimum 3 - Samos Steamship · Vangelis Nikolopoulos / Charis Mavrogiorgis
Race metrics
Toughness
Compare all races- Wind 6.5/305.4 kn mean
- Gusts 9.7/1529 kn
- Sea 3.5/200.7 m waves
- Distance 21.8/25300 nm
- Duration 10/109 days
How the score works
Our own index, not an official rating. Five inputs, each scaled to its share of 100: mean wind (up to 25 kn → 30 points), strongest gust (45 kn → 15), highest waves (4 m → 20), course length on a log scale (700 nm → 25) and days of racing (7 days → 10). Wind and waves are ERA5 reanalysis at Vouliagmeni / Faliro (Athens) (Open-Meteo) on the race days, so an offshore course can see more than the venue does. A missing input counts as zero and is marked. Roughest edition we hold: 2024 (54).
Weather calendar · Vouliagmeni / Faliro (Athens)
Month by month at the venue, 2021–2026 (ERA5 and marine reanalysis). Race months in orange.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mean windkn | 6.6 | 6.5 | 6.5 | 6.1 | 5.7 | 5.6 | 6.5 | 6.1 | 5.9 | 5.9 | 6.7 | 6.1 |
| Windy days% ≥ 20 kn | 4 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 3 |
| Wavesm, daily max | 0.7 | 0.6 | 0.6 | 0.5 | 0.4 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.4 | 0.5 | 0.7 | 0.7 |
| From | NW | N | NW | W | SW | NW | N | NW | NW | N | NW | N |
Typical wind at Vouliagmeni / Faliro (Athens)
Mean knots by month, 2021–2025. Race months in full colour.
Where the wind comes from
Share of days by direction in Jul.
Fact sheet
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- Race
- Aegean Rally
- Kind
- offshore sailing race from Vouliagmeni / Faliro (Athens), Greece
- First held
- 1964
- Editions on record
- 6 since 2021
- Typical fleet
- 10 boats (10 in the latest edition)
- Nations in the results
- 1
- Course
- 300 nautical miles
- Latest overall winner
- Pega-Σχολή Ναυτικών Δοκίμων (2026)
- Organiser
- Hellenic Offshore Racing Club (HORC / ΠΟΙΑΘ)
- Next edition
- usually Jul 2027
- Official site
- https://aegeanrally.gr
Results as published by the organiser Weather: Open-Meteo, CC BY 4.0 Dates as announced
Sources
- aegeanrally.gr — official site, history (since 1964)
- aegeanrally.gr — HORC NoR 63rd Aegean Rally 2026 (Greek): ORC Rating Systems 2026; ORC certificate required; classes Performance (DA ≤ 0.230), Sport (DA > 0.230) and ORC DH (double-handed); Weather Routing Scoring.
- naftemporiki.gr — 2026 report: dates, legs, ~300 nm