Southern Ionian Regatta
Sivota (Lefkada) · Greece
- Type
- Coastal · 25 nm
- Scoring
- Not known yet
- Boats
- Not yet listed
- Usually
- September
- Next
- Sep 2027 (usual month; dates not announced)
- Organiser
- Local race committee (Lefkas charter community)
- Waters
- Ionian
- First held
- 1978 · 48 years ago
Where and when
Race dates
Usually in September
Wind and waves at the venue: monthly climate 2021–2025 and the last edition's race days (ERA5 and marine reanalysis, Open-Meteo, CC BY 4.0).
Six seasons
| Year | Winner (handicap, corrected) | Line honours (first home, elapsed) | Boats | Wind and sea | Toughness | Results |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026Not confirmed | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2025Not confirmed | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2024Not confirmed | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2023Not confirmed | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2022Not confirmed | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2021Not confirmed | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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.
Race metrics
Weather calendar · Sivota (Lefkada)
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 | 5.0 | 5.1 | 4.8 | 4.7 | 4.6 | 4.3 | 4.7 | 4.1 | 4.2 | 4.3 | 5.4 | 4.4 |
| Windy days% ≥ 20 kn | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Wavesm, daily max | 0.8 | 0.8 | 0.8 | 0.7 | 0.5 | 0.4 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.6 | 0.9 | 0.8 |
| From | E | E | SE | W | W | W | W | W | W | E | SE | NE |
Typical wind at Sivota (Lefkada)
Mean knots by month, 2021–2025. Race months in full colour.
Where the wind comes from
Share of days by direction in Sep.
Fact sheet
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- Race
- Southern Ionian Regatta
- Kind
- coastal sailing race from Sivota (Lefkada), Greece
- First held
- 1978
- Editions on record
- 0 since 2021
- Course
- 25 nautical miles
- Organiser
- Local race committee (Lefkas charter community)
- Next edition
- usually Sep 2027
Results as published by the organiser Weather: Open-Meteo, CC BY 4.0 Dates as announced
Sources
- yachtingmonthly.com — Yachting Monthly feature mentioning revival
- yachtsandyachting.com — Yachts & Yachting/Wildwind Jun 2024: 2024 'Ionian Regatta', week of 14 Sep, Vassiliki – round Arkoudi – Sivota, 25 nm, international teams
- blog.mailasail.com — Cruising blog: Southern Ionian Regatta 2009, Meganisi channel – Arkoudi – Sivota