Almost the entire fleet has now finished the sixth edition of the Aegean 600, organised by the Hellenic Offshore Racing Club (HORC) and Olympic Marine out of Lavrion, Greece.
As of 10 July, two boats remained on the water. Patrick and Vincent Harris, double-handing their Maisa 36 MOWGLI OF PORTSMOUTH (ESP), and Robert Saric’s Elan 333 BURI (CRO) were both making slow progress toward the finish line at Cape Sounion and the Ancient Temple of Poseidon. Both were expected to finish overnight.
Among those already back at Olympic Marine, the feedback about the race has been consistently positive.
Yesterday afternoon, Massimo Juris and Pietro Luciani crossed the finish line at 16:07 local time aboard their JPK 10.80 COLOMBRE (ITA), the second double-handed entry to finish. They were 2 hours 38 minutes behind the first double-handed finishers, Stefan Hummeke and Melwin Fink on their Neo 400 UPSCALE (GER), and just 10 minutes ahead of Periklas Livas and Simon Sweetman on their Dehler 30 OD OPTIMUM 4 (GRE).
“This was our first AEGEAN 600, what a race!” said Juris. “We have a wide experience with races in the Mediterranean and the Atlantic, but this race stands out. It is challenging due to the prevailing strong winds and the mysterious areas of calm allows for a comeback until the very end. There are also a variety of sailing angles which makes this a very all-around race. The scenery is amazing and the sailing of historic routes adds to the charm of the race.
“Adequate preparation is indispensable for any sailing, but this is especially true for this race. We’re happy our boat was up to her challenge. Finally, we must compliment the organization which was wonderful throughout the registration and logistics process.”
Current standings based on elapsed and corrected times show the projected winners for each class and division as follows:
Line Honors: Claudio Demartis’s R/P 90 PROSECCO DOC SHOCKWAVE 3 (ITA)
IRC Overall: Antoine Magre’s Mach 50 PALANAD 4 (FRA)
IRC Zero: Antoine Magre’s Mach 50 PALANAD 4 (FRA)
IRC One: Claudio Bernoni’s Cookson 50 FOREVER K (ITA)
IRC Two: Richard Fromentin’s JPK 11.80 COCODY (FRA)
IRC Three: Igor Ritov’s JPK 10.80 BOGATYR (UAE)
IRC DoubleHanded: Massimo Juris & Pietro Luciani’s JPK 10.80 COLOMBRE (ITA)
Maxi: George Procopiou’s Volvo 70 AIOLOS (GRE)
ORC Overall: Jon Desmond’s TP52 FINAL FINAL (USA)
ORC Zero: Jon Desmond’s TP52 FINAL FINAL (USA)
ORC One: Petar Dimitrov’s ClubSwan 42 ABOAT TIME (BUL)
ORC Two: Maks Vrecko’s Elan 450 KARPO IDRIJA (SLO)
ORC Three: Pavel Stolba’s JPK 10.30 MARY S (CZE)
ORC DoubleHanded: Andrzej Rozycki/Maciej Marczewski’s JPK10.30 PNEUMA (POL)
MOCRA: Stuart Austin’s Outremer 4x QUICK DECISION (GBR)
Final results will be confirmed once all finishers are recorded. Prizes will be awarded at the Prize Giving Ceremony in Lavrion tomorrow evening.
Race progress can be followed via the YB tracker at https://pro.yb.tl/aegean6002026. The final edition of six daily race analysis videos, produced by offshore race commentator Dobbs Davis of Seahorse Magazine, is available on the event’s YouTube channel at https://youtu.be/cE8FIjIIzSE. Media resources are available at https://aegean600.com/news and www.aegean600.com/media.
Originally published by Aegean 600.
