Andros International Sailing Race: With Olympic and world champions the 57th event

The historic event will be held for 57^or year, it will start on August 29 from the sea area of ​​Vouliagmeni and will end with the Award Ceremony on September 2. Almost the entire racing fleet available in our country will take part in the race, while among the crews there are Olympians, world and European champions, as well as entries from abroad. Organizing groups are the Nautical Club of Andros and the Nautical Club of Greece.

“For the 57th time, Andros is waiting for the boats and crews that will compete in the always demanding course. This year with Group Private Banking Eurobank again as gold sponsor, many new, fast boats will participate with experienced teams, Olympians and champions aiming for the coveted title. The island will welcome athletes and friends with a series of events both cultural and familiar with the special character of the place. The races will be broadcast live in live streaming, as established since last year, with thousands of sailing fans in dozens of countries watching,” said president of the Nautical Club of Andros Phaidon Tamvakakis.

The start of the first sailing race will take place on August 29 from the sea area of ​​Vouliagmeni and the fleet, after traveling 72 nautical miles with special challenges, will reach the beautiful Chora of Andros. The particularities of the race and the adrenaline-filled moments experienced by the sailors have given the event the nickname “The toughest race”. “We are happy to prepare for the 57th Andros International Sailing Race, which will once again host the best Greek teams to compete in the difficult sea conditions of the Vouliagmeni – Andros route, passing through the famous Kafirea straits. I wish good sails to everyone”, he emphasized President of the Naval Club of Greece George Prokopiou.

Eurobank’s Private Banking is the Gold Sponsor of the match. The Eurobank Group is supporting the event this year, for the 7th consecutive time, having been inextricably linked with sailing through the highly successful sponsorship of sportsmen and women who have managed to win the highest honors in the sport on a global level. It should be noted that Eurobank’s Private Banking has been the sponsor of the boat “Velos” for the last few years, of Olympians Panagiotis Mantis and Pavlos Kayali. George Ertzhan, head of Eurobank’s Group Private Banking, noted: “Eurobank Group’s Private Banking, as a Gold Sponsor of the 57th Sailing Race of Andros, the island of the Greek fleet, supports for the 7th consecutive year an event – a milestone for Greek sailing. It thus proves, once again, in practice, that it is next to athletes who, with organization, talent, discipline and teamwork, win important distinctions within and outside the borders”.

Sponsors of the event are also OTESAT MARITEL, NAVY CHAMBER OF GREECE, L PAPAPHILIPPOU & CO LLC, PORSCHE, MOTODYNAMIKI, KOYRTESIS WINE ESTATE ANDROS, ALINA & LEONIDAS POLEMIS, LEONIDAS VRONTISIS. Sponsors of the race are YARDTECH, ZARBIS, SYMBEEOSIS, BOUTARIS KYR YIANNI, ANDROP, EY ANDROS LEMONI ANDROU, LASKARIS, DANS, DEL ARTE, ANDRUS BEER, EVANDROS, VASILI & ELIZAS GOULANDRI FOUNDATION, TANIA DIMITRAKOPOULOU, NISSOS BEER. Travel sponsors: GOLDEN STAR FERRIES and FAST FERRIES. Communication sponsor is SKAI and communication supporters are ANDRIAKI, EVANDROS, EN ANDROS, PERIGYROS, ASTERAS, ANDROS LIVADIA.

The racing program of the event, in addition to the opening sailing race, also includes a local race, while it will conclude with the coastal race from Chora tis Andros to Dysvatos. The Andros International Sailing Race was held for the first time in 1967, thanks to the efforts of Ioannis V. Goulandris.