The participation of Greek and foreign sailors in 33rd Athens International Sailing Week 2024 organized by the Sailing Federation and will start on Friday 22 November.
They will run 489 boats and 538 sailors they will represent Cyprus, Finland, Hungary, Germany, Poland, Turkey and of course Greece. This is an impressive number of participations, considering that the season is practically over. The former, Eurolymp, however, is a prestigious historical institution and always presents a great international interest.
In detail, the entries per category are:
OPTIMIST BOYS 131
OPTIMIST GIRLS 73
ILCA 4 BOYS 61
ILCA 4 GIRLS 32
ILCA 6 MEN 26
ILCA 6 WOMEN 19
ILCA 7 28
TECHNO 293 AND 293 PLUS 52
IQFOiL 25
420 26 CREWS (TWO-MAN BOAT)
470 MIXED 4 CREW (TWO SEAT BOAT)
49ER 5 CREW (DOUBLE BOAT)
LIGHTNING 7 CREW (THIRD SHIP)
The historic race will be divided into two phases. From the Friday From November 22 to 24 the sailing races in the Development categories will be held and from the 25 to the 29 of the same month the Olympic categories which at the same time will be pan-Hellenic championships.
The sailing races will be held in the sea area of ​​6 groups that have been cooperating for a long time with the Sailing Federation.
Specifically in N.O. Residents of Vouliagmeni will have Techno 293 and 293 Plus, in N.O. Kalamaki the Optimist, in N.O.P. Faliro the 420, the 49er and the 470 mixed, at N.A.O. Voulas ILCA 4, ILCA 6 men, ILCA 6 women and ILCA 7, in N.A.O. Varis Varkizas the iQFOiL and to N.A.S. the Lichtning.
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