The International Aegean Sailing Rally

The International Aegean Sailing Rally is the Hellenic Offshore Racing Club’s oldest offshore race, held each summer since 1964. The 63rd edition runs from 18 to 27 July 2026. It is the oldest of three offshore races the club and the Greek state organise in the Aegean each summer, alongside the Aegean 600 in early July and the Aegean Regatta in late August.

The 2026 course opens in Faliro Bay on 18 July with a passage of approximately one hundred miles to Finikas on Syros. The fleet then races a further hundred miles to Lakki on Leros before a ninety-two-mile return leg to Finikas. An inshore ONEX Cup is raced off Syros between the offshore legs. The shore programme includes a Dock Sailing Festival held with ONEX Shipyards, the Nautical Club of Syros and the municipality, and a tour of Ermoupolis and its working shipyard.

The prize-giving on 27 July is hosted by the Aegean Maritime Administration.