2017 Aegean Regatta this Sunday

Around 80 sailing boats have submitted their participation this year, most of which have already reached Patmos, the small, island in the northern Dodecanese complex, where the race will start this week. This week, event organizers published the sailing instructions and diagrams which must be used by each crews.
The race will cover the course route Patmos - Astypalaia - Nisyros - Rhodes, with the closing ceremony scheduled for 21:00 on Saturday (Aug. 26). 
The Regatta is organized by the General Secretariat of the Aegean and Island Policy, in co-operation with the Hellenic Sailing Federation/Hellenic Offshore Committee and several island sailing clubs.
"I welcome this year?s Aegean regatta 2017, a top sailing open sea event, an international event that has become an institution in the country?s sporting events," the general secretary of Aegean and Island Policy, Ioannis Giannellis Theodosiadis, said. 
"I would like to encourage all sailors to take part in Regatta [...] and wish them beautiful trips. I am sure that this year's Regatta, like all the previous ones, will bring you beautiful experiences and unforgettable moments," he added. 
The Aegean Regatta is an international sailing organization which started in 2001. It started with two main goals: It wanted to give the opportunity to the yachtsmen/women of either Athens or the ones on the islands to get to know the islands and destinations which they would not decide to visit. On the other hand, it wanted to boost the local economy and give them a chance to attract visitors.
From 2001 until 2017 the Aegean Regatta sailed along the islands of Lesvos, Chios, Inousses, Samos, Leros, Ikaria, Kos, Simi, Rhodes, Limnos, Samothraki, Andros, Lipsi, Patmos, Astipalea, Tilos, Skopelos, Amorgos, Kalimnos, Nisiros, Thasos, Syros, Skyros and continues to visit new destinations. The annual participation has steadily been increasing with entries ranging between 70-90, or even 100 per year.

Race program 
Date                                    Time                     Event
Friday 18/08/2017               10:00       Registration and inspections
Saturday 19/08/2017           10:00       Registration and inspections
                                            20:00       Skippers meeting
                                            21:00       Opening ceremony
Sunday 20/08/2017             11:00       Offshore Race, Patmos to Astypalaia, 50nm
Monday 21/08/2017                            Free Day
Tuesday 22/08/2017           11:00       Offshore Race, Astypalaia to Nisyros, 40nm
Wednesday 23/08/2017                      Free Day
Thursday 24/08/2017         11:00        Offshore Race, Nisyros to Rhodes, 52nm
Friday 25/08/2017                               Free Day
Saturday 26/08/2017         11:00         Inshore Races
                                           21:00        Closing Ceremony (Rhodes)