The International Aegean Sailing Rally is
a traditional yearly event organized by the HORC (Hellenic
Offshore Racing Club).
It is the oldest and most prestigious sailing regatta in Greece.
Since 1964, it gathers contestants from around the world
as well as all of Greece's top sailing teams.
Every year the top boats show up on the starting line
for a race.
Among them there are some of the finest yachts
and best trained crews of the Eastern Mediterranean.
The Hellenic Offshore Racing Club, in collaboration
with the
National Observatory of Athens (NOA) and the Ocean
Physics and Modeling Team (OPAM) of the University of
Athens, provides the Aegean Rally participants with detailed accurate
weather and wave forecasts, through the http://pelagos.oc.phys.uoa.gr/page3.html and http://www.meteo.gr/SailingMapF.asp web
pages.