Fastsailing “Train & Race”:

The best way to improve your sailing skills

For those who wish to improve their sailing skills, we regularly organize special training sessions on our super fast boats with world-class skippers. Courses focus among others on offshore sailing, meteorology, racing tactics, regulations, solo or double handed sailing and are designed so that everyone improves from his own level.

Upon request, we can organize a “train & race” session, specifically adapted for your group at any period of the year.

Here is the list of upcoming events. Click on the course title for more details.

Exceptional FastSailing experiences in Greece

More wind, more sun, more fun than anywhere else in the world!

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“Offhore/Train & Race” course 15 – 23 March 2025 (extension till 24/March free of charge)

Experience non-stop sailing in true offshore conditions, train and race the Hydra regatta. 7 days of super (and fast) sailing on our Pogo44s and Pogo12.50s!

When: 15-23 March 2025 with the possibility to extend till 24/March/2025

Programme:
Saturday March 15^th: Arrival in our base in Lavrio
March 16^th – March 20^th:
2 days of non-stop navigation.
5 nights at port
3 full days of training around the Cyclades.
Afternoon theory courses (tactics, weather, rules)
Friday March 21^st at 16:00: Hydra Regatta leg 1,  36nm 
Saturday March 22^th : Relaxing in Hydra (bars, tavernas…)
Option No1:
Sunday March 23^rd  Return to Athens by ferry
Option No2:
Sunday morning March 23^rd: 10:00: Hydra Regatta leg 2,  36nm
Monday morning March 24^th: Departure

There is no price difference for Option 1 or Option 2.

Skippers:  Pietro D’Ali,  Benoît Charon, Charly Fernbach, Αndrea Caracci, Andreas Lindlahr, Alexandros Dragoutsis

Boats: Pogo12.50s, Pogo50, Pogo44

Language: English

Price: 1.550€ per person (all included except food and drinks)

Palmarès of our skippers: 

Benoît Charon

– FFV Responsable Secteur Manche
– Figaro Racer & Trainer
– Twice European Champion J24
– French Offshore Champion
– 2nd European Championship Farr30
– Multiple Tours de France, ARCs, Melges24…

Pietro D’Ali
– Whitbread Round the World 93/94
– European Champion Star 1993
– Americas Cup Prada Team 2000
– Sydney Olympics Star 2000
– Transat AG2R 2006 1st (with Kito de Pavant)
– Transat Jacques Vabre 2007 1st (with Giovanni Soldini)
– Transat La Solidaire du Chocolat 2009 2nd (with Giovanni Soldini)
– Roma x2 2012 1st (with Michele Galli)
– Transat Jacques Vabre 2013 (with Stefano Raspadori)

Charly Fernbach
– Minitransat 2015 4th overall and 3rd in the 1st leg
– 2015 Archipelago 6,50 (with Benoît Hantzperg), 2nd
– Dipl. Institut Nautique de Bretagne – Professional skipper
– Sales manager at Pogo Structures

Andrea Caracci

– Αeronautical engineer specialized in composites materials, designer, consultant and surveyor.
– Olympic 470 sailor,
– Navigator on Maxis: Sydney Hobart, Fastnet,  Newport Bermuda, Middle Sea Race, RORC 600, RORC Transatlantic
– Six Minitransat campaigns on a prototype mini: 2003 2005, 2007, 2009 and 2011 in 2010
– 3rd in Sables Les Acores Les sables race
– Transquadra in 2011/2012
– Overall 30.000 miles of solo sailing, 20.000 of them in Atlantic Ocean.

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ORC57 programme 2025

Join us in one of the following offshore cruising trips:

1. Martinique -> Azores 29/March – 12/April/2025. Cost 4,900€/person. (up to 4 persons)
2. Azores Cruise 19/April – 26/April/2025. Cost 2,950€/person (up to 6 persons)
3. Azores -> Gibraltar 30/April – 05/May/2025. Cost 2,450€/person (up to 4 persons)
4. Gibraltar -> Palma 07/May – 13/May/2025. Cost 2,450€/person (up to 6 persons)
5. Palma -> Palermo 15/May – 21/May/2025. Cost 2,450€/person (up to 6 persons)
6. Palermo -> Lefkas 23/May – 29/May/2025. Cost 2,450€/person (up to 6 persons)
7. Lefkas -> Lavrio 31/May – 06/June/2025. Cost 2,450€/person (up to 6 persons)

The ORC57 will be available in Greece for charter with her permanent crew of skipper and hostess for the period June – October/2025.

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Aegean 600 Race