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'Greek Challenge' along with the municipality of the southern Aegean island of Leros have teamed up in order to bid and host international sailing events, including the Extreme Sailing Series. The announcement was made during the National Hellenic Society...

A new triumph for Iordanis Paschalidis and Kostas Trigkonis took place during the European Sailing Championship Tornado in Italy. After an excellent performance, the two Greeks came in first place, winning the gold medal -- their 7th one -- since they...

Panagiotis Mantis and Pavlos Kagialis secured a position on the podium for the 470 Dinghy Sailing medal race which will be held at 8:05 pm Greece time on Wednesday. The Greek crew finished in second place in the 10th race...

The third day of the Greek athletes in the Rio Olympics started with a great performance of the men's water polo team that ended with a 9-9 draw against world champions Serbia. Despite a great start that found the Greeks...

By Cliff Blaylock Captain Cliff Blaylock of Deep Blue Yachting, explains why chartering a yacht is an unbeatable way of experiencing the Greek Islands. It’s a good feeling, to wake up in the warmth of the Greece’s rising sun. Just warm...

By Cliff Blaylock The Greek islands are one of the world's undisputed paradises. With luscious forests, enticing blue waters, vibrant wildlife and exotic culture, it is small wonder why these isles - set like jewels upon the Mediterranean - are...

The 4th Spetses Classic Yacht Race (SCYR) took place in Spetses island, in the Argosaronic Gulf,  from 19th to 22nd June 2014. It was organized by the Yacht Club of Greece and the Poseidonion Grand Hotel in Spetses, which...

 LONDON - Greek yachtsman Byron Kokkalanis hoped to win a medal in the RSX competition at the London 2012 Olympics Games, but finished out of the running among the 10 entries on Aug. 7. He had been standing 5th...

Cypriot sailor Pavlos Kontides is set to become the country's first Olympic medal winner next week after guaranteeing himself at least silver in the single-handed Laser class. The 22-year-old shipping science student was ecstatic as he came ashore after the...

Greek athletes are doing their best during the London Olympics in an effort to return to their homeland with dozens of Gold Medals. Efthymis Mittas is competing in shooting at 11:00 am. Nikos Mavromatis is competing at 12 noon. The...