Event· Attica mainland· Greece — Ionian, Saronic & Argolic
Aegean 600 Offshore Race (Sounion, July)
37° 41.8′ N · 24° 3.7′ E · approximate
A 605 nm non-stop offshore race starting and finishing off Cape Sounion, rounding 13 Aegean islands — Greece's flagship offshore race, run by HORC every July.
Practical
Position approx: placed at Olympic Marina Lavrio, where competing boats berth (co-organiser Olympic Marine); the start and finish are off Sounion. Maximum race time 6 days. The 6th edition ran in July 2026; the next is listed for 4 July 2027. Entry fees by hull length from €800 (to 12 m) — see the race site. Sounion's anchorages and Lavrio's berths are busy in race week.
Best for
Watching the Sounion start or planning around race week
Season
Early July
Nearby
- Olympic Marina LavrioRight here
- Nautilus Chandlery (Olympic Marine, Lavrio)0.2 NM away
- Lavrio Port (Town Harbour)1 NM away
- Lavrio Laiki (Farmers' Market)1.1 NM away
- Sounion Bay NE & East Anchorages3.1 NM away
- Temple of Athena Sounias3.1 NM away
- Cape Sounion Anchorage (Sounion Bay NW)3.2 NM away
- Temple of Poseidon, Sounion3.3 NM away
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