IOANNIDEIA 2018 - Event Managize

Welcome by President of Famagusta Nautical Club Dear Sailors, It is an honor for the Famagusta Nautical Club to reach IOANNIDEIA to the top of the Sailing World and host this year the IODA Optimist World Championship 2018, the ORC European Championship, the ORC Challenge Trophy Mare Nostrum, the Optimist Mediterranean Championship and the Cyprus – Israel Offshore Race. I invite you to join us in the great City of Limassol, the brand new Limassol Marina and sail on to the waters of the Eastern Mediterranean. From this sailing paradise region, I would like to welcome you to this great event in Limassol. 11.000 years ago, seafaring people from the Near East landed their boats on the island of Cyprus, birth place of the Ancient Greek goddess of love, Aphrodite. The easternmost isle in the Mediterranean, Cyprus has long been a place where influences from East and West meet. The same strategic location that made Cyprus a crucial starting point for Alexander’s expanding empire makes the island a desirable centre today. Welcome and Enjoy the ride of Ioannideia 2018, in Limassol Cyprus. "On a day when the wind is perfect, the sail just needs to open and the world is full of beauty". Stelios Charalambous President of Famagusta Nautical Club