International Brindisi - Corfu Regatta: Boats set sail today

Over 120 boats and more than 800 sailors set off today in the 33rd International Brindisi-Corfu Regatta.

The Regatta is one of the most important sea events in the Mediterranean and the most important open-sea event in the Adriatic in terms of numbers of participants and level of difficulty.

It was organized for the first time in 1986 and connects the people of the Adriatic and Ionian Islands in a bond of cooperation and friendship.

The Regatta sets off from Brindisi Port, sailing parallel to the Italian coast to Otranto. The boats then cross the sea and pass through the Diapontia Islands before finishing at the port of Kassiopi in Corfu. Gouvia Marina offers mooring space to the boats and the Awards Ceremony is held there the day after the finish.

Opening of Erikoussa Port

This year the Regatta will participate in the 'Sea Routes' programme of events co-organized by the Ionian Island Regional Administration and the Special Service for the Management of Business Programme 'Ionian Islands 2014-2020' and the opening of Erikoussa Port. So on Saturday 9th June the Regatta collaborate with the Corfu Sailing Club and sail from Kassiopi to Erikoussa at 16:00. 

There will be a celebratory party at the end of the Regatta where all the international crews will have the opportunity to get together and form bonds of friendship. Most of the boats remain in Corfu or continue their holiday on one of the other Ionian Islands.

See the promo video for the 33rd Regatta;