Couple of days away from the 5th edition of The 2026 Chesva Regatta of Champions – The R.O.C. Opti. The R.O.C. Organizing Committee is putting the finishing touches on preparations with sailors arriving, as November 8th is the official arrival day with the Opening Ceremony on the 9th, at 19:00 and first day of racing, Tuesday November 10th, at 11:00.
Under the auspices of the President of the Republic of Cyprus, Mr. Nicos Christodoulides, the 5th Edition of Chesva Regatta of Champions is right around the corner. The Event will host the Best 45 Sailors of the World for 2026, in the Optimist Class, along with the Best Coaches of the year.
All Continents are represented at the Event with 31 Boys and 14 Girls from 21 countries, as well as 21 Coaches from 15 countries. All of them are after the prestigious Title of The R.O.C. – The Champion of The Champions for 2026, along with Academic Scholarship Awards of €33.000.
The Regatta Of Champions, managed within short period of time of existence, to probably become the most Prestigious Optimist Event of the World with Manufactures, Sailors, Coaches, and Parents embarrassing an Event that has an objective to SUPPORT and REWARD Sailors, Coaches, Officials and Parents, in their efforts to become the Elite in the Optimist Class.
“We are excited to be able to keep The R.O.C. going and expand it to a Class-Act Event of the Optimist Class in such a short period of time despite all obstacles. Our Success is mainly based to our Partners who believed and invested in the idea and to the Sailors, Coaches, Parents and Partners that
realized the Fresh Wind into the Optimist Class. We are ready to have the best event ever and way beyond the high standards we set the previous years. We have a great deal of respect to all the people and organizations who embraced the idea and contributed the most into it, stated by the Chairman of The R.O.C. and President of the Famagusta Nautical Club, Mr. Stelios Charalambous.”
This year The R.O.C. Organizers are expanding the idea into a new Class, that of ILCA 4. The R.O.C. ILCA 4 will follow the Optimist Event, on November 22nd to November 29th, 2026
