The Andros International Yacht Race, an event that has become a fixture on the Greek maritime calendar, clocked up its 51st edition earlier this month.

Seventeen vessels registered to compete in the three-day event that takes participants from the Athens suburb of Vouliagmeni to the Aegean island of Andros and back.

In contrast to the 2017 race, which was plagued by a lack of wind, gale-force currents prevailed this year — especially on the return leg from Andros to the Dysvato Straits.