Makronisos (Greek: Μακρόνησος, lit. Long
Island), is an elongated arid island located in between the east coast of
Attica, facing the port of Lavrio and the island of Kea. The round the buoy
sailboat races sponsored by Lavreotiki Yacht Club (NOCL) take place in the strait between Lavrio and Macronesos and
the offshore races to the Cycladic islands the sailboats round the island’s
southernmost promontory.
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In ancient
times the island was called Helena for it was the place the beautiful Helen of Troy, the
daughter of Zeus and Leda, made a stopover on her way to Troy or on her return trip to Sparta.
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Two millennia after the Trojan War Germany occupied
Greece during WWII. Resistance fighters harassed the occupation forces from
their camps in the mountains.
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When WW II ended in 1945 the leaders of the USA,
Great Britain and The Soviet Union divided the world at Yalta. Greece fell in
the western sphere of influence.
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WWII was horrific but man survives relentlessly and continues to go forward
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