Taking advantage of a new athletic law the two clubs were merged together in 2000, creating therefore a substantial club both in terms of participation numbers and sailing activity for the area of Mesogeia.

IOPOR has grown since then to become the biggest sailing club in Greece in terms of number of athletes, boats used (optimist, laser, 4.20, 4.70, 49er), and one of the biggest in terms of infrastructure i.e. offices, boat storage space, changing rooms etc.

Due to this success the Greek Sailing Federation (E.I.O.) nominated IOPOR as the organising club for the Optimist Nationals in 1999 and the 4.20 Nationals in 2001 (in memory of Periklis Empirikos).

IOPOR athletes in numerous occasions qualified for the national team for the classes of Optimist, Laser ,4.70, 49er and 4.20.

Here below are some of the places achieved over the past years by IOPOR athletes:

 

POSITION	EVENT	ATHLETES
10th	1998   Optimist European Championship	N. Loumpas
4th	1999   Laser Balkan Championship	K. Mitropoulos
1st	Lago Di Garda International Optimist Regatta	N. Loumpas
3rd	2000   4,20 Nationals	L. Beis - N. Loumpas
3rd	2001   4,20 Nationals	L. Beis - N. Loumpas
6th	2001   4,20 Worlds - Italy	L. Beis - N. Loumpas
3rd	2002   4,70 Athens International Regatta	F.Rizos - L.Beis
3rd	2002    Laser Radial Nationals	E. Kofina
1st	2003    Laser Radial Nationals	E. Kofina
4th	2002    Optimist Nationals	B. Tsokaras
2nd	2003    4,70 Mediterranean Cup	L. Beis - D. Polito
5th	2005    Optimist Balkan Championship	N. Papagiannakou
4th	2005    Optimist Nationals team racing	team IOPOR
3rd	2006    Optimist Nationals cup	F. Bakatsias
4th	2006    Optimist Nationals cup	I. Andreou
3rd	2006 Optimist Nationals	M.-N. Papagiannakou
2nd	2006   4,20 Nationals	Koutsoygera(notk)-Kofina  E
4th	2006 Optimist Nationals	Bakatsias A.
1th	2006    Optimist Nationals team racing	team IOPOR
2rd	2006    4.70 Balkan Championship	Koutsoygera(notk)-Kofina  E
1st	2005    Optimist Balkan Championship	M.-N. Papagiannakou
4th	2006 Optimist Europe optical team racing	team
4th	2006   4,20 Worlds - Spain	Koutsoygera(notk)-Kofina  E
4th	2006 Optimist Greek championship	Mpakatsias A.
1st	2006 Optimist Greek championship team racing	TEAM IOPOR
1st	2007 Laser 4.7 Greek championship	M.Petouri
6th	2007 Optimist Europe championship	A. Mpakatsias
1st	2007 Optimist Greek championship team racing	TEAM IOPOR
6th	2007 Optimist Worlds	A.Tsimpoukelis
8th	2007 Optimist Worlds	A. Mpakatsias
1st	2007 Optimist Worldsteam racing	2 athl . of  IOPOR in GR nation team
2nd	2007 NM 4.20 Greek championship	Bassis K-I Orphanos
1st	2007 Optimist Balkan	F. Mpakatsias
4th	2007 Optimist Euro cup	TEAM IOPOR
1, 2, 3	2008 Optimist Eubean boys
1,2	2008 Optimist Eubean girls
1	2008 Optimist Greek championship	I. Andreou
2	2008 Optimist Greek championship T.R.	TEAM IOPOR
3	2008 Optimist Balkan Championship Rouman	I. Andreou
6	2008 Optimist European Cup T.R.	TEAM IOPOR
1 &1	2008  Optimist  international  Italy  Malcesine and Arco	V. Bei
1	2008 4,20 Greek championship	Mpakatsia - Mpakatsias
2	2008 4,20 Greek championship	Tsimpoykelis- Karonis
1st	2008 4,20 Greek championship	Papagiannakou-Fragiadaki (NOTK)
9  -10	2008 4,20 Worlds	Mpakatsias Tr. & An.- Tsimpoykelis -Karonis, Orfanos- Stavrou(NOR)
1st	2009 4,20 Greek r.l.	Papagiannakou-Fragiadaki (NOTK)
1,2,3	2009  optimist  Regional Eubean boys	IOPOR
1,2,3	2009  optimist Regional Eubean girls	IOPOR
1,2,3	2009  laser 4. 7  Regional Eubean boys	IOPOR
4th	2009 Laser 4.7 Greek championship	Nikolakis K.

The secret of such progress is the 230 athletes from the area of Mesogia that sail on a regular basis with the support of IOPOR. However, IOPOR could not perform such a service without the following sponsors which of course we thank them for their endless encouragement and support in the past and of course for their more intensive encouragement and support in the future.

• Municipality of Markopoulo (the Mayor and the entire Municipal Council)
• MARFIN EGNATIA BANK
• 3E coca-cola (David - D. Karonis)
• Electronet (K. Beis)
• D. Metheniti
• Afoi Stavrou
• I. Dino and Bougiouris
• Gliati & Papanargyrou Ltd.
• Nikolakis P.-Kl.
• Bartzis D. & M.
• G. Mamouri
• D.. Tziotaki
• E. Bassi
• Kofina Family
• Gounemporiki (particularly T. and V. Makridis)
• V. Kourtaki and the MARKO association.
• Mr. Kavasakalis and G. Mella
• Daremas K. & M.
• Our member friend and chairman of (PEN) G. Chalas