All cruisers and dreamers welcome!
If you're thinking about sailing the Atlantic or round the world with ARC or World ARC, and you'd like to meet fellow sailors, talk with experienced cruisers, tour ARC-ready, bluewater sailboats and cats, and learn from the experts, join us for our 2024 Bluewater Open Day.
- When: Sunday May 19, 2024
- Time: 10am to 6pm
- Where:Bert Jabin Yacht Yard, Annapolis MD
- Cost: Free
Whether you're getting ready to set sail in 2024, you're planning for the future or you sailed in a previous ARC, ARC+, ARC Europe or World ARC rally, we'd love to have you join us at the Open Day.
The Bluewater Open Day can help you on your way regardless of whether you already have your dream boat or are still in the dreaming stage. Chat with experts, meet ARC skippers and mingle with other aspiring bluewater cruisers at this informative and relaxed open day. Our experts and skippers will be sharing their knowledge, top-tips and ideas on all things connected with bluewater cruising.
You can step aboard to tour our Open Day boats and cats that are ARC and offshore-cruising ready, talk to the owners and see how a bluewater cruiser is set-up to sail; join group discussions; and view boats available for purchase.
Schedule
The day is designed for 'grazing' - you can arrive or depart when you wish. There are boats to see, marine experts to talk with and presentations to attend.
The classroom presentations only have room for 20 people, so we're running each session twice to give people a chance to participate in the sessions that interest them most.
| Time | On the Dock | In the Classroom |
| 09:30am |
| Welcome from Paul Tetlow |
| 10:00am | Safety Demo - ARC boat safety tour with Kim Walther | Safety with Paul Tetlow and John DiMatteo |
| 11:00am | Safety Demo - safety drills with Kim Walther | Outfitting your boat with Kristen Berry |
| 11:30am | | Outfitting your boat - communications & sails with Kristen Berry and Chuck O'Malley |
| | 12:00am-1:00pm break | |
| 1:00pm | | My ARC Adventure with a skipper panel |
| 1:30pm | Safety Demo - ARC boat safety tour withJohn DiMatteo | |
| 2:00pm | | Women on the water with Kim Walther and the WOW panel |
| 2:30pm | Safety Demo - ARC boat safety tour withJohn DiMatteo | |
| 3:00pm | | Boat buying with Bill O'Malley |
| 3:30pm | Safety Demo - liferaft (TBC) or safety drills with Kim Walther | Buying a boat in Europe |
| 4:00pm | | My ARC Adventure with a skipper panel |
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| 5:00pm | Drinks and open chat with Paul Tetlow on World Cruising Club in the USA - forward and feedback |
| 6:00pm | Close |
Open Boats
- Misto - Nautitech 442 catamaran
- Moonshadow - Tayana Vancouver 42
- Requin - Beneteau First 42
- Excess XCS 11 catamaran
- Jeanneau 54
Vendors & Marine Experts
We can't wait to meet you!