Twelve yachts have so far signed-up for ARC Europe 2011.  Entries are welcome from all yachts over 8.23m (27 ft), so come and join the fun in May 2011!  Discounts available for early payment...

Entries are now welcome for ARC Europe 2011.  Starting from Nanny Cay in British Virgin Islands on 5th May 2011, the event will complete with a prizegiving in Lagos, Portugal on 19th June 2011.  In between we can promise you some great cruising, wonderful friendships and some real bluewater sailing.  Come and join us!

The Marina de Lagos hosted a great evening at the Waypoint Restaurant which started off with welcome drinks outside at the pool bar before sitting down to a three course dinner which was delicious. With everyone well fed and lubricated it was time for the final prizegiving to begin.

Just gone midnight Blonde Moment entered the channel into Lagos and tied up to the reception pontoon and was welcomed by a sly stealth like approach by the crews of Berkeley East and Splendido in their dinghy armed with wine, plastic cups and Lays potato chips. That is now all of the yachts in Leg 3A arrived safely into Lagos before the finish line closed today at 1200UTC.

With the Azores high stretching NE up and over the UK the weather for those heading to Lagos has been strong northerlies, the Portuguese Trades. With 20-25 knots blowing out of the north reports are coming in through the daily logs of life close hauled on a port tack.