At 0915 UTC today the ARC Office are still collecting information from the boats about their preferred start day. It is expected that all of the racing fleet will start today, plus some of the larger cruising boats. We expect the multihulls and the majority of the cruising division boats to remain in Las Palmas until the second start on Tuesday 27th. All of the ARC boats are fitted with Yellowbrick satellite trackers, so are visible at all times on the Fleet Viewer http://www.worldcruising.com/arc/viewer - this allows every to see where the boats are, their exact position, heading and boat speed. The information is updated every six hours. The start sequence will be as planned today - Multihulls and Open Division boats at 1230, RORC Racing Division at 1245 and Cruising Division at 1300. It is expected that only a few boats will take the starts at 1230 and 1300. The re-scheduled start will be on Tuesday, provisionally planned for 1100. More information will be given to the boats remaining in Las Palmas today and tomorrow. Rescheduling the start is a massive logistical operation, as Las Palmas is one of the largest and busiest Atlantic ports, with cruise ships, container ships and even oil rigs arriving and departing at all hours. The port authority have been very accommodating, and all boats delaying departure until Tuesday can remain at their marina slips. More information on today's start will be published later.
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