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ARC Films from the BoatShow.tv. 13/03/2024

The talented team at YouTube channel BoatShow.tv have released their films from ARC 2023, featuring Gran Canaria, Saint Lucia and a whole host of lovely ARC sailors and yellow shirt team.Federico Maselli and cameraman Nicolo Roccatagliata were guests of World Cruising Club and the tourist authorities of Gran Canaria, Las Palmas and Saint Lucia, spending time on the docks with our participants and out exploring the beautiful islands.Can you see yourself?Part 1 - Gran Canaria  Part 2 - Saint Lucia... Click here for more info..

Best of the blogs. 15/12/2023

Ship’s logs have been written for centuries, providing records and accounts of sailor’s lives and experiences at sea.They are in fact a... Click here for more info..

Ikigai - A Reason for Being. 03/12/2023

By Saturday 2nd December almost half of the ARC+ family boats had now completed their big transatlantic adventure in Grenada. After 14 days... Click here for more info..

Your Guide to the 2024 Caribbean Regatta Season. 11/12/2023

The Caribbean, with its crystal-clear azure waters and reliable trade winds, plays host to a series of sailing regattas each year. Whether... Click here for more info..

The cruisers that didn't mean to race.... 03/12/2023

ARC+ is a rally, not a race, however, some boats just can't help themselves...Having taken line honours in leg one, from Las Palma to Cape... Click here for more info..

Welcome to Grenada! Mongoose is first multihull, first family boat and second to finish. 29/11/2023

Chris and Erica Murray’s Marsaudon ORC50, launched in July 2023, crossed the finish line off Quarantine Point, Grenada, on Wednesday 29... Click here for more info..

Fleet update as finishing line approaches!. 27/11/2023

With the ARC Plus fleet leaders expected to arrive in Grenada in the next 48 hours, and the ARC fleet leaders nearing the halfway point lets... Click here for more info..

Les bateaux français. 19/11/2023

Les bateaux français sont Albatros (Challenge 67), Little big boat (Sun Odyssey 42i), Madness (XP50), Naughty Corner (Grand Soleil 44),... Click here for more info..

School at Sea!. 15/11/2023

If you're considering participating in the ARC or going bluewater sailing with your children and are interested in home schooling while on... Click here for more info..

Die deutschsprachigen Boote bei der ARC 23. 15/11/2023

Österreich: Adrienne, Freya, Time AUTSchweiz: Nautilia, SaidaDeutschland: Anila, Athena, Craptolite, Joline, Karibu, Loreley, Maxim, Mola,... Click here for more info..

Bluewater cruising on Bavaria Yachts. 13/11/2023

Bavaria Yachts have a long history with the ARC. The very first Bavaria to take part in the ARC was ‘Katinka’, a Bavaria 42, back in 1993.... Click here for more info..

Arriving in Las Palmas – when is the best time?. 12/11/2023

The ARC Rally Handbook advises skippers to get their boats to the Canaries by early October. But why when the start isn’t until... Click here for more info..

The ARC Forest continues to grow.... 05/11/2023

For many years, ARC crews have been volunteering to plant trees in the hills above Las Palmas. This isn’t just an excuse to enjoy the... Click here for more info..

Let us Dance our Lives Across the Ocean. 02/11/2023

Christian Lotthé is the oldest sailor and skipper in the ARC+ 2023 fleet, a fit and youthful 88 years old. He is navigating his Beneteau... Click here for more info..

Meet the Yellow Shirts!. 27/10/2023

The World Cruising Club team on events are known as ‘Yellow Shirts’, for obvious reasons! Yellow Shirts deliver all elements of the rally,... Click here for more info..

The Berthon Market Report 2023. 12/05/2023

The Berthon Market Report is an annual publication where the Berthon Sales Group team review the previous year and give their take on the... Click here for more info..

SeaLabs Phase 1 completed - now steering into launching a new gen kit for ARC 2023. 19/04/2023

The Spanish environmental group Ambiente Europeo equipped 15 sailboats with mobile test kits – SeaLabs - in November during ARC 2022 for... Click here for more info..

The Emberá People of Darién . 31/01/2023

Our visit started on a dugout canoe flying up the Rio Pequeni to the Emberá Purú village along the border of the Colón and Panamá provinces.... Click here for more info..

Cookbook Raises Money for St Lucia. 13/01/2023

Sue Sandle has been among the people raising money for local charities for years, and one of the ways is through a carefully compiled local... Click here for more info..

Boot is Back!. 12/01/2023

Europe's largest boat show, Boot Düsseldorf, is back in action again and World Cruising Club will be there to welcome ARC sailors, both old... Click here for more info..

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