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The ARC is a ‘must do’ for many sailors, and attracts over 200 boats and 1200 people every year to sail 2700 NM across the Atlantic from Gran Canaria to Saint Lucia.

The ARC is for everyone; families with children, tough racers, cruising couples, big boats and modest boats. Crossing the Atlantic together, but having their own adventures. More than just a boat race, the ARC is about friendships made ashore in the two weeks of pre-departure activities continued over the radio net at sea. It’s about arriving in Saint Lucia to be met on the dock with a rum punch and a chilled beer, knowing you have achieved something fantastic - crossing an ocean on a small sailboat.

“I would like to take the opportunity to thank you and your team for a great event, and most probably one of the best experiences of my life” Max Klink, yacht Caro (GER)


RALLY NEWS

Doors open for ARC 2024.
12/11/2024

On Sunday we waved goodbeye to the 94 ARC+ yachts, and on Monday we welcomed our 142 ARC yachts to the event hub in Las Palmas Marina.We've also had a change of yellow shirts, as some will be flying to meet the ARC+ fleet after their 850NM passage to Mindelo.This year's ARC yellow shirts are a mix of friendly faces old and new.The first thing every skipper does is to 'check-in' to receive their... Click here for more info..

Blue skies at the start of the 2024 ARC Season.
10/11/2024

The 2024 ARC Atlantic sailing season is underway! 94 yachts in the ARC+ fleet departed Las Palmas de Gran Canaria today on the 850NM voyage south to Cape Verde, the first stage of their Atlantic crossing, before heading west to the spice island of Grenada.    The blue skies and warm winds that delighted the sailors during their stay in Las Palmas created ideal conditions for the... Click here for more info..

World Cruising Club Statement - Hurricane Beryl.
04/07/2024

The Islands and people of Grenada and the Grenadines are close to the hearts of many of our Rally participants as well as the World Cruising Club team. Our thoughts are with them all at this challenging time.Looking to the future our plans for ARC+ 2024 remain unchanged. Grenada, and Port Louis Marina reported minimal damage to boats and marina facilities and they look forward to welcoming the... Click here for more info..
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13/11/2024

Piropo Primero - Preparing for the Atlanting Cruise - Spiriit of Pula

In October, our international crew met for the first time and had an incredible introductory experience sailing a catamaran through the beautiful waters of the Mediterranean in Croatia. Our team is:Gabriel (RO)Grzegorz (PL)Piotr (PL)Richard read more...

11/11/2024

Tuvalu - SAILING FROM CÁDIZ LAS PALMAS

Hello to all, We have already brought our beloved Tuvalu to Las Palmas de Gran Canarias. A trip always complicated by the conditions of the Alisios Winds in summer. At the moment we are repairing some halyards and a failure in our second autopilot. read more...

12/12/2023

Adrienne - Willkommen St.Lucia

Blog vom 9.12.23Angekommen!Aufgezeichnet von Thorsten, Werner und BerndDie Nacht vom 8. auf den 9.12. war kurz und um 0203 Uhr UTC hieß es: Land in Sicht!Am Horizont erschienen die ersten schwachen Lichter von St. Lucia. Aufregung bei der read more...

11/12/2023

Adina - Final Blog

We have arrived - what an adventure. Everyone is fit and well - a little tired and just getting introduced to some pink rum punch - what could possibly go wrong?Thank you all for getting involved and following us on our adventure.Seasons greetings read more...

11/12/2023

Uno - Day 22: Enjoying our last starry sky!

Sunday 10th December.Well if all goes according to plan (ha ha sailing, what plan?!) this is our last day on board Uno, crossing the Atlantic! By midday we were down to our last hundred miles and expecting to arrive in St Lucia tomorrow morning read more...


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TESTIMONIALS
“The ARC made such a difference to our sailing experience as a family. We met wonderful friends and the staff of yellow shirts went beyond the call of duty time and again.”
Lucy Van Hove, S/Y La Cigale

Thank you all for your fantastic and enthusiastic support and work to make this a wonderful ARC for us and all participating yachts. Once again we thank you all, we had a wonderful time.


Gijs & Femke, King's Legend ARC 2014






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Provisioning in Las Palmas

Las Palmas is a great place to prepare for an Atlantic crossing. It is a lively and cosmopolitan city with lots of choice for food shopping, from a traditional market to big supermarkets and specialist yachting suppliers. Read our recommendations.... more info


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