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The Berthon Market Report 2025. 01/05/2024

Welcome the 2025 Berthon Market Report. An annual publication that analyses the international yacht market in which we work every day. The Berthon Sales Team operates out of its HQ in the UK, and has sales offices in Sweden, Spain, and the USA, along with a Service and Refit operation in Mallorca, Spain. All parts of theirTeam share their unique perspectives on the current market, the trends they saw in 2024,and what lies ahead for 2025.Whether you're considering selling your yacht or embarking on a purchase, or are just interested to know what is happening in the yachting business, their in-depth analyses are well worth reading. The theme for this year’s Market Report is Scrabble, with a ‘Double Points Score’ feature that spotlights the events, people and yachtsthat Berthon think were... Click here for more info..

ARC sailors crossing for charity. 20/11/2020

This year in particular, participants in the ARC feel extremely privileged and fortunate to be able to take part in the rally and to... Click here for more info..

Emily Morgan – planning for the ‘new normal’. 17/11/2020

Nearly 400 people have joined Anna and Bones Black’s popular charter boat since they purchased Emily Morgan in 2011 and have sailed 83,000... Click here for more info..

Family boat shares top tips. 13/11/2020

With 24 children across the fleet sailing with the ARC, one family boat shares some great tips to help future ARC participants who are... Click here for more info..

COVID-19 Cruising Community Updates. 20/03/2020

Over recent weeks, the global spread of COVID-19 has impacted the cruising plans of many and the rapidly evolving situation leading to... Click here for more info..

When is the best time to go off sailing?. 18/03/2020

World Cruising Club’s communications director shares his thoughts of the right time to go live-aboard sailing, based on more than twenty... Click here for more info..

New boats – new adventures. 16/11/2019

Of the 190+ boats taking part in the ARC this year, around 20 in the fleet are new-builds, produced in 2019. They include nine multihulls... Click here for more info..

Video bloggers inspire ARC sailors. 13/11/2019

This year several boats owned by young people under the age of 35 will be setting off on their first Atlantic crossing with the ARC. Many of... Click here for more info..

An Insider’s guide - Top tips all ARC sailors will want to know . 12/11/2019

Emily Morgan is run as a charter boat by experienced husband and wife team - Bones and Anna Black who have sailed all their lives and... Click here for more info..

Meet the Yellow Shirts of 2019!. 05/11/2019

Meet this year's ARC Yellowshirts! Between us we have sailed: 72 Atlantic Crossings / 13 circumnavigations / 1,040,000 nautical ocean... Click here for more info..

What is a Typical ARC Boat?. 29/10/2019

ARC Communications Director, Jeremy Wyatt casts his eye over the fleet of almost 300 boats in this year’s Atlantic Rally for Cruisers.I am... Click here for more info..

Boom Breakage on The Project!. 17/12/2018

Each year on the ARC there are great examples of seamanship as a number of boats experience breakages and equipment failures during the... Click here for more info..

Crossing the line – Saint Lucia welcomes Sea Child after a ten year circumnavigation. 08/12/2018

Almost ten years to the day, since they sailed out of Rodney Bay, Eric and Tamara Barto of Sea Child have crossed their original starting... Click here for more info..

Man spricht deutsch. 18/11/2018

Da bereits mehrere deutsche Boote am 11.11. und 15.11. mit der ARC+ mit Ziel Kapverden gestartet sind, ist die Flotte der deutschsprachigen... Click here for more info..

Cruisers welcome in the Caribbean regattas. 17/11/2018

Once in the Caribbean there’s obviously plenty of great cruising to look forward to as crews relax in the tropics after their long Atlantic... Click here for more info..

School for thought – ARC children (and their parents) have their say. 14/11/2018

When walking around the docks in Las Palmas it’s great to see children of all ages and nationalities (16 this year) playing together and... Click here for more info..

Caribbean Maintenance Essentials. 23/10/2018

Top tips from SVG Yacht Services for enjoying a stress-free season cruising in the CaribbeanSVG Yacht Services, based in Bequia,... Click here for more info..

Planning for the ARC – Our top medical and first aid tips before pushing away from the dock . 10/10/2018

As sailors, we know there are many things to consider before pushing off from the dock. We spend time (and money) preparing our boats, but... Click here for more info..

Wave Upon Wave - A new book celebrating 30 years of the ARC. 28/09/2018

The ARC, the biggest and best of ocean rallies by far, has brought together very many wonderful people, each with unique stories, sailing on... Click here for more info..

ARC Ladies support Saint Lucia CDGC . 18/01/2018

The Atlantic Women 2017 journey began 3 years ago when Rotarian Konrad Wagner brought Petra Pavlisin to visit the Child Development and... Click here for more info..

Weather and Tactics on ARC 2017. 18/12/2017

ARC 2017 posed some complicated tactical challenges for the fleet from the outset.On the day of the start a cold front to the west of the... Click here for more info..

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