Welcome to the World Cruising Club

Your adventure starts here!

World Cruising Club is the world's leading sailing rally specialist, with nine distinct rallies taking place every year - ARC, World ARC, Caribbean 1500, ARC Europe, ARC Portugal, ARC USA, ARC Baltic, ARC DelMarVa and the Malts Cruise. From round-the-world adventures and ocean crossings, to social cruising and island hopping, there is something for everyone.

World Cruising Club was born with the very first ARC in 1986, the first-ever ocean crossing rally. We now help more than 450 boats and 1200 people to achieve their sailing dreams every year. Some of our rallies are big on fun and big on people, others are more intimate. Whatever their size, our rallies all adhere to the original ethos of safe and social cruising.

Our rally teams are all keen to ensure that everyone has a great time ashore and afloat; we know that rallies are more than simply sailing.

Join us, your adventure starts here!

Your adventure starts here!

World Cruising Club, organiser of the ARC and Caribbean 1500 - is the world's leading sailing rally specialist, with nine distinct rallies taking place every year. From round-the-world adventures and ocean crossings, to social cruising and island hopping.

World Cruising Club Events

World ARC - Circumnavigation Adventure

Start in Saint Lucia or Australia and sail round the world

ARC - Atlantic Rally for Cruisers

Cross the Atlantic from Gran Canaria to Saint Lucia

ARC Plus - Atlantic Rally for Cruisers + Cape Verde

Cross the Atlantic from Gran Canaria to the Caribbean via Cape Verde

Caribbean 1500 - USA to Caribbean or Bahamas

Chesapeake to Nanny Cay, Tortola BVI or Abaco Bahamas

ARC Europe - Atlantic Crossing West to East

Caribbean or USA to Portugal via Bermuda and the Azores

ARC USA - Caribbean to USA

Nanny Cay, Tortola to Bermuda, then on to the East Coast

ARC Portugal - Bay of Biscay South

Cross Biscay to Bayona, then daysail south to Marina de Lagos

ARC Channel Islands - cruising to France

UK to northern France and the Channel Islands

ARC DelMarVa - Sail around DelMarVa

Chesapeake Bay summer cruise

ARC Baltic - Baltic Cruise

Visiting six capitals in six weeks

ARC Bahamas - USA to Bahamas

Chesapeake Bay to Abaco, Bahamas

Malts Cruise - Scotland's West Coast

Cruising in company around the islands of western Scotland

Blue Water Cruising Forum 2020 - HISWA Netherlands ...More

Ocean Cruising Seminar 14/15 March 2020, Kingston UK ...More

ARC Langtur Camp - Oslo, Norway 2020 ...More

Ocean Sailing Seminar: Annapolis MD, USA, March 28/29, 2020 ...More

ARC Bluewater Weekend 2020 ...More

more training ...

WORLD CRUISING EVENTS

Join us at the Ocean Cruising Seminar, Kingston - 14-15 March 2020

Hosted by World Cruising Club in association with Yachting World, the Ocean Cruising Seminar will take place in the Kingston, UK from Saturday 14th... more info

World ARC 2019-20 in Walvis Bay, Namibia. 20/01/2020

With the last yacht departed today the World ARC 2019-20 has officially left Namibia. The optional stopover in Walvis Bay... more info

The Circumnavigation begins for World ARC 2020/2021. 11/01/2020

The planning for many of the World ARC fleet has been in the making for years. For one boat, Laura IV, the skipper Pino has been “dreaming about... more info

World ARC 2019-20 Farewell Cape Town . 08/01/2020

On 8th January after nearly 2 months of independence the World ARC Fleet gathered again on the start line for the Leg from Cape Town to Salvador via... more info

Experts share their cruising knowledge

Feedback from our boat show based Ocean Cruising Forum proves how useful the two-hour session is for those thinking about their future cruising... more info

Destination Focus: What's in store in St. Vincent?

New boats – new adventures

Video bloggers inspire ARC sailors