Starting from Saint Lucia and Australia, World ARC is the voyage of a lifetime. A 26000 NM tradewind circumnavigation with our team in every port ensuring a warm welcome.
World ARC is a mix of cruising in company and free time to explore. Make a full circumnavigation or sail half a rally. The pace keeps the fleet together, enjoying the shore-side activities as a group, while staying with the best weather. Families with children, retirees or a ‘grown up gap year’ - all are welcome as part of World ARC. Our dedicated rally team ensure you make the most of your time ashore, and provide peace of mind at sea.
“Bill and I will remember this trip every day of our lives. It has been a life changing experience”
RALLY NEWS
Vanuatu - Following Cooks Traces .
16/07/2025
24 Boats of the World ARC fleet made Landfall in Tanna – One of the southern most Islands from Vanuatu.More precise, they made Landfall in Port Resolution – the same Bay Captain Cook sailed into during his first Voyage in 1774. As our sailors today, he was attracted and fascinated by the glow of the active Volcano Mount Yasur, which is visible for many miles during the night. The glow...
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Malo e lelei Vava'u.
15/06/2025
Malo e lelei Vava'u - Hello Vava'u!The Vava’u Island group in the Kingdom of Tonga is a spectacular tropical paradise in the Pacific Ocean. For the last couple of weeks, it’s played host to the World ARC rally boats, who have been exploring the various anchorages across the 40 islands. Some islands are ringed by white sand beaches, while others have tropical forests, sea level...
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Free cruising through the Islands of French Polynesia.
19/05/2025
Free cruising through the Islands of French Polynesia The 30 yachts of the World ARC 2025–26 fleet recently spent six unforgettable weeks “free cruising” among the three main sailing archipelagos of French Polynesia: the Marquesas, the Tuamotus, and the legendary Society Islands. Names like Tahiti, Moorea, and Bora Bora are synonymous with Pacific sailing, conjuring images of turquoise waters...
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15/05/2025
Pat Bon - Where Did Those Five Weeks Go?
16:29.568S 151:45.84WWell looking back, those 5 weeks in French Polynesia just flew by and disappeared in a blur. I last said hello to you all when I was on board AquaLuna with Claire and Malcom for a few days in the Tuamotus. As planned, I met up
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01/05/2025
Aqualuna - The Land of Men
Marquesa Islands: 25th March - 5th AprilThe Marquesa Islands: rugged, spiritual, remote and ancient. As we make landfall on this remote archipelago after twenty days at sea, we are greeted by the sight of impossibly lush mountains in fifty shades
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04/04/2025
Pat Bon - Marquesan Delight & Depravity
08:56.427S 140:06.145WWe’ve just set sail for the next set of Polynesian islands in our adventure - the Tuamotus! We lifted anchor at 0400 and are now 6 hours (40NM) into the 540NM passage from Nuku Hiva to Fakarava, the coral atoll we’re heading
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28/03/2025
Pat Bon - A Marquesan Heaven
09:48.695S 139:01.847WWe’ve made it…. We’ve crossed the Pacific! 3,160NM in total and we did it in 18 days, 8 hours and 15 minutes, that’s an average speed of 7.18 knots. We arrived in the harbour near the main town/village of Atuona in Hiva Oa and
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