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
They're off - ARC 2024 starts.
24/11/2024
At 12:30 local time today, Sunday 24 November, a record-breaking 45 multihulls were the first boats to cross the start line of ARC 2024, followed by the 11-strong IRC racing fleet at 12:45 and then at 13:00 the 83 cruising yachts.The multihull division had a slow start in a flukey south easterly breeze, with Mark and Penny Belcher’s Lagoon 400 Two Hoots (GBR) crossing first, making Benji the sea...
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Planting Trees in the 'ARC Forest'.
22/11/2024
On Friday, 28 crew from the ARC 2024 fleet took part in the Foresta tree planting project.The Foresta Foundation is a local charity organisation that has been planting trees on Las Palmas de Gran Canaria since 1998! Its aim is to restore, maintain and conserve the Canary Islands' forests.Did you know that a healthy forest is essential, not only to protect the island from erosion, but also to...
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ARC Opens with the Flags of 35 Nations.
17/11/2024
The official opening ceremony for the 39th edition of the Atlantic Rally for Cruisers took place today in Las Palmas marina.Several hundred people, including our Saint Lucian guests from London, paraded around the marina carrying their national flags, marine ensigns, boat 'battle' flags and regional flags. This technicolour spectacle was led by the Banda...
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25/11/2024
Cara of the South - Free at Last!
28:07.70N 15:25.60WMidday Position Day1After 2 weeks hanging round Las Palmas Marina, always finding yet another job to do we finally set sail at midday. However before setting sail we need to get Cara out of the marina which unfortunately means
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24/11/2024
Cleone - ARC 2024 SITREP 0
Yacht Cleone onARC 2024 SITREP - 0After a fewhappy days based in Santa Cruz in Tenerife, we arrived safely in Las Palmas onthe 11th of November. Since then, we have spent almost a fortnightgetting ready to start the real part of this adventure,
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23/11/2024
Snowmane - Day minus 1 - Will
Five years of thinking about this. One year of big picture planning. Three weeks of preparing, especially in this last week. Our two crew, Jo and D'arcy, have been doing tons of work as well. The boat is ready, the food is packed (and plentiful,we
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21/11/2024
Ingrid - I Las Palmas - utan båt.
I Las Palmas - men ingen båt Hej allihopa! Här kommer en liten uppdatering från oss på Ingrid. Eller på och på…Vi har ju ingen båt ännu. Ingrid är på väg hit och befinner sig utanför Portugals kust på väg hit. Förhoppningsvis
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