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
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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ARC 2024 - Meet the Fleet.
16/11/2024
The ARC 2024 fleet are gathering here in Las Palmas de Gran Canaria for a busy couple of weeks of boat preparations, food shopping, safety inspections and social activities.There are 142 boats registered for the rally, with the largest being Southern Wind 105 No Rush and the smallest Hallberg Rassy 352 Lucia from Germany. There is also the largest-ever fleet of multihulls at 46 boats - 44...
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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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16/11/2024
Ingrid - Välkommen till Ingrids blogg
Välkommen till bloggen som följer Ingrid och dess besättning från Las Palmas till St Lucia och sen vidare till Grenada.Den 17 november ankommer vi 13 som tillsammans ska ta Ingrid över Atlanten och den 24 november går startskottet för
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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.
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