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
On 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 dog first of the seven...
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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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27/11/2024
Cara of the South - Day 3
25:35.29N 17:46.13WMidday Position Day 3 Tuesday 26th NovemberWe've covered 117 miles in the last 24 hours which is ok, we'd much rather more than 120 but this is close enough. We have a small wager against a Halberg Rassy called Lucia
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26/11/2024
Adrienne - Vorbereitungen
Tag 1-3**Einsteigen bitte – das Abenteuer ruft!**Unser Abenteuer begann in Las Palmas, wo wir erstmal unseren inneren James Bond aktiviert haben und uns per Signal Chat koordinierten: „Wann fährt welcher Bus zum Hafen?“ – Fragen über Fragen und die
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26/11/2024
Cara of the South - Day 2
26:16.08N 15:50.12WMidday Position Day 2 Monday 25th NovemberWe definitely have too much food. Even if we eat a million calories a dayand arrive looking like engorged teletubies we'll still have enough to starta small grocers business in St. Lucia.
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26/11/2024
Adrienne - Tag 3 auf See
26.11.2024 … Auf zu neuen Ufern – Tag 3 auf See…19:16 Uhr 24°44,87’N 018°03,16‘WDer Wach-Plan funktioniert. Wir gehen in 4-Stunden-Schichten. So wechselt der Tag in die Nacht und die Nacht in den Tag. Der Sonnenaufgang begrüßt die Frühschicht und
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