Join World Cruising Club, in association with RYA Active Marina, for a very special cruising rally to the Channel Islands and France.
Planning a trip across the channel can be a daunting prospect, even for experienced sailors. ARC Channel Islands is the perfect way to enjoy the camaraderie and support of cruising with an organised rally, and whet your appetite for cruising further afield.
Whether you are a seasoned rallier or a first-timer, ARC Channel Islands is an enjoyable way to grow your confidence cruising away from home. Come together with existing friends and make new ones throughout the cruise.
Social activities ashore, coupled with safety requirements and recommendations, daily weather briefings, position reporting and a radio net make the ARC Channel Islands both safe and fun.
RALLY NEWS
WCC at the Southampton Boat Show 2019.
27/08/2019
The Southampton Boat Show takes place from 13-22 September 2019 in the heart of the city. With lots of attractions at the show including new boat launches and equipment offers, we know many of you will be planning a visit, so here's a round up of World Cruising Club activities at the show. The World Cruising Club team will be available on our stand J176 in the Ocean Hall, every day to chat about...
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ARC Channel Islands Rally postponed.
01/04/2019
World Cruising Club have announced that the 2019 edition of the ARC Channel Islands rally will be postponed until August 2020. The cross-channel cruising rally will now be held on similar dates in 2020 on the same route incorporating Cherbourg, Guernsey, Jersey and Alderney. Full details of the route will be available for the Southampton Boat Show in September 2019. By delaying the rally until...
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Alderney and final farewells.
21/08/2018
An early start again for the boats on Thursday morning, to ensure they had plenty on time to get to the Alderney Race on time. With the wind forecast to turn to the West we again saw the downwind sails being hoisted in preparation. The boats all motor sailed along the coast of Jersey, before rounding Corabine point. They all enjoyed a great, if not very wet, days sailing with F3-4 South to South...
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21/08/2017
Legato - Log day 9
What a night!One of the great things for me about this trip is that I experienced lots of new new things.46 knots of wind on a swinging mooring is now one of them.How appropriate that name is.In the morning the wind had dropped to a strong force 6
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21/08/2017
Legato - Log day 10
Is it that time already?We couldn’t believe the end of the trip was in sight.I could easily have stayed another couple of days.With the prospect of an overnight crossing short handed, we were pleased the ARC team has laid on a train for us to see
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21/08/2017
Legato - Log day 11
We grabbed 3 hours sleep and woke to Clare and Charlie waving at us from the Trinity Lightship.Coffee and bacon butties for anyone ready to join in.Then final goodbyes and promises to keep in touch. So in the final analysis, what did we think?I
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21/08/2017
Matakana Blue - Final passage home
My passage plan suggested an 8am start to arrive at the needless around 19.00 as the tide turns but talk over dinner of "first light" from Doodles and Omnishambles revise my plans and we depart at 7am,Ian calls me to say they left at 5.30 have 5
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20/08/2017
Legato - Log day 7
A much welcomed second free day and off on a jolly holiday bus tour.Takes you back!Our guide (Graham?) gave us a very personal and understated history of the island as he drove us through the tiny roads and we loved it.The island is bigger than I
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TESTIMONIALS
The rally was our first experience of cross channel sailing and we gained increasing experience and confidence as the rally progressed. The rally leaders were friendly, understanding and supportive and many of a worries vanished over the course of the week. We visited some interesting places and sailed some interesting and at times challenging waters. The Rally is a great way of introducing oneself to the challenges of the channel and the channel islands and the confidence that goes with it.
Keith, Vicky, Jack & Edward, S/Y Mary Ann
Absolutely go for it - you won't regret it. It will give you an experience you will never forget and some unexpected learning!
Howard Bentley, S/Y Four Forty
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Toronto Ocean Sailing Forum (Live Audio Podcast)
Episode 156 of the '59º North Sailing Podcast' is the latest Ocean Sailing Forum panel discussion, recorded LIVE in Toronto with Sheryl Shard, Mia Karlsson, Colin Kilgour, Les Suter and Joy & Ian Winterborn. With special guest Liza Copeland. It's two hours of talking offshore sailing best practices, tactics & sharing sea stories!...
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