World ARC Starts Today
Thirty-five monohulls and six multihulls are departing St. Lucia today on the 15-month World ARC cruise around the world. This is the fifth around-the-world event for the World Cruising Club, which has also had 3,000 of their boats cross the Atlantic in the ARCs (Atlantic Rally for Cruisers) since 1984.
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The ARC World entries are from 13 countries, with the United Kingdom and Germany leading the way with five yachts and 15 sailors each. There are three U.S. entries, the same number as from Italy and Canada, for god’s sake. Six of the entered yachts were built by Beneteau, while four were built by Amel and Oyster.
To get a better idea of what kind of boats people are sailing around the world, check out the following entry list:
Akoya, Baltic 58, ITA
Andante of Mersey, Island Packet 485, GBR
Annemare, Hallberg Rassy 53, GER
Asolare, Amel 54, GBR
Baccalieu III, Oyster 56, CAN
Basia, Privilege 445, CAN
BlueFlyer, Jeanneau Sun Odyssey 49, IRL
Branec IV, 50-ft trimaran, FRA
Calli Due, Regina of Vindo 43, ITA
Candela, Outremer 55, USA
Chantelle, Beneteau First 42S7, GBR
Cleone, Contest 40, GBR
Far Out, Southern Wind 72, DEN
Faraway, Jeanneau Sun Odyssey 49, POR
Grand Filou, Shipman Seaway 63, GER
Graptolite, Bavaria 44, GBR
Gray Lady, Dixon 72, RUS
Harmonie, Amel Super Maramu, USA
Ideal, Fountaine Pajot Bahia 46, GBR
Into the Blue, Oyster 56, GBR
Jus’Do It 3, Beneteau First 47.7, GBR
Kasuje, Hallberg Rassy 53, GBR
Kealoha 8, Oyster 72, GBR
La Boheme, Amel Super Maramu 2000, AUS
Lady Kay, Lagoon 380, GBR
Maamalni, Avatar 52, USA
Northern Sky, Beneteau Oceanis 393 , CAN
Nutella, Wauquiez 43PS, ESP
Onelife, Amel Super Maramu 2000, ITA
Pelikan, Laurent Giles 42, AUS
Quasar V of Lleyn, Moody 54, GBR
Southern Princess, Beneteau 57, AUS
Storyteller, Beneteau 57, AUS
Strega, Beneteau First 47.7, GER
Talulah Ruby II, Jeanneau Sun Odyssey 49DS, GBR
TillyMint, Oyster 82, GBR
Viva, Hallberg Rassy 42F, GER
Whitbread, 72-ft Ketch, GBR
Williwaw II, Fountaine Pajot Belize 43, FRA
Windflower III, Bavaria 46, GER
Wizard, Simonis 56, ZAF