Sailing offshore with company continues its popularity as rallies from the U.S. and Europe will bring nearly 500 yachts to the Caribbean for the winter season – or longer. Here’s the scoop on what’s happening, when and from where
Now there’s a new way to cruise in company from Europe to the Caribbean and back. The Atlantic Posse, modeled after the highly successful Panama Posse, where over 100 vessels cruise between Southern California and Annapolis via the Panama Canal and explore the Central American, Pacific, and Western Caribbean waters in a ‘sail at your own schedule’ pace, will begin in Cartagena, Spain.
There was a spectacle of sailing boats leaving the dockside at Santa Barbara Beach & Golf Resort as the second Ocean Cruising Club (OCC) ‘Suzie Too Rally’ departed from Curaçao in late November. After weeks of preparation, the first 40 boats from nine different countries gathered together for the launch, excited to be on their way…
When we started out cruising the world we were inexperienced sailors. Most of our friends and acquaintances who had no idea about sailing were horrified by the image of a small sailboat all alone on a big ocean, those who had some idea immediately asked whether we’d at least join a rally for safety on…
The 19th Annual NARC (North American Rally to the Caribbean). Breaking NEWS: In addition to the Newport departure there will be a departure date and fleet departing from the Chesapeake Bay. Little Creek – Bermuda – St. Maarten. Oct 27th. The 19th Annual North American Rally to the Caribbean (NARC) departs Saturday October 27th 2018…
Setting sail from the continent to the Caribbean remains one of the great sailing adventures. The last three decades has seen the popularity of cruising in company soar, a concept that’s not new since Christopher Columbus traveled in a fleet of three vessels during his famous 1492 voyage. Cruising rallies are especially gaining interest from…
Bill and Linda Knowles have spent a lifetime on the sea. For Bill, his love of the ocean started in childhood when sailing Beetle Cats and Herreshoff 12-1/2s in Ontario and New England. As an adult, he served as director of operations at the Herreshoff Museum, which includes the America’s Cup Hall of Fame in…
As the well-established Salty Dawg Rally that goes from the US East Coast to the Bahamas and the Caribbean, continues to attract experienced offshore sailors, over in England three new transatlantic rallies, Odyssey I, Odyssey II, and the Barbados 50, are flexing their muscles. The Salty Dawg Rally The Salty Dawg Rally hosts two rallies,…
The southeast coast of the United States offers a wealth of idyllic cruising grounds. However, when the desire strikes to venture further offshore to ports south such as those in the Caribbean, one question may be what is the best way to accomplish this goal as safely as possible. Many southeast sailors choose to cruise…
A Summer Escape with Denison Yachts Through the Islands of The Bahamas July 17th-July 30th, 2014 Denison Yacht Sales will host their second annual Summer Rendezvous taking powerboat owners on a captivating journey through the islands of the Bahamas. Taking place over the course of two weeks this summer, the Rendezvous will travel to Resorts World Bimini, Chub…
More than 2000 yachts cross the Atlantic Ocean every year with the vast majority of sailors looking for the adventure of a lifetime. Since the 1980s organized rallies have become very popular, the Atlantic Rally for Cruisers is the biggest, with nearly 300 yachts taking part each year but the biggest is not necessarily the…
There are two great ways to sail to the Caribbean this fall courtesy of the World Cruising Club (WCC). The newly re-branded ARC Caribbean 1500 sets sail with some 40 boats from a new start point, the Ocean Marine Yacht Center in Portsmouth, Virginia, en route to Nanny Cay Marina in Tortola, BVI, on November…
It seems not a year goes by without a new transatlantic rally is announced. This is hardly surprising when you look at the success of the Atlantic Rally for Cruisers (ARC). To set up and run a major rally is no easy task. To attract sailors to your new event, you must offer something different….
South Florida’s InterMarine Escapades Boat Rally through the Bahamas was a huge success. With stops through Bimini, Great Exuma, the Exuma Cays and Nassau over 100 boaters and roughly 20 boats visited many many marinas before heading back to Florida. One of the popular stops was The Marina at Emerald Bay in association with the…
This May marks the second year that the ARC Europe event, run by the UK-based World Cruising Club, will depart from Hampton, VA (see article in our VA regional section this issue). At the time of writing, 36 yachts were registered for the event as a whole (a record), which sees the fleet across the…
It is the largest (race? rally? cruise?) organized transoceanic sailing event ever staged, with 234 vessels participating in 2007 and nearly 5,000 overall during the intervening 26 years.
If you’ve sailed offshore to the Caribbean at least once, then you’re invited to join a brand new cruising rally.
Changes in departure and arrival venues are just a few of the ‘What’s New’ as the World Cruising Club (WCC) runs its first Caribbean 1500 Cruising Rally this fall
A multinational fleet has sailed from the Caribbean and USA to Bermuda, ready to sail across the Atlantic west to east with ARC Europe.
Cornell watched as on November 25, 1986, the starting cannon was fired from a Spanish Navy frigate and 204 yachts from 24 nations set sail on the inaugural ARC on the largest trans-ocean race ever staged.