Up to 300 boats will sail under the ARC banner this November—the biggest migration ever to sail with the rally, to the Caribbean shores of Saint Lucia.
Both route options for the 2016 Atlantic Rally for Cruisers (ARC) are at capacity with waiting lists in place for the first time since the creation of ARC+ in 2013.
ARC sailors have a choice of routes with the introduction of ARC+ Cape Verde, and two starts are planned for 2016. ARC+ will depart Las Palmas de Gran Canaria on Sunday, Nov. 6 with approximately 75 boats sailing to Mindelo, Sao Vincente, Cape Verde for a three to five-day stopover, before the restart to Saint Lucia on Nov. 16. The larger ARC fleet of over 200 boats will start its own Atlantic adventure on Nov. 20, sailing directly to Saint Lucia.
