Seventeen boats completed their round-the-world adventure in Saint Lucia with a ceremonial parade of sail from Marigot Bay to Rodney Bay. After more than 26,000 nautical miles, they crossed their outbound tracks to become circumnavigators.
The sailors celebrating their achievements are aged between seven and 77 years, and this edition of World ARC has shown its welcome to family boats by hosting ten children under 16.
2023-24 has also been one of the most diverse World ARC rallies, with 21 nationalities sailing in the fleet, including the Wennberg family on Sara of Sweden (SWE), making their second circumnavigation with World ARC, and the Luisa Arroyo family on Lagoon 53S Maroro (MHL), proudly flying a huge Mexican flag in the parade of sail.
In total, 263 people sailed at least one leg of the journey. Thirty boats took part, with 14 sailing all the way in a 15-month odyssey. World ARC offers flexibility, so some boats sailed the first half to the South Pacific and Australia, while others joined in Australia or Indonesia to sail to the Caribbean.
25 boats in World ARC 2024-25 are currently enjoying independent cruising in French Polynesia ahead of the next rally rendezvous in Bora Bora. In total, 38 boats will take part in the 2024-25 edition of the rally. A total of 43 yachts are signed up for all or part of the next edition of World ARC, which will set sail from the Caribbean in January 2026.
