In April, World ARC 2024-25 finished in IGY Rodney Bay Marina, St. Lucia, from where the boats set sail 15 months and 26,000 nautical miles ago. In total, 330 people aged from toddler to over 80 sailed on one or more stages of the rally.
A total of 39 yachts took part in the 13th edition of the World ARC rally. Six crews completed a 15-month circumnavigation with the rally, 20 yachts sailed in the first half of the rally from St. Lucia to Australia via Panama, Galapagos, French Polynesia, Tonga, Fiji and Vanuatu and 13 joined the rally for the second half from Australia and Indonesia to St. Lucia via the Cape of Good Hope.
Within the fleet were seven multihulls and 31 monohulls, averaging 16.5m in length and 15 years old. The smallest boat was Garland & Jennifer Mann’s Lagoon 380 S2 Esperanza (USA), and the largest was Philip Wilson’s Oyster 725 Isabel (GBR). The oldest was Whit Waldo’s Nauticat 43 Bountibou, which was launched in 1988.
World ARC sets sail every January from St. Lucia, circumnavigating via the Panama Canal, Australia, South Africa and Brazil, visiting 18 countries.
The 2026-27 edition of the rally starts in St. Lucia in January 2026 with 33 boats already confirmed.
The 2027-28 edition of World ARC is available to book in summer 2025.
For information consult the website https://www.worldcruising.com/world_arc/worldarcitinerary.aspx
