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Grenada: ARC+2021 Prize-giving Marks End of Atlantic Crossing Adventure
Date Published - December 14, 2021
For the sailors of ARC+ 2021, the prizegiving ceremony in Grenada marked the end of their Atlantic adventure that began in Las Palmas de Gran Canaria on the eastern side of the Atlantic six weeks ago…. Read More
Last Update - December 14, 2021
New Caledonia: Tropical Cyclone Ruby Moving Towards the Islands
Date Published - December 12, 2021
The first named Tropical Cyclone of the South Pacific season – Ruby – has formed in the Coral Sea and is expected to intensify into a Category Three storm as it heads for New Caledonia…. Read More
Last Update - December 14, 2021
Cook Islands: Yacht Prohibited from entering Avatiu Harbour
Date Published - December 09, 2021
A solo sailor en-route from French Polynesia to Fiji was prevented from landing at Avatiu Harbour, Rarotonga after reportedly arriving unannounced, according to the Cook Islands Ministry of Transport…. Read More
Last Update - December 09, 2021
Saint Lucia: Italian Yacht Claims Line Honours in ARC 2021
Date Published - December 08, 2021
The Italian flagged yacht 12 Nacira 69 crossed the finish line off Rodney Bay, Saint Lucia on Friday 3 December, claiming line honours as the first arrival of the 36th Atlantic Rally for Cruisers (ARC) fleet, which set sail from Las Palmas de Gran Canaria in the Canary Islands on… Read More
Last Update - December 06, 2021
Grenada: First ARC+2021 Boats Arrive after Atlantic Crossing
Date Published - December 07, 2021
Grenada has welcomed the first arrival of the ARC+ 2021 fleet as Pierre De Saint-Vincent’s Outremer 51 Piment Rouge (FRA) claimed line honours in the second leg of the rally from Mindelo, Cape Verde. … Read More
Last Update - December 06, 2021
Australia: Three Crew Rescued from Sinking Catamaran off NSW South Coast
Date Published - December 02, 2021
Three crew members were safely rescued from a catamaran which took on water and began to sink after hitting a Sunfish off the NSW South Coast near Ulladulla…. Read More
Last Update - December 02, 2021
ARC Yacht Abandoned after Fatality Mid-Atlantic
Date Published - December 01, 2021
Tragedy struck this year’s ARC Rally when a sailor on board a yacht in the racing division was fatally injured 500 miles west of the Canaries. All three crew members were evacuated to a cruise ship and the yacht abandoned…. Read More
Last Update - December 01, 2021
European Union: No more passport stamps for third-country nationals from May 2022
Date Published - November 30, 2021
Third-country nationals (including British) travelling to and from European Union countries from May 2022 will no longer have their passports stamped, as the information on the date of their entry to the block, or the exit, will be recorded through a new automated system…. Read More
Last Update - November 30, 2021
Migrant Crisis: More Small Boats Trying to Cross the English Channel
Date Published - November 29, 2021
Record numbers of migrants in small boats continue to try and cross the English Channel from France to seek asylum in the UK, highlighted by a recent tragedy which claimed the lives of up to 27 people.
Last Update - November 29, 2021
Imray Launches Free Series of Nautical Themed Podcasts
Date Published - November 27, 2021
Nautical publishers Imray have teamed up with podcaster Ceri Hurford-Jones to offer a new series of free podcasts, covering navigation, pilotage, tides, winds and the seas, alongside tales of sailing adventures…. Read More
Last Update - November 26, 2021
