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Canary Islands, Las Palmas de Gran Canaria: 30th ARC Officially Opens
With one week to go before the ARC 2015 fleet leave Las Palmas for Rodney Bay in Saint Lucia, crews from the 179 yachts already berthed in the marina ...

Published 10 years ago, updated 6 years ago

Garbage Disposal at Sea and in the Eastern Caribbean
The Eastern Caribbean is in the middle of a solid waste disposal crisis. Cruisers arriving in the Islands after a long offshore passage can help the ...

Published 10 years ago, updated 1 year ago

Hurricane Kate becomes the fourth Atlantic hurricane of the 2015 season
As of early on Wednesday morning, Kate became the fourth tropical system to reach hurricane strength during the 2015 Hurricane Season. Kate will ...

Published 10 years ago, updated 6 years ago

ARC+ Cape Verde sets sail from Las Palmas de Gran Canaria
A gentle swell, warm sunshine, and an easy F4 ENE breeze, were the order of the day for the 64 strong ARC+ fleet heading off from Las Palmas de Gran ...

Published 10 years ago, updated 6 years ago

Indonesia: Crew kidnapped after yacht was hijacked in Strait of Lombok – or were they?
The yacht "Faraway" was reported hijacked to the Indonesian police on October 28, 2015, in the Bali island area. News reports at the time stated that ...

Published 10 years ago, updated 6 years ago

Gran Canaria: 30th Atlantic Rally for Cruisers prepares to set sail
This November, over 260 boats and 1250 people including 40 children aged under 16 will take part in the 30th Atlantic Rally for Cruisers, which sets ...

Published 10 years ago, updated 6 years ago