News Archive

Darwin to Ambon Rally kicks off from Darwin By Sail-World Cruising, , 9:47 AM Wed 27 Jul 2011
The annual Darwin to Ambon Yacht Rally has kicked off again to a great start last weekend and many of the yachts have already arrived in Ambon in Indonesia. ...[more]

New York Yacht Club's Annual Cruise - this weekend By Sail-World Cruising, , 6:40 AM Wed 27 Jul 2011
If you come down to the Thames this weekend you'll be in for a big surprise. But it's the Thames in Connecticut not England, it's New London, not old London town. The surprise is that after an absence of 60 years, you'll be seeing some of the sleekest yachts that America has to sport as the 155th New York Yacht Club's Annual Cruise has its starting place in New London. ...[more]

Getting ready for the ARC - Welsh sailors tell By Jason Evans, South Wales Evening Post/Sail-World, , 11:33 AM Tue 19 Jul 2011
Every year for over 20 years, enthusiastic sailors have ventured from all parts of the globe to join the ARC, or Atlantic Rally for cruisers. Some of these come back year after year, but many others are starting on one of the greatest sailing adventures of their lives so far, crossing the Atlantic Ocean. This is the case for five hardy Welshmen, who are determined to cross this year in the great ...[more]

Darwin Dili Rally 2011 starts with a bang By Nancy Knudsen, 8:42 AM Tue 12 Jul 2011
The Darwin to Dili rally departed on Saturday (9th July) with participants setting sail in brisk south-easterly conditions. The Darwin-based 15 metre yacht 'Parlay',one of the largest in the rally and skippered by Ray Jones, was the quickest away, followed closely by the other boats. It was started by the Hon. Gil Alves, Timor-Leste Minister for Industry Commerce and Tourism. ...[more]

A Club Yachting Life Rally in Ibiza By Merijn de Waard, Super Yacht Times, 6:40 AM Sat 25 Jun 2011
A rally is a rally is a rally, but some cruising rallies really are special, and among them are the Club Yachting Life Rallies. Merijn de Waard recently participated in one, sailing on the yachts Passe Partout and Mayflowerof the Spanish island of Ibiza, and here is her tale: ...[more]

Malts Cruise: sailing, scenery and single malt whisky By World Cruising Club, 3:26 PM Wed 15 Jun 2011
Up to 40 yachts taking part in World Cruising Club's Malts Cruise will be welcomed at Oban Marina on Scotland's west coast for two days on 8/9th July and to mark the start of this well-known annual event. ...[more]

June Rally Gibraltar to Morocco is in its eleventh year By Sail-World Cruising, 8:44 AM Tue 14 Jun 2011
As so frequently observed on Sail-World Cruising, the number of rallies is growing remarkably round the world. You can be based almost anywhere and find compatible cruising types to share experiences and then tell the tales later. For the 11th time, a rally dubbed the 'world's most sociable yacht rally' is departing from Gibraltar at the end of June, headed over the Straits to Morocco. ...[more]

Shattered cruising rally finally past the pirate zone, in Turkey By Des Ryan, , 10:26 AM Mon 13 Jun 2011
The shattered remains of the Blue Water Rally - one of the rallies thrown into confusion this year while transiting the Indian Ocean when the shooting death of four American cruising sailors by Somali pirates changed the game entirely - has reached safe haven in Marmaris in Turkey. But they didn't sail there. ...[more]

Van Diemen's Land Circumnavigation Cruise By Brian Golland, 10:01 AM Mon 6 Jun 2011
The bi-annual 'Van Diemen's Land Circumnavigation Cruise' of Tasmania, arguably the most southerly rally in the world, has been a regular summer event since 1990. When the rally took place this year in February, Brian Golland was there on the yacht Tradition, and here is his account, the first in a multiple-part series: ...[more]

The 8th Mariner Boating Aegean Yacht Rally By Maggie Joyce, sydney , 2:21 PM Tue 24 May 2011
The 8th Mariner Boating Aegean Yacht Rally goes from strength to strength The unique combination of Greek Islands and the coast of Turkey has offered participants in the 2011 rally some stark contrasts at the half way point in Bodrum, Turkey. ...[more]

Eastern Mediterranean Yacht Rally - set to leave Turkey By Des Ryan, 6:57 AM Tue 17 May 2011
Since 1990 yachts from all over the world have converged on Turkey to participate in the Eastern Mediterranean Yacht Rally, and 2011 continues the tradition. Beginning with a small fleet of 17 boats in its first year,this year 76 yachts from a wide range of sailing countries - USA, Netherlands, UK, Switzerland, France and Germany to name just a few - have joined the fleet ...[more]

South Pacific Rallies: remote cruising in company By Lee Mylchreest, 5:28 PM Tue 10 May 2011
They just love rallying in the South Pacific, so visiting yachts need to make time during their travels to enjoy cruising in company and visiting rare places. Time is fast approaching for the fifth Annual Brisbane to Vanuatu Yacht Rally, there's the Louisiades Rally in September and the annual Port2Port (Port Vila to Port Bundaberg) is promoting well in advance of their October departure: ...[more]

Farewell party for the Fremantle to Bali Yacht Rally By Sail-World Cruising, 9:23 AM Tue 19 Apr 2011
After an absence of many years, the advance contingent rally of the Fremantle to Bali Yacht Race will depart the Fremantle Sailing Club Western Australia on Saturday, April 23, 2011 between 11:00 and 11:30 am aiming to cross the starting line at 12:00 noon, and there's a public farewell party! ...[more]

Fremantle to Bali Rally off on 23rd April By Sail-World Cruising, , 1:23 PM Sun 17 Apr 2011
The Visit Indonesia Fremantle to Bali rally and racing fleets will commence their marathon adventure in just a few days. To celebrate the event’s return and to farewell the sailors in style, the Fremantle Sailing Club would like to invite the public along on Saturday 23 April, so if you are anywhere near Fremantle it's an opportunity too good to miss. ...[more]

World ARC circumnavigation rally an annual event By World Cruising Club, 11:00 PM Wed 6 Apr 2011
World ARC is currently a biennial event, starting in January and finishing 15 months later. The current event started in January 2010 and the next will start in January 2012. World Cruising Club are delighted to announce that from 2014 the World ARC round-the-world sailing rally will become an annual event; starting every January from Rodney Bay in Saint Lucia. ...[more]

2011 ClubSwan Caribbean Rendezvous Cruising Round Up By Cailah Leask, 6:44 AM Sat 26 Mar 2011
Nautor’s Swan saw a record entry this year for the eighth edition of their ‘ClubSwan Caribbean Rendezvous’ held in the beautiful British Virgin Islands from March 14 – 19. For the 2011 cruising event 26 Swan yachts attended with over 100 participants enjoying the delights of the Caribbean. ...[more]

Closure of Blue Water Rallies give surge to World ARC Rally By Sail-World Cruising, , 3:46 PM Wed 16 Mar 2011
One sailor's bad news is sometimes, inadvertently, another sailor's good fortune. While Blue Water Rallies will run no more world circumnavigation rallies due to the economic downturn and piracy, this has no doubt contributed to the excellent season that is being experienced by the World Cruising Club, which operates the World ARC, a spin-off from the famed Atlantic Rally for Cruisers (ARC) ...[more]

Blue Water Rally sails into the sunset By Nancy Knudsen, , 3:09 PM Sat 12 Mar 2011
For the last fourteen years, Blue Water Rallies have themselves rallied to the complex task of organising World Circumnavigating Rallies for yachts of all nations. Now, sadly we have received the following formal notification: ...[more]

RYA Cruise in Company - crossing the channel in June 2011 By Emma Slater, , 9:07 PM Mon 28 Feb 2011
British cruising sailors looking to venture further afield, there's an opportunity this year in June to cross the Channel with the Royal Yachting Association (RYA) cruise in company. Here's the call from the RYA: ...[more]

World circumnavigation rally cancelled nine months out By Nancy Knudsen, , 4:08 PM Fri 25 Feb 2011
Evidence that voyaging through the Indian Ocean is getting just too hard for the cruising sailor, if you didn't already believe it, is underlined by the fact that one of the best known world circumnavigation rallies has been called off nine months before it is due to begin. ...[more]

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