The World Cruising Club is a
UK-based
sailing
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organisation founded by
Jimmy Cornell Jimmy Cornell (born Dragoș Corneliu Cișmașu; 1940 in Romania) is a Romanian-born British yachtsman, bestselling author of ''World Cruising Routes'', among other books and the founder of the World Cruising Club.
Biography
Jimmy Cornell was born ...
in 1986, and now run by a team from Cowes, UK, headed by Andrew Bishop. World Cruising Club are the organisers of several offshore cruising events, including the
Atlantic Rally for Cruisers
The Atlantic Rally for Cruisers (''ARC'') is an annual transatlantic sailing event for cruiser yachts held since 1986. It also includes a sailing competition for racers. ARC starts at the end of November in Las Palmas de Gran Canaria and ends bef ...
(ARC), Rally Portugal,
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ARC Transistance - the initial name for ARC ...
and the
Classic Malts Cruise.
From January 2011 World Cruising Club joins forces with the US-based Cruising Rally Association, and will incorporate the Caribbean 1500 and Atlantic Cup into the World Cruising Club events programme.
World ARC
The World ARC begins from
St. Lucia
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in January, circumnavigating the world in approximately 15 months. A total of 25 crews are participating.
World ARC is open to
monohull
right
A monohull is a type of boat having only one hull, unlike multihulled boats which can have two or more individual hulls connected to one another.
Fundamental concept
Among the earliest hulls were simple logs, but these were generally unst ...
s with a minimum
LOA
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of , and
multihulls between and , and must carry a minimum of two crew members.
World Arc Circumnavigates the Globe
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References
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External links
World Cruising Club Home Page
Yachting associations
Clubs and societies in the United Kingdom
1986 establishments in the United Kingdom