WHAT'S IT ALL ABOUT
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SAILING AROUND THE WORLD, WORRY FREE
It’s been on your mind for years now. Sailing around the world, cruising from bay to bay, anchoring, snorkelling, exploring, making new friends, having adventures and creating the ultimate memories.
You’ve been thinking about it, dreaming about it, talking about it and postponing it to the next year, the next decade, because you’re busy. Life is busy. Sailing around the world is a big undertaking and you don’t know where to start.
That’s where we come in. It’s why we created the World Yacht Rally. A company dedicated to helping those who want to circumnavigate the world. WYR can provide the structure, the route, the training, the service, everything you need to make it happen.
THE ADVENTURE
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Sailing around the world, cruising all the dream locations you have heard about and plenty you haven’t.
Life is busy, yes, but life is also the one occasion we get to live our dreams. With the WYR, you can finally combine both.
The WYR is an adventure of a lifetime, without the burdens that usually come with sailing around the world. A WYR circumnavigation means many of the practical aspects are taken care of so you can focus on what really matters: sailing unknown waters, reaching new harbours, discovering new cultures and making friends for life. Every destination more colourful, every arrival more joyful.
Weather tracking, assistance with boat maintenance, technical support, safety, medical support, route planning, pilotage, administrative processes: we remove the stress and provide the support so you can truly enjoy the moment.
HOW IT WORKS
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THE FLEET The World Yacht Rally is targeted at yachts 50ft. and above and has a limited number of slots in order to keep a cohesive feel across to the fleet, while allowing us to provide dedicated servicing.
For us it’s all about the balance between sailing, exploring, travelling and socialising. Therefore the World Yacht Rally is an adventure, not a race although we do have a strict list of do’s and don’ts to guarantee your safety, which is captured in our conditions of entry.
THE WYR PACKAGE We provide the support to ensure you have everything you need to sail safely, comfortably and as worry-free as possible. Each of our team has worked as part of the Volvo Ocean Race – running the Boatyard, managing race teams or preparing stops. We were responsible for providing all of the support elements we offer as part of the WYR to the best ocean sailors in the world and know what to expect from a circumnavigation, how to prepare for it and handle the unexpected.
An extensive range of services will be included with your entry while several additional options are available as well.
SAIL AROUND THE WORLD WITH CERTAINTY
fully supported, worry free and serviced by the best in the business
WHAT'S INCLUDED
Routing and weather.
Briefings before leg starts and professional weather & routing support while at sea.
MAINTENANCE
Dedicated shore-team available in predetermined ports and discounted prices with suppliers.
MEDICAL SUPPORT
Medical kit and training provided pre-rally and assistance available 24/7 during.
Berthing arrangements several days before every leg start and after every leg arrival.
EVENTS, STARTS AND FINISHES
Starts, parties and pre-rally event.
ADMINISTRATIVE SUPPORT
Customs, immigration and permits assistance.
MARITIME SAFETY TRAINING
One-day safety training.
IRIDIUM COMMUNICATION
Connecting you to the world and our up to date weather information and forecasts.
RISK ASSESSMENTS
Non-stop piracy and terrorism threat assessment.
All information in one document.
WHAT'S OPTIONAL
Taking care of your boat should you need to return home for any reason.
Travel arrangements before, during or after a leg for owners / crew members.
Professional sailors ready to come onboard.
CONTINUATION LOGISTICS
The solution to keep your yacht in the WYR if you want to leave for the duration of your choice.
COMMERCIAL LEVERAGE
In case of temporary absence, selling places on your yacht to bring you a rental income.
Making products available to you – from grocery and drinks to on board practicalities.
THE ULTIMATE EXPERIENCE MADE EASY
let our team support, guide and assist you as you finally get to sail your boat around the planet
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Busy harbours and long oceanic crossings, turquoise waters and rolling sea swell… Sailing around the world is about balancing opposites. About life at sea and on land, exploring the globe in a unique manner. Our WYR route has been designed by our experts to provide great sailing routes and amazing destinations utilising our knowledge of prevailing weather patterns around the globe to ensure you get there at the best time, with the best and safest conditions.
After a (qualifying) prologue from Alicante to Lanzarote, the official WYR start will take place in Lanzarote in November.
BLUE WATER CRUISING AND COSMOPOLITAN LIFE COMBINED
CHECK OUT THE ROUTE WE DESIGNED FOR YOU
The WYR has several starting options. You can choose where to start or finish the adventure; Europe, Caribbean or Australia. While our goal is for the fleet to actually sail around the world, any entry can choose to do parts as per below: Europe – Australia Caribbean – Australia Australia – Caribbean or Europe
Can’t stay for the entire duration? You can leave at any time — we will take care of your yacht by arranging its transportation or delivery. Your yacht can even be leveraged commercially in your absence.
THE ORGANISERS
Each of our team are seasoned sailors and experts at managing sailing teams and events. All were former Volvo Ocean Race colleagues and it was here that they came together to formulate their plan of launching a new generation of round the world rally sailing – the World Yacht Rally.
The WYR team combined their experience in order to make cruising and circumnavigating the globe easier, safer and more accessible for private yacht owners who dream of sailing around the world.
With the help of our skilled team of meteorologists, routing specialists, logistical and operational experts, medics, security experts, sailmakers, riggers, engineers, electricians and boatbuilders and with global industry support, we’re ready to make your adventure an exciting and comfortable reality
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Nick is a life time sailor with saltwater running through his veins. He has competed in the Americas Cup and several Volvo Ocean Races. For the last 2 editions of the Volvo Ocean Race Nick was the Chief Technical Officer. As such, he was responsible setting up and running the Boatyard for the race. This brings not only a wealth of experience on the water but also the technical expertise and global network to keep you on the water show profile
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JORDAN SPENCER
Jordan is a champion sailor who has been on a sailboat since he was born. With over 40 years of experience, he has a reputation as high performance sailor and coach. Also a professional speaker, he provided the expert commentary at the World Sailing Games in 2018. Prior to his work with the Boatyard as part of the Volvo Ocean Race, Jordan was Senior Director of Global Markets for a major bank in Australia and ran a group of wineries. show profile
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This September we lost our Race Director Jack Lloyd – one of the most dedicated and knowledgable people in the world of professional sailing. Jack was a major contributor to giving this rally shape on all matters but first and foremost by studying and defining the route and defining safety measures. Moreover he was a most gentle, friendly and humorous colleague to work with, which all of us enjoyed for over a decade.
With a life spent in professional sailing, Jack was a Rules Advisor to America’s Cup teams and the New Zealand Olympic Sailing Team, a Jury Member for the final Whitbread Round the World Race and worked on all six editions of the Volvo Ocean Race after, before moving back to New Zealand in 2018 and joining the World Yacht Rally.
Jack passed away in New Zealand on September 10th 2021.
Sail on dear Jack.
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STEF VAN ’T ZAND
The World Yacht Rally is an idea that took shape in Stef’s head over the past period of time. A passionate sailor with a lifetime of sailing experience, he has held a range of roles within the Volvo Ocean Race since 1997. In addition to this career path Stef was also partner in a leading Amsterdam based brand activation & TV production agency. show profile
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Oyster World Rally 2024-2025 officially underway
The latest edition of the Oyster World Rally – a fully supported, 16-month circumnavigation of the world – is officially underway. The 30-strong Oyster fleet departed Nelson's Dockyard, Antigua on 14 January 2024.
When the rally is complete, the fleet will have travelled 27,000 nautical miles and made 27 stopovers. Locations include the Galapagos, Cocos (Keeling Islands), Cape Town and Grenada.
"The trick to this rally is three things: resources, time and health," said owner of the 22.7-metre Oyster 725 Intrepid . "Those stars have to align and they won't line up forever. So, if you have a chance to put those three things together, then you've got to do it."
The Oyster fleet will meet again in Panama for their transit through the canal in mid-February. The three routes to Panama include travelling north via the British Virgin Islands, south via the Caribbean, or south west via the ABC Islands.
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A fleet of 32 boats holding more than 100 crew members from 13 Nationalities, and 2 dogs, have embarked on a three-year round-the world adventure this October. Organised by blue water sailing group.
Grand Large Yachting and famous sailor Jimmy Cornell – initiator of the event – the Grand Large Yachting World Odyssey 500 commemorates the 500th anniversary of the first round-the-world voyage by Ferdinand Magellan and Juan Sebastian Elcano between 1519 and 1522.
“Our mission as a company is to enable everyone, experienced sailor or not, to realise their dream of blue water sailing while respecting the oceans and providing them with security, serenity and support at every stage of the project. We are thrilled to be able to make this real by giving our sailors the opportunity to travel around the globe with the support of a group which provides not just a boat, but also the training and services to help ensure a safe and memorable experience.
What makes this really special is that, as part of the official events commemorating the 500th anniversary of the first circumnavigation, we are connecting like-minded people who will share together the experience of a lifetime. We cannot wait to embark on this fantastic journey with everyone involved,” says Xavier Desmarest, co-founder of Grand Large Yachting.
To allow sailors of different levels of experience to participate, famous sailor Jimmy Cornell and the Grand Large Yachting team have carefully designed the itinerary with
2 routes : A tropical route that follows the traditional trade/ easterly winds
through the Panama canal, and a southern route truer to the original
voyage via Patagonia. These two routes will meet in Tahiti, from where the whole fleet will sail together for the rest of the rally.
Rally route
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At Grand Large Yachting our mission as a company is to enable everyone, experienced sailor or not, to realize their dream of blue water sailing while respecting the oceans and while providing them with security, serenity and support at every stage of the project.
Discover a few simple gestures to help reduce our impact on the environment while Blue Water Cruising.
Meet our crews
We asked the participants why they did the rally, how they describe their boat, and the object they always take with them on their trip.
Our navigators come from all horizons. Discover their profile here and follow their adventure!
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great circle outremer 55
Crew : Marijke and Mark
“Sailing around the wolrd was a dream. The importance of the group and the support of Grand Large Yachting group made our decision easy to take.”
Describe its/their boat
Beautiful, efficient, comfortable
Lucky charm on board
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SPLENDID C's Outremer 51
Crew : Mie and Charles and Bosko ( the dog)
“We always wanted to go around the world by boat. We enjoyed the Mediterranean sea by boat, and we wanted to see the rest of the world.”
Fast, comfortable, a great home
Our dog (Bosko)
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SURYA outremer 5x
Crew : Els, Joost, Annelies, Thomas and Nelson
“We read an article about the rally. Interesting by the eco-friendly and sustainability part of the event.”
eco-friendly, efficent, safe
The logotype of the boat. The name of the boat means « god of the sun »
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PIEDRA LIBRE outremer 51
Crew : Bertrand and Manu
“The supervision and the freedom provided by the rally at the same time.”
efficient, safe, beautiful
My good conscience
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CACHALOT RM 1370
Crew : Andrea, Olmo and Neo
” Grand Large Yachting reputation.”
Gentle, Demanding, Sportive
Neo and a rock from places we’ve bee, traveling.
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CHAPS allures 44
Crew : Marie-Laure and Arnault
” An old dream, and the fact that it is organized motivated us.”
Strong, reliable, family-friendly
An olive branch belonging to a deceased admiral friend.
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grandma allures 45.9
Crew : Serdar and Freddie
” I was sailing from la Grande Motte to Turquie and I thought this boat has to be sailed to the blue waters. In 2019, I heard about the rally, and I was the first candidate who send money to the company to participate to the rally.”
My boat is 42 foot, actually comparing to the other boat it’s small, but it is safe . His lifting kell has a huge advantage to go to shallow waters to ancher.
A special stone from east of Turkey.
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endless joy outremer 45
Crew : Keri and Rob
” We like the comfort of the group, from a social perspective and a security perspective.”
Esthetics, fast, and comfortable
We don’t have personal thing, for us the thing is the journey.
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inky blue outremer 51
Crew : Katharine, Kingsley and James
” See the beauty of the world. The opportunity to sail with our own boat.”
Safe, fast Comfortable
The flip flops
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speekend outremer 51
Crew : Mirella and Mark
” Doing it together.”
Fast, comfortable, Safe
Family picture’s.
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loly allures 45.9
Crew : Geneviève and Etienne
” Make a childhood dream come true. We are retired and we have the opportunity to do so. I love boating, and I love my husband.”
Safe, comfortable, and seaworthy
We are going to make a photo board with our 4 children and 7 grandchildren
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manaca outremer 51
Crew : Vera and Jacques
” Slow travelling.”
Feminine, welcoming, reassuring
A small wooden crocodile.
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fou de bassan allures 51.9
Crew : Véronique and Dominique
” Make a childhood dream come true. Allow my husband to make his childhood dream come true.”
Superb, Elegant
A sailor’s knife that I already had on my self when I was a teenager. Stones against seasickness.
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nop nop Wauquiez Pilot Saloon 48
Crew : Jeanne and Lionel
” We always wanted to go around the world. The fact that it is organizing made our decision to participate.”
Beautiful, Comfortable
A pirate doll
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Our comprehensive guide to bluewater sailing rallies around the world
- Elaine Bunting
- December 28, 2014
Worldwide there are scores of sailing rallies, cruises in copany and owners’ events to get cruising people together. Here Elaine Bunting hunts out the main ocean cruising events
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As the popularity of bluewater cruising has grown, rallies have boomed. Worldwide, there are scores of sailing rallies, cruises in company and musters, not to mention owners’ association and club events. Making friends and having fun, helping each other out and sharing resources is a central feature of liveaboard cruising and many more sailors look to join a ready-made group.
The advantages of rallies go beyond the social, however; even beyond those of safety in numbers. Events provide a framework and timescale, putting a deadline on long-held ambitions. On long events such as round the world rallies, people taking part have often told me that it provided the impetus, or that they might not have carried on to the finish without the discipline of a rally.
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How each event is organised and run varies enormously. Some are cruising only, others offer competitive classes. Some are very informal, with staff levels low and safety left to a skipper’s discretion. Others, most notably those of World Cruising Club , which dominates the cruising rally business, are more structured.
Detractors of rallies often complain about the cost, but my impression over the last decade is that price has become less of an issue than level of service. I’m sure this is why the ARC, for example, is so oversubscribed every year despite the €1,500 (£1,250) or more it costs to enter.
But whatever the type of event, those who take part usually speak highly of them. Above all, it’s the participants who make them. This list highlights the best-known rallies. We’ve concentrated on those that go across oceans or between countries rather than home waters events. These are the sailing rallies that take you from home to a new destination or back home afterwards.
A flying start
Rallies to get you going from Europe and the US
**Note: costs were correct at time of writing in November 2013
ARC Portugal
Starting in Plymouth, this annual event takes cruisers acrosss the Bay of Biscay towards the Mediterranean and is the first long offshore passage for some participants. The route makes landfall at Bayona, sails south to Povoa de Varzim, then coast-hops on daysails to Gaia, Figueira da Foz, Peniche, Oerias, Sines and Lagos, with a programme of activities in every port.
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There are usually around 20 boats in the rally, making it one of the smaller and more intimate World Cruising Club events.
**Cost: from £625-£825 plus £275 per crewmember
ARC Caribbean 1500
Start: November
Also owned and run by World Cruising Club, organisers of the ARC Portugal and other popular rallies, the Caribbean 1500 is the longest-running rally in North America. It has two routes: the traditional one from Chesapeake Bay, US, to Tortola, British Virgin Islands; and ARC Bahamas, heading from the Chesapeake to Green Turtle Bay in the Abacos.
**Cost: US$1,200 (£754) plus $125 (£79) per crewmember
Baja Ha Ha Rally
Start: end of October
The friendly and popular Baja Ha Ha runs every year, taking crews in company on the mainly downwind 750 miles between San Diego (California) to Cabo San Lucas (Mexico). It’s an established part of the calendar that has been running for over 20 years, shepherding cruisers on a migration south to warmer winter weather. There are often more than 100 entries to the event.
A rally that caters for all levels, the Ha Ha includes racing classes as well as accommodating out-and-out cruisers who might want to anchor overnight along the way or use their engine.
**Cost: US$375 (£236) per boat, but $325 (£204) for boats under 35ft
Start: August
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Another US west coast option, the Ho Ho leaves Puget Sound and goes down the coast of Oregon and northern California to San Francisco before going on to San Diego, in time to dovetail with the start of the Baja Ha Ha.
A small event that only began in 2012, it generally attracts 10-12 entries.
Cost: US$225 (£141) per boat and crewmember
Pacific Puddle Jump
Start: February
The Pacific Puddle Jump is a ‘rally’ only in the loosest sense of the word, as there is no committee boat, there are no daily roll calls, and boats from many nations leave from various points on the west coast of the USA and Mexico, bound for French Polynesia. anytime between February and June.
Because the fleet does not depart from the Americas on a single date, yachts arrive in French Polynesia any time in April, May or June, many meeting for first time in the islands.
The big plus, apart from the esprit de corps , is a bond exemption and duty-free fuel in French Polynesia.
This is one of several events by cruising magazine Latitude 38 .
Beyond the Mediterranean
Gibraltar to morocco rally.
Start: July
A four-day rally to Morocco with a reputation for friendliness, this ‘long weekend’ cruise in company has been running for 13 years and goes between Gibraltar and Marina Smir, Morocco. The passage is followed by dockside Olympics and a barbecue.
Details: New potential participants should contact Boatshed Gibraltar or ‘like’ Facebook.com/boatshedgib
Eastern Mediterranean Yacht Rally
Start: April
The EMYR is the biggest and most successful rally in the Mediterranean. It has been going for 25 years and is run on a non-profit basis by a committee of British sailors headed by Kath and David Gerrard, and Gönül and Hasan Kaçmaz. This has kept costs very low for what is a comprehensive two-month event.
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The cruising fleet is usually diverse, with up to 50 yachts from a dozen or more countries. The route usually follows 1,600 miles of sailing, from Istanbul to Syria, Lebanon, Israel and finishes in Egypt. For obvious reasons this is subject to change. Syria is off the agenda this summer and Kaçmaz says: “We will monitor the changes for politics in the region and decide if we are able to go Lebanon and Egypt.”
The planned route is a mixture of daysails and longer legs, with a lot of stops along the way in Turkey, together with sightseeing tours from some of the ports to the ancient sites en route and social get-togethers for crews.
Safety equipment requirements are minimal, but the rally is split into groups – each group is accompanied by a lead boat and crews are asked to report progress at regular intervals.
**Cost: €450 (£378) per person, but €350 (£294) per person if route is shortened owing to political unrest
Cruising the Baltic
Billed as ‘six capitals in six weeks’, this new rally is modelled loosely on the World Cruising Club’s home waters Scottish Malts Cruise, with a mixture of mostly easy day-sailing, cultural and social activities, and a lead boat and crew to take overall charge.
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Another rally by the pre-eminent rally organisers, the 1,500-mile event begins in Kiel in mid-July and visits Tallinn, St Petersburg, Helsinki, Mariehamn and Stockholm before it finally comes to an end in Copenhagen at the end of August.
See our story on the ARC Baltic here
Baltic 4 Nations Rally
A much-shorter scale two-week cruise into the Baltic, this has also recently been taken over by World Cruising. It starts from Copenhagen and covers 370 miles, going along the Danish coast and crossing to the north German coast before contiuing east to Poland then returning via southern Sweden.
Cost: £1,195 plus £95 per crewmember
Across the Atlantic
After more than two decades as the prinicipal east-west transatlantic cruising rally, the ARC (Atlantic Rally for Cruisers – see our reports and surveys here ) now has competition from a number of rivals that have this launched year. These are smaller and some are also cheaper.
So, that means we sailors have greater choice than ever before about how to cross. What are you waiting for?
The transatlantic rally runs 2,700 miles from the Canary Islands to Saint Lucia and is incontestably the daddy of all cruising events – the biggest and most successful transocean event in the world. It is a huge participation sports event by any standards and has run every year since it was founded in 1986.
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Under present managing director Andrew Bishop, World Cruising Club has expanded its portfolio, but the ARC remains its flagship event and has gone from strength to strength. Slicker than ever, it is now a professionally-run event with a business-case entry fee and service to match.
As such, it attracts charterers and big yachts with paid crew, but Bishop, a sailor himself, strives to preserve a family atmosphere for the majority of crews and always impresses us by his efforts to improve the ARC.
It sets a standard in terms of parties, seminars, safety inspections and online fleet tracking. For some sailors it may be too large or too costly, but it clearly fits the bill for many – the rally has been full to capacity every year for over a decade despite an entry list of around 225.
**Cost: £800-£1,250 plus £95 per crewmember
An additional rally to the ARC, starting from Gran Canaria and visiting the Cape Verde Islands en route to Saint Lucia. This follows a surplus of demand for ARC places, but has proved so popular it generally tops out at around 50 entries. Interestingly, World Cruising foresee the possiblity of equilibrium in future years as this rally grows and numbers in the ARC ebb.
Atlantic Odyssey
Start: November and January
Two rallies are run either side of Christmas by ARC founder Jimmy Cornell, who says his aim is to ‘return to the original spirit of the ARC – that of a non-commercial, non-competitive event for cruising sailors’. Atlantic Odyssey I sails from Lanzarote to Martinique in November; and Atlantic Odyssey II goes from La Palma to Grenada in January.
Entry fees are low by rally standards and to encourage families – they will be free to crews with children under 16.
Price: €500 (£420) per boat
Les Îles du Soleil
Start: September
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Les Îles du Soleil crosses the Atlantic from La Rochelle to Madeira, the Canaries and Cape Verdes to Salvador in Brazil, then does a loop into the River Amazon. It has been popular among French crews for some years and its organisers aim to attract a much more international mix.
**Cost: €10,000 (£8,400) for 40-45ft yacht
Getting you home again
Start : April
As hurricane season approaches, this annual event from World Cruising Club takes crews back home to the US East Coast from the Caribbean, departing from Nanny Cay on Tortola and the British Virgin Islands and going to Portsmouth, Virginia, via Bermuda.
The stop in St George’s, Bermuda, allows it to act as a feeder for ARC Europe (see below).
**Cost : US$1,000 (£626) plus $100 (£63) per crewmember
Start: May and June
This event offers two routes – from Chesapeake Bay in the US or from Tortola, British Virgin Islands – to take a fleet to Bermuda, then on the more testing route across the Atlantic from west to east via the Azores before continuing to Europe.
A much smaller rally than the ARC it is nevertheless popular among family crews returning home after a Caribbean season.
Cost: £600 plus £250 per crewmember
Further afield
Setouchi international yacht rally.
Very few foreign yachts visit Japan – the numbers are estimated at less than ten every year – so, to help promote the country, the first Setouchi International Yacht Rally was organised by Japanese sailors between September and October.
It runs from Hiroshima to Ashiya Marina on the Seto-Naikai inland sea and the route is designed to introduce visiting crews to Japanese culture, hospitality and food. Entry is limited to only ten boats because some of the anchorages are quite tight. Help will be given to any crews that intend to overwinter in Japan.
It ran in 2014 and 2015 and there is a Facebook page – in Japanese
Cost : 70,000-100,000 Japanese Yen per person (£443-633)
Details : [email protected]
Sail 2 Indonesia Rally
A rival to the above, this started in 2014 and runs from the north Queensland coast of Australia (with a feeder leg from Auckland). Yachts muster in early July in the Torres Strait before sailing on though Indonesia to Singapore.
**Cost: AU$550 (£322) for boat and two crew plus AU$75 (£44) per extra person
Round the world
Until a few years ago, there were two competitor round the world rallies, run by World Cruising Club and Blue Water Rallies. But the risks of the Red Sea route did for the latter, leaving the World ARC as the only game in town. The Oyster World Rally has been launched since then, but it is only open to owners of the company’s yachts.
Camaraderie aside, the advantage of these are their firm timetables to keep things on track and the support with formalities and paperwork, especially through the Panama Canal. The World ARC has the advantage of running annually, so crews can (and do) drop out for a season in New Zealand or Australia and pick up the rest of the circumnavigation the following year.
Start : January from Saint Lucia; September from Australia
The 26,000-mile round the world rally begins from Saint Lucia, following the ARC, then goes through the Panama Canal into the Pacific to Australia and across the Indian Ocean to South Africa before heading to Brazil to finish back in the Caribbean.
In 2015 there was an attractive new twist to the event, with a branch rally that crosses the Atlantic to Brazil before heading south to Patagonia and Tierra del Fuego, before it links up with the traditional route in the Pacific.
**Cost: £14,000-£16,000 plus £1,500 per crewmember
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An own-brand rally for owners of Oyster yachts, this started in Antigua in 2013 and followed a tradewinds route round the world with the assistance of Oyster’s in-house team. The company is holding the next event in 2017-19 with a longer timeframe and more flexibility on routes.
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The Oyster World Rally is a life-changing opportunity for sailing around the world with friends, experiencing new and exotic cultures along the way – writes Colette Flowerdew-Kincaid
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If you’re a sailor, you dream about sailing around the world. It’s the ultimate goal; to travel to every incredible place this planet has to offer by sea. But it’s rare that one gets the chance to live this dream. After all, even if you have the boat, the time and most importantly the enthusiasm, it’s a massive thing to plan on your own. How would you go about choosing your route with so many fantastic yet widely unknown spots hidden around the world? How would you ensure your safety and stay on top of boat maintenance, even in the most remote locations?
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Luckily, there is now the opportunity to take part in an official sailing World Rally. UK-based luxury bluewater cruiser builders Oyster Yachts are currently in the midst of running their second global circumnavigation, the Oyster World Rally , and are taking applications for a third in 2021-24. The only real criteria for joining? You have to be an Oyster yacht owner, or be prepared to purchase one of their iconic vessels.
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What is the Oyster World Rally?
The Oyster World Rally is a 2- to 3-year cruise around the world, open to anyone who owns an Oyster yacht and with some previous sailing experience. It involves sailing to every corner of the world with a group of like-minded people, building friendships that will last a lifetime and experiencing new and exotic cultures. Participants are armed with all the technical support they could want from Oyster’s after sales operation, whilst provisioning is arranged by the Oyster World Rally Coordinator team. Owners have the option of only joining for part of the rally, depending on the time they have to dedicate to it.
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Why did Oyster start the World Rally?
The first world rally was organised to celebrate 35 years of Oyster Yachts; Liz Whitman (Head of Marketing at the time) wanted to do something that would blow all other owner events out of the water. The idea made perfect sense, as Oyster yachts are built to travel across oceans. What better way to put them to the test than by using them to sail the world?
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With the success of the first event, Oyster decided to make the rally a regular feature, opening up this fantastic experience to all the owners who didn’t get a chance to take part first time round. Today, Oyster is still the only yachting brand to run its own world rally.
What makes sailing around the world with the OWR so incredible?
Firstly, the world rally gives you the experience of working and bonding for life with some amazing people on board your boat. Secondly, it is a chance to feel that sense of complete and utter freedom that you get from being out on the water every day. Thirdly, you get a chance to get to know people that you would never meet from places all over the world, experiencing the cultures of places that you can’t even fly to.
And that last point is truly life-changing, giving you a whole new perspective on the world. Imagine evenings spent sitting on the beach of a tiny remote island, chatting with the elders of the village, watching the sun set over the gorgeous turquoise ocean and looking out at the beautiful yacht that brought you there. The Oyster World Rally is filled with nights like these, which are so completely different to how we would usually spend our time.
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What’s the general route?
You’ll start in the Caribbean and sail through the Panama Canal, giving you insight into how this impressive feat of engineering changed the world. Then you’ll travel across the Pacific and out to the Galapagos, finding incredible nature at every turn.
After that, it’s out to French Polynesia to cruise around the many magnificent islands there, including Tahiti, Bora Bora and other hidden beauties. Cross to Tonga and over to Fiji to meet some of the happiest people in the world, then sail to Vanuatu, Australia and Indonesia. Then you’re across the Indian Ocean through Cocos (Keeling), Réunion, Mauritius and cruising to South Africa. Finally, you’ll sail around the bottom of South America and up to the Caribbean, when it’s time to head home.
Plenty of time is scheduled for free-cruising around regions and servicing the boats in the local marinas, and there are also long breaks where you can fly home, see your family and rest.
How do I apply?
The next Oyster World Rally will be open to any Oyster owners. Whilst the company stipulates that it can’t allow a complete sailing novice to enter, Oyster will offer to train beginners up so that by the time the rally begins they are ready to go. To enquire or find out more, simply email the team .
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Crews work to transform Harriet Island for Minnesota Yacht Club Festival
By Ubah Ali
July 17, 2024 / 10:53 PM CDT / CBS Minnesota
ST. PAUL, Minn. — From major floods to a major festival — work is underway to transform St. Paul's Harriet Island into an oasis for festivalgoers.
Around Harriet Island, you may hear heavy machinery now, but on Friday it'll be artists like Gwen Stefani, Alanis Morissette and Red Hot Chili Peppers rocking the stage .
"It's surreal, I sent a pic to the mayor (Melvin Carter) and I can't believe that (stage) is in our park right now," said St. Paul Parks and Recreation Director Andy Rodriguez.
Rodriguez's shock is justified given Harriet Island was flooded after weeks of torrential rain.
The Mississippi River spilled onto the island, swallowing the playground and forcing 11 events to be canceled.
Rodriguez said there was concern for a moment and city leaders and festival organizers did meet to explore other options.
But a stretch of warm days and clear skies arrived just in time.
"We are in really good shape heading into the weekend," he smiled.
Despite water receding, it took a lot to get the island ready for 60,000 people.
"We've probably had 30 plus people down here every day consecutively for about a week and a half, two weeks, getting site prepared," said Rodriguez.
Rodriguez says crews put in countless hours removing silt, checking electrical wiring and making sure park structures were still in good shape.
"We've done everything we need to do in terms of testing, compliance, and inspection and we are ready to go," he said.
Wednesday evening C3 music festival crews were hard at work before Friday's opening act.
Rodriguez says he's excited for one of the biggest festivals to take place.
"Not only great for this park but downtown St. Paul, city as a whole, businesses, hotels it's bring back activation down to the space," he said.
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UFC star Conor McGregor says Trump should be on yacht but is 'running for the love of his country'
U FC star Conor McGregor was among those who reacted to the attempted assassination of former President Trump on Saturday during a campaign rally in Pennsylvania.
McGregor wrote in a post on X that Trump should be on a yacht somewhere enjoying life instead of running for president, but he is "spitting out bullets."
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"A 78 year old multiple billionaire he should be on a yacht on the med touring golf courses," McGregor wrote. "But he is not. He is in Pennsylvania spitting out bullets! Running for the love of his country! God speed Donald! God bless the United States."
McGregor’s post sparked a reaction from Michael Chandler. The two were set to fight at UFC 303 after a longstanding rivalry that culminated into them being coaches on "The Ultimate Fighter" series and exchanging words on social media. The fight was called off at the last minute.
"We stand united on this one…" he responded.
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Chandler also posted two images from the campaign rally shooting, showing Trump on the ground being protected by Secret Service members and another showing the bloodied former president shouting "fight" to rallygoers in the immediate aftermath of the shooting.
UFC President Dana White, who is reportedly set to speak at the Republican National Convention, also offered praise of Trump.
"I’m on a plane right now flying to Italy and my phone has been blowing up with text messages from people informing me @realdonaldtrump was shot," White wrote on Instagram Saturday. "I am absolutely SICK to my stomach and in complete shock. I still don’t know how bad it is or if he’s ok. But @mickmaynard2 just sent me this picture and I’m praying President Trump is 100% healthy.
"This image perfectly reflects EXACTLY the man I know Donald Trump to be. He is the toughest, most resilient, AMERICAN BAD A-- on this planet. I hope the weak coward that shot him gets what he deserves, and I can’t WAIT to stand up on stage with him on Thursday and introduce him at the Republican National Convention and tell the WORLD exactly the character of the friend and man I KNOW!!"
The would-be assassin was identified as Thomas Matthew Crooks, and a federal investigation was launched in the hours after the shooting.
McGregor, Chandler and White were far from the only sports figures who had Trump in their thoughts.
Evan Elder, a UFC fighter, lent his thoughts and prayers to Trump after his fight in Denver.
"I heard they just tried to whack my boy Trump. I'm glad that man is OK – long live Trump, let's go baby. Trump 2024!" he said after his victory to applause.
Fox News’ Ryan Morik contributed to this report.
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In the aftermath of the shootings at a Donald Trump rally in Butler, Pennsylvania, news reporters looked for Trump supporters to give eyewitness accounts. The interviews should put to rest the ugly stereotype of the MAGA voter that has fermented during the Trump years.
This stereotype was most memorably defined by Hillary Clinton during the 2016 campaign when she said that half of Trump supporters belong in a “ basket of deplorables ,” a remark for which she later apologized. But many thought Clinton was just saying the quiet part out loud, as there has long been a whiff of disdain in the culture toward Trump supporters, in the media and elsewhere. Fans of Trump and his slogan — Make America Great Again — are often depicted in cartoons and news coverage as jowly, ignorant, gun-totin’ Q-Anon supporters, who, if they had any education at all, would be Democrats or at least Never Trumpers.
To some Trump opponents, Trump supporters are as bad as the candidate they loathe. Just a week ago, one person with a large social media following wrote on X, “Just so we’re clear: If you vote for Trump, you’re just as terrible a person as he is.”
To that person I present Dr. Jim Sweetland, the ER physician who was performing CPR on Corey Comperatore within minutes after he was shot. Even MSNBC, no fan of MAGA, was respectful to Sweetland in an interview the day after the shooting, conducted when the doctor was at home wearing a navy Polo shirt instead of the USA T-shirt and MAGA hat he was wearing at the rally.
Sweetland has given multiple interviews since Saturday, but his remarks on MSNBC were particularly poignant, when he recounted a U.S. Army combat veteran coming up to him and offering him a water bottle to wash the blood off his face. Sweetland chokes up when talking about the man saying, “Are you OK, brother?” to him, and the moment he locked eyes with Comperatore’s family, and it’s hard to watch him tell the story without similarly becoming overcome with emotion.
His is the face of MAGA, just as much as any of the oft-quoted Q-Anon supporters are.
Then there is the man in a red shirt interviewed by CNN just after the shooting who spoke thoughtfully about the tragedy he had just witnessed and why it solidified his support for Donald Trump.
“I understand people believe — well, they know — Trump’s bombastic, they don’t really like him, he is a very polarizing figure, he has an abrasive personality. But I truly believe he has the best interests of the country at heart,” he said.
The man went on to add that Trump, with all his money, could be sitting on a yacht in the Mediterranean enjoying his life instead of running for president again. “It puts in perspective that there’s a real cost for that. There are some people that want him dead,” the man said.
Yes, you can find people at the Pennsylvania rally who play into the MAGA stereotype perpetuated by Trump haters — both in appearance and behavior — as well as people who are, let’s just say, a bit quirky, like Trump superfan Blake Marnell, a delegate to this week’s Republican convention who was at the Butler rally wearing his trademark “build the wall” suit .
But you also find people like JonDavid Longo, interviewed by Fox News , a veteran of the U.S. Marines who was at the rally with his wife, a state police officer. Longo, the mayor of a Pennsylvania town about 30 minutes away, said he was elated to have spoken to Trump before the speech started and called the reporter questioning him “Ma’am.”
“I just hope the world sees what happened here today and is inspired to action, and when I say ‘to action,’ I mean to prayer, to vote, of course, to bring God back into our society, because this is the act of a godless society that we saw today,” Longo said.
Watching Longo politely respond to the reporter’s questions, I recalled Joe Biden’s 2022 speech in Philadelphia where he said, “Donald Trump and the MAGA Republicans represent an extremism that threatens the very foundations of our republic.”
(Longo was also interviewed by NBC News.)
In an Oval Office address on Sunday, Biden employed a different tone, calling on Americans “to lower the temperature in our politics and to remember, while we may disagree, we are not enemies. We’re neighbors. We’re friends, coworkers, citizens. And, most importantly, we are fellow Americans.”
While political extremism can, in fact, lead to horrific events like what we witnessed Saturday night, the weekend’s news coverage should remind us all that wearing a MAGA cap and supporting Donald Trump does not make someone a “terrible person” and people who think that should probably get out more.
A few months ago, former New York Times opinion editor James Bennet spoke at Yale University and warned students about how the internet can lead us to believe “almost cartoonish stereotypes of people we don’t have experience with.” He described talking to a Times reporter who had been sent to cover a Trump rally in 2016 and later said she was surprised by how nice everyone was. The same thing seemed to transpire on Saturday with the eyewitness interviews.
A visibly upset Lindsey Graham said Sunday on “Meet the Press” that the country needs to “do some soul-searching as a nation.” As we evaluate the consequences of our increasingly vitriolic rhetoric, let’s also retire the MAGA stereotype.
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ATHENS, Greece (AP) — A French crew member on a boat participating in a yacht race on the Aegean Sea has died after falling overboard in strong winds, Greek officials said Tuesday.
A coast guard statement said the accident occurred late Monday off the eastern island of Kassos. It identified the crew member as a 40-year-old woman. It said a second crew member who went overboard was rescued.
Race organizers said the dead crew member had a severe head injury and efforts to revive her were unsuccessful. The yacht was taking part in the international Aegean 600 that started Sunday.
Organizers said Monday’s severe weather forced 14 of the 69 yachts participating to drop out.
Trump shooter was once featured in a BlackRock ad
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Thomas Matthew Crooks, the 20-year-old gunman who shot and injured former President Donald Trump at a Pennsylvania rally, briefly appeared in an advertisement for BlackRock Inc., the company said on Sunday.
Crooks was one of several students who appeared in the background of the 2022 ad and was unpaid, BlackRock, the world’s largest money manager, said in a statement. The ad was filmed at Bethel Park High School, where Crooks graduated in 2022, and featured a teacher, the company said.
The company did not describe the content of the ad but said footage will be made available to the authorities and that it will be removed from circulation. It also condemned the attack on Saturday that left one attendee dead and two others critically wounded.
“The assassination attempt on former President Trump is abhorrent. We’re thankful former President Trump wasn’t seriously injured, and thinking about all the innocent bystanders and victims of this awful act, especially the person who was killed,” the statement said.
BlackRock reports earnings on Monday. The company has in the past come under scrutiny after shootings in the US because some of its index funds own shares in gunmakers.
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