World ARC, the new circumnavigation rally organised and managed by the UK-based cruising rally experts at World Cruising Club (WCC), is setting off from Rodney Bay, St.Lucia today (Wednesday 23 January) with a group of enthusiastic sailors beginning a 15-month cruising adventure of a lifetime.
The route and timing have been carefully selected so as to benefit from seasonal weather conditions by planning to be "in the right place at the right time". Both the Pacific and the Indian Oceans will be crossed during the optimum period, at the height of the favourable trade wind season. Cruising 'guru' Jimmy Cornell has helped to plan the route, which calls at some of the most attractive sailing destinations in the world.
