Warm trade winds or North Atlantic grit? The ARC and RORC Round Britain & Ireland Race couldn’t be more different. This guide compares both offshore challenges side-by-side and explains how to join our crews for 2026 — whether your dream is Caribbean landfall or a tough racing campaign.
ARC Rally 2025 is delivering adventure across 2,700 miles of ocean. First arrivals are already in, but dozens of yachts remain mid-Atlantic with stories unfolding daily — trade winds, night watches, flying fish and the countdown to landfall. Here’s what’s happening right now.
The 2025 Atlantic Rally for Cruisers is in full flow, inspiring sailors across the world to plan their own ocean crossing. Here’s why joining our Challenger 72 for the 2026 ARC could be the most rewarding sailing adventure of your life.
Join our Offshore Adventures — part of the Atlantic Circuit. Sail from Portsmouth to the Canaries, race the ARC to St Lucia, or return from Antigua to Portsmouth. Build miles, skill and confidence on these iconic bluewater voyages.
Join First Class Sailing in the Atlantic Rally for Cruisers 2026 — a world-famous transatlantic adventure from Gran Canaria to St Lucia. Sail aboard a Challenger 72 yacht and make 2026 the year you cross the Atlantic.
Atlantic Rally for Cruisers is on the horizon for November 2021. A friendly race for sailors seeking a Transatlantic challenge with participants coming in a huge variety of vessels and experience.
260 thousand miles and counting…. From a family holiday to a Round the World Race, Ricky Chalmers talks about his sailing career to date
Back on dry land You will no doubt be glad to hear our intrepid crew have safely made port in St Lucia after an epic trip across the Atlantic. Here at First Class Sailing it has been my honour to post the blog daily and most of the time I have merely posted the...