Record 239 yachts join Atlantic Rally for Cruisers

7:34 PM Sun 14 Nov 2010 GMT

'ARC 2010 Opening Ceremony photo by Clare Pengelly' .

With one week to go before the ARC 2010 fleet leave Las Palmas for Rodney Bay in Saint Lucia, crews from the 205 yachts already berthed in the marina took part in the official ARC 2010 Opening Ceremony. The final 34 yachts are expected to arrive in Las Palmas over the next few days, bringing the fleet total to 239 yachts, an all-time ARC record. The world's most famous rally will depart next Sunday 21st November. At midday Sunday 14 November hundreds of ARC participants took part in the Official Opening Ceremony for ARC 2010. Flag bearers from 28 different ...

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by Jeremy Wyatt