Two world yacht rallies choose Mackay as stopover

8:19 PM Thu 17 Feb 2011 GMT

'ARC Rally flags flying high' .

One of the best known rally organisers in the world, The World Cruising Club, which organises the Atlantic Rally for Cruisers (ARC) and the World ARC, has chosen Mackay instead of Cairns next year for its Australian port visit. This means it is joining the round-world Blue Water Rally which has been using Mackay for a stopover for some years. Mackay will benefit from the visit of around 80 yachts during the year. About 40 yachts are expected in July when they make their first Australian landfall in the 2012 World ARC, a round-the-world cruising yacht rally, and a similar ...

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by Nancy Knudsen