Atlantic Rally for Cruisers 2009
The Event
The ARC is the world's largest annual trans-ocean sailing event. Organised by the World Cruising Club (WCC), the ARC sees more than 200 yachts set off from Las Palmas in The Canaries for Rodney Bay in St Lucia.
The date for the start of the next race is:
ARC 2009 22 November
How we can Help
Safety Marine has worked with many yacht owners and skippers who have taken part in the ARC and other World Cruising Club rallies.
We offer unrivalled expertise and advice to help you with your safety equipment requirements and can supply a wide range of products, often to short lead times, to meet the WCC's stringent safety regulations.
If you would like to discuss any safety equipment issues for the ARC and other ocean sailing events with our technical team, or request a quotation, call our advice line on 0870 165 7424 or email advice@safety-marine.co.uk.
For further information visit www.worldcruising.com.
Safety Equipment Requirements:
The following equipment is generally mandatory for the ARC and other ocean rallies:
- Liferaft to the WCC's specification
- VHF radio
- Long range communications equipment
- EPIRB
- Radar reflector
- Lifebuoys
- Bilge pumps
- Navigation lights
- Harness
- Lifejackets
- Fire extinguishers and fire blanket
- Emergency grab bag (with recommended contents)
- Softwood plugs
- Throwing line
- High powered search light
- First aid kit and manual
- Foghorn
- Buckets
- Echo sounder and log
- Flares stored in a watertight container. As a minimum:
- 6 red parachute flares
- 4 red hand held flares
- 4 white hand held flares
- 2 orange smoke flares
The following safety equipment is also recommended:
- Dinghy and oars
- Handheld VHF
- Nautical almanac
- Charts and pilots for the route taken
- Sextant and tables
- Water resistant torch with spare bulb and batteries
- Second manual bilge pump
- White parachute flares
- Drogue or sea anchor.
Grab Bag Contents
The WCC recommends a grab bag on board which contains:
- Second sea anchor and line
- Safety tin openers
- Waterproof handheld VHF
- EPIRB
- First aid kit
- Plastic drinking vessel with measurements
- 2 Cyalume sticks or watertight floating lanterns
- Daylight signalling mirror
- Signalling whistle
- 2 red parachute flares and 3 red handheld flares
- Emergency Rations
- Emergency Drinking Water Rations
- Illustrated table of life saving signals
- Nylon string, polythene bags and seasickness tablets.
A full specification of the safety equipment that is mandatory or recommended for the ARC is published by the WCC, www.worldcruising.com.
