ARLA/CLUSTER: EG8AtlantiicRallyeCruiser de 17 a 23 de novembro

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EG8ARC

The ARC is a 'must do' for many sailors, and attracts over 200 boats and
1200 people every year to sail 2700 Nautic Miles across the Atlantic from
Gran Canaria to Saint Lucia.

*EG8ARC* will be on air from 17 to 23 November to celebrate this incredible
adventure. We hope all the best to all participants in the Rally.

Las Palmas de Gran Canaria has been the 'home port' of the ARC since the
very first edition of the rally in 1986. It is a natural departure point
for boats crossing the Atlantic from Europe to the Caribbean, and all
summer and autumn boats will converge on the port of Las Palmas from
northern Europe and the Mediterranean.

Gran Canaria is located at the edge of the tradewind belt, so boats leaving
the Canary Islands will sail south (until the butter melts, as the saying
goes) until they pick up the north east tradewinds which then blow them
west across the Atlantic. The ARC starts in late November when the
tradewinds become established, and the boats arrive at the end of the
Caribbean hurricane season.

Visit the official Gran Canaria website
<http://www.grancanaria.com/patronato_turismo/283.0.html> to discover more.
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