ARC rally 2013, Outremer 64 Malisi first to cross the line in the 2100nm Mindelo (Cape Verde Islands) to Rodney Bay(St Lucia) leg

From the following entry on the ARC rally website:

http://www.worldcruising.com/arc/newsarticle.aspx?page=S635214165047119398&ArchiveID=1&CategoryID=190&ItemID=227647&src=

Congratulations goes to the Outremer 64’ Malisi (AUT), the first ARC+ boat to cross the finish line in Rodney Bay St Lucia after a fast 2100NM passage from Mindelo in the Cape Verde Islands. All eight crew onboard were in great spirits, having enjoyed their ten days at sea and are now looking forward to enjoying the delights of the Caribbean.

Having lost their primary means of email not far out from Mindelo, the crew onboard Malisi did not have a clear idea of where they were in relation to the rest of the fleet, but hoped they were making good progress. This technical fault may have proved effective, as the next arrival is not due for over 24 hours. 

‘We really didn’t know where we were most of the time, but it meant we kept pressure on from start to finish’ – Reine, Skipper of Malisi.''

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Atlantic Rally for Cruisers, Multihulls to start 27th November

From bymnews.com

http://www.bymnews.com/news/newsDetails.php?id=112192

Atlantic Rally for Cruisers Start Day 1 - Sunday

 

Sunday, 25 November 2012

At 0915 UTC today the ARC Office was still collecting information from the boats about their preferred start day. It is expected that all of the racing fleet will start today, plus some of the larger cruising boats. We expect the multihulls and the majority of the cruising division boats to remain in Las Palmas until the second start on Tuesday 27th.

 

All of the ARC boats are fitted with Yellowbrick satellite trackers, so are visible at all times on the Fleet Viewer http://www.worldcruising.com/arc/viewer - this allows every to see where the boats are, their exact position, heading and boat speed. The information is updated every six hours.

 

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and in a vaguely related way here is Banque Populaire V in some fast overtaking.