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ARC+ 2025First boat crosses the finish line

Pascal Schürmann

 · 02.12.2025

First ARC+ ship to cross the finish line: "Enjoy the Silence"
Photo: WCC/Arthur Daniel
Sailing under the Luxembourg flag, the "Enjoy the Silence" reached Grenada yesterday as the first ship in the cruising flotilla across the Atlantic. The crew needed 10 days, 4 hours and 38 minutes to cover the 2,150 nautical mile route from Cape Verde to the Caribbean.

The sailors led by skipper Jean Jullien were welcomed on site by employees of the marina, representatives of the island government and staff from the World Cruising Club. In addition to the ARC+, the British sailing rally organiser is also hosting the ARC, which is currently running in parallel.

The bulk of the field is expected towards the end of the week

The next ARC+ boats will reach Grenada later today, but the main field is not expected to make landfall until the end of the week. The majority of the ARC participants, who set off directly from Gran Canaria to the Caribbean last Sunday, still have a long way to go. The majority of the fleet is only just celebrating their first day on the 2,700 nautical mile journey.

In the social networks, the sailors on board are now reporting quite good trade wind conditions after a rather dull start. They are passing the time with maintenance work on the boat, fishing or reading. Some yachts, on the other hand, have run into extensive fields of seaweed. In some cases, they have a hard time getting rid of the strands of vegetation clinging to the keel and rudder.

First ship of the ARC fleet is expected to reach Saint Lucia on Sunday

The Volvo 65 "Nextgen by Jajo" is expected to be the first ship in the ARC fleet to reach its destination on Saint Lucia next Sunday. The majority of the field, on the other hand, will not arrive on the Caribbean island until the middle of next week.

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Pascal Schürmann

Pascal Schürmann

Editor YACHT

Pascal Schürmann joined YACHT in Hamburg in 2001. As head of copywriting and head of the editorial team, he makes sure that all articles make it into the magazine on time and that they are both informative and entertaining to read. He was born in the Bergisches Land region near Cologne. He learned how to handle the tiller and sheet as a teenager in a touring dinghy on the Sneeker Meer and on a tall ship on the IJsselmeer. During and after his studies, he sailed on the Baltic Sea and in the Mediterranean. As a trained business journalist, he is also responsible for boat financing and yacht insurance reports at YACHT, but also has a soft spot for blue water topics.

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