186 boats at the start of the ARC

Once again this year, the ARC was full, with 186 boats at the start of the 32^nd edition of the most famous of the rallies. From Las Palmas in the Canaries to St. Lucia, the crews, (whose youngest member was 3 years old, the oldest 80), had a tremendous time, but had to compromise with the weather, which wasn't really favorable. The first boat to cross the line at St. Lucia was a catamaran, the TS 42 Guyader. It took a little more than 14 days to cover the 2,900-odd miles of the crossing. On corrected time, Guyader remains the indisputable ...