Atlantic crossing: season, route, rallies and crew
The crossing from the Canary Islands to the Caribbean, and back. This page gives the season and the duration from named sources, links the rally pages, and lists the open passages.
Season
- Typical East to west crossings from the Canaries are usually made from late November to January, centred on December.Source: Privilege Marine (yacht delivery company) (commercial source), seen 1 October 2026.
- Typical A crossing from the Canaries takes about three weeks, including a possible stop in Cape Verde.Source: Skipper Delivery (yacht delivery company) (commercial source), seen 1 October 2026.
- Typical Crossings from the Caribbean back to Europe usually start from May.Source: Skipper Delivery (yacht delivery company) (commercial source), seen 1 October 2026.
- Reported The Atlantic hurricane season officially runs from 1 June to 30 November.Source: NOAA (organiser or official source), seen 1 October 2026. Check with NOAA: tropical cyclone climatology before you rely on it.
Rallies
Each rally has a page with what we have checked, its organiser and the passages tagged for it.
Entry rules to check
- Reported Noonsite says the US Visa Waiver Program does not apply when a person's first arrival is by private yacht, but that a prior arrival by commercial carrier (for example a flight or ferry) works.Source: Noonsite (article or trade press), seen 1 October 2026. Check with US Customs and Border Protection: international visitors before you rely on it.
Check your own passport and your own days with the authority before you travel.
Organisers and authorities to check with:
- World Cruising Club: ARC 2026 event page
- World Cruising Club: ARC+ 2026 event page
- World Cruising Club: ARC Europe
- Salty Dawg Sailing Association: Caribbean Rally
- World Cruising Club
- European Commission: Schengen area
- European Union: travel-europe.europa.eu (ETIAS and EES)
- Noonsite: Canary Islands, what to know before you go
- US Customs and Border Protection: international visitors
- NOAA: tropical cyclone climatology
Last checked 1 October 2026. The facts above come from the sources linked beside each one. We have not opened every source page ourselves; check with the organiser before you rely on it. Dates, fees, deadlines and entry rules change, and only the organiser or the authority can state them.
Open passages
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Ports where passages start and end
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