Atlantic Rally for Cruisers [SEP] inception
Atlantic Rally for Cruisers
The Atlantic Rally for Cruisers ("ARC") is an annual transatlantic sailing event for cruiser yachts held since 1986. It also includes a sailing competition for racers. ARC starts at the end of November in Las Palmas de Gran Canaria and ends before Christmas at Rodney Bay, Saint Lucia, in the Caribbean.
The ARC is the largest trans-ocean sailing event in the world and regularly attracts over 200 boats of many different shapes and sizes. The route takes between 8 and 31 days
, the 2019 rally season is scheduled as follows: 
Round 1 Chennai: 28 – 30 Jun 2019
Round 2 Coimbatore: 09 – 11 Aug 2019
Round 3 Rajasthan: 20 -22 Sep 2019
Round 4 Kochi: 01 – 03 Nov 2019
Round 5 Bangalore: 22 – 24 Nov 2019
Round 6 Chikamagalur: 13 – 15 Dec 2019
Rally formats.
Prior to the inception of INRC, Motor Rally in India was run on TSD (Time, Speed, and Distance) format. During