The other difference in the two rallies is their final ending destination. I also happen to think Bermuda is a very nice place to stop. I half-jokingly tell people that “God put Bermuda there for sailors sailing north and south and it is sin not to stop.” I am frustrated by insurance companies that tell boat owners that they cannot sail more than 250 miles offshore so some less experienced skippers have to sail back from the Caribbean via the Bahamas and take 6 weeks to make the passage rather than 10 days. Plus, the logical way to sail from the US East Coast is to sail to Bermuda first and then sail south down “I-65” rather than beat hundreds of miles into the SE trade winds by starting further south.
The rally was never about making money, but rather opening up more passage opportunities for members and also making it more fun for people who signed up in the Swan Program so they could meet more people doing what they aspire to do. Since Steve dropped the Newport start and I took over the Swan Charter fleet Program in 2000, it was easy to invite private boats owners to join us to help create more passage opportunities for OPO members through my Offshore Passage Opportunities crew network. In 1999 Steve dropped the Newport start and all the boats had to go to Hampton Virginia to join the only rally leaving from the US East Coast at the time. I was one of the skippers in that Swan fleet. In 1998 seven boats from the Swan Charter fleet signed up for the Caribbean 1500 start from Newport and went to Spanish Town Virgin Gorda. Then Steve Black added a Chesapeake Bay start. Originally the Caribbean 1500 started from Newport and only Newport the first few years.
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With the full backing of a Blue Water Sailing magazine, it was able to take over the American fleet departure from the Chesapeake Bay. They lost a large number of entrants who joined the new Salty Dawg Rally first organized by Linda and Bill Knowles to offer a more affordable and friendly offshore experience organized locally rather than from the UK. The British company World Cruising Club bought the Caribbean 1500 several ago and required a lot more safety gear and requirements that made it much more expensive to participate. Until the handover is complete, Hank Schmitt will continue to oversee the Rally business for an additional year.īlue Water Sailing magazine had been a huge backer and driving force to getting The Caribbean 1500 Rally started in the 1990’s with founder with Steve Black. Look for more information on our website and in print throughout the year.
As a result, we were not able to introduce the SDSA to our contacts in Newport or Bermuda properly. As the weather did not cooperate, many boats were delayed departing the Chesapeake Bay and the fleet did not meet up in Bermuda as planned. The original plan was for the SDSA to organize the NARC Rally. Given this year's weather, the handover of the NARC Rally to the SDSA (Salty Dawg Sailing Association) did not occur this past fall, so we will try again in the fall of 2023. NARC Rally boats and boats departing from Newport can also finish up in Antigua directly from Bermuda or after a short stop in St. Boats departing from the Chesapeake Bay will now have an option to officially stop in Bermuda and have the same welcome that the NARC Rally fleet has enjoyed for the past two decades. They can now depart from Newport, sail to Bermuda and finish in Sint Maarten (SMX) or Antigua. For boats based in New England and not living aboard full time, there is little reason to lose 200 miles of Easterly and travel to the Chesapeake Bay to depart for the Caribbean. Rather than compete and make choices difficult for boat owners who just want to get south safely, we will work together. Georges Dinghy & Sports Club in Bermuda, with the help of Bermuda Yacht Services. This year we will they will be sharing the departure port, (The Newport Yachting Center), weather forecasting and support (Chris Parker and WRI), party venues (Benjamin’s) in Newport, The St. Hank plans to continue entering his Swan Program into their event moving forward. While still organizing and collecting rally fees separately this year, the intention is to have one event under the SDSA banner next year in 2023. We expect the combined fleet to double from 20 to 40 boats this year. They will join us departing from Newport RI.
The NARC Rally will be helping the SDSA launch a new departure port from New England by merging their two rallies.
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Boat fees range from $100 to $400 plus $150 per crew member to cover socials! Register to join us on this year's journey from New Port to the Bermuda and St. The NARC (North American Rally to the Caribbean) and the Salty Dawg Sailing Association (SDSA) are coordinating to have a combined departure rally from Newport this Fall 2022.
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