Years and months of intense planning and preparation finally paid off when the yachts taking part in ARC 2015 sailed from Gran Canaria to St Lucia in the Caribbean.

The ARC+ Monohull fleet setting sail for Leg 1 from Las Palmas de Gran Canaria © WCC/Claire Pengelly

ARC+ 2015 sets sail

The 64-strong ARC+ fleet set sail from Las Palmas de Gran Canaria amid a gentle swell, warm sunshine and an…