ARC Rally rallies to help St Lucia hurricane victims



1:06 AM Sun 7 Nov 2010 GMT
'Aftermath of Hurricane Tomas on the Caribbean Island of St Lucia' Clare and Andrew Payne
Participants in one of the world's great rallies are to assist a Caribbean Island devastated by a hurricane by carrying supplies across the Atlantic Ocean. Crews taking part in this year's Atlantic Rally for Cruisers (ARC) are being asked to carry extra supplies on their Atlantic crossing, or to donate spare items on their arrival to assist the island of St Lucia, where the rally traditionally ends. La Vaughn Francis of Saint Lucia Tourist Board says: 'Supplies would be most useful at this time and I have spoken to the Red Cross and NEMO teams who have indicated that canned ...


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by Andrew Bishop, ARC Rally CEO/Sail-World





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