State of Emergency Cape Verde has declared a state of emergency on the islands of São Vicente and Santo Antão, after Tropical Storm Erin produced 193mm (7.6in) of rain in...

Multihull Start in Flukey SE Winds At 12:30 local time on Sunday 24 November, a record-breaking 45 multihulls were the first boats to cross the start line of ARC 2024,...

Milton Forecast to Rapidly Intensify Milton is expected to rapidly intensify over the next 36 hours and could be a major Category 3 hurricane when it reaches the west coast...

Piracy Activity off West Africa The Turkish-flagged product tanker was boarded 363 nautical miles SSW of Nova Sintra, Cabo Verde, in a significant escalation in terms of the way pirates...

Cabo Verde Ministry of Health has declared, for the first time in its history, an epidemic of dengue fever in the country. The first cases emerged in September 2009, however,...

Source: World Cruising Club The first wave of 96 yachts will depart on the ARC+ rally on 5 November bound for Grenada via Cape Verde, with a larger fleet of...