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The Ocean
Cruising Club

To be a part of the OCC is to be a part of a group of people who have said 'yes' to adventure and who will welcome you if you choose to do the same.

The people in the Ocean Cruising Club represent the distilled essence of the cruising community, a potent combination of accomplishment, experience, idealism, eccentricity, generosity and humility.

The sole qualification for Full membership, entails stepping aboard a boat and making a continuous ocean passage of at least 1000 nautical miles, measured by the shortest practical Great Circle route between two ports, in a vessel not more than 70 feet overall length. Associate Members join aspiring to do the same and being inspired by those who already have.

22 Aug 2025

Three rugged OCC boats in a tiny, wild anchorage in Greenland

By George Arnison

S/V’s X-Trip Sailing, Mantra and Bonny rafted up on the Viking Route, Greenland. ....

18 Aug 2025

Ocean Photographer of the Year 2025

By Simon Currin

The 2025 Ocean Photographer of the Year competition celebrates Big Blue’s striking beauty and also highlights the urgent need to protect it in a rapidly changing world. ....

17 Aug 2025

OCC gathering in Camden, Maine

By Simon Currin

Every year a large contingent of Ocean Cruising Club members gather in Camden, Maine. ....

16 Aug 2025

S/V’s Bonny, Snow Bear, Mantra and Helacious rendezvous in Greenland

By Simon Currin

Four rugged OCC boats are sharing an anchorage in southern Greenland having experienced some Greenlandic weather. The remnants of their OCC burgee says it all! ....

15 Aug 2025

Hurricane Erin

By Simon Currin

Tropical Storm Erin forms, to become first Atlantic hurricane of 2025 ....

05 Aug 2025

Great Barrier Reef suffers worst annual decline since records began

By Simon Currin

A report by the Australian Institute of Marine Science (AIMS) describes how parts of the coral in the Great Barrier Reef exhibit the largest annual decline since records began. ....

05 Aug 2025

A personal account of cruising the Pacific’s ‘Difficult Middle’ in 2025

By Simon Currin

Ocean cruisers have always had to be patient but changing weather patterns are forcing us to make more nuanced decisions and adapt to whatever comes our way. S/V Shimshal is now facing those choices. ....

05 Aug 2025

Tsunami information for cruisers

By Behan & Jamie Gifford

OCC Members Behan and Jamie Gifford have shared a webinar for cruisers on Tsunamis ....

02 Aug 2025

The first named storm of the summer will strike Scotland as the CCA Rally ends

By Simon Currin

The Cruising Club of America have enjoyed typically Scottish weather for their Hebridean cruise but, as they depart, 80 knot winds are on the way. ....

01 Aug 2025

2025 Photo Competition: "Full Canvas"

By Romy McIntosh

Sponsored by AnchoRight ....

30 Jul 2025

OCC Commodore, Fi Jones, leads the catering team for a Pot Luck Supper

By Reg Barker

As the the Western Isles Cruise in Company draws to a close the Ocean Cruising Club hosted a Pot Luck Supper in Loch Spelve. ....

28 Jul 2025

Thanks to Ocean Cruising Club Port Officers

By Nigel Jollands

Nigel Jollands, the skipper of S/V Novara, writes in praise of the global OCC Port Officer network. ....

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