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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.

06 Feb 2025

OCC Conservation Challenge Grant awarded to Free Range Ocean.

By Simon Currin

The Ocean Cruising Club Awards a Conservation Challenge Grant to Free Range Ocean. ....

05 Feb 2025

OCC Webinar: ‘High Latitude Challenge’ by Jimmy Cornell

By Simon Currin

Jimmy describes his plans for an adventurous cruise that will visit Antarctica and the North West Passage. ....

31 Jan 2025

Westbrook Murphy, RIP

By Simon Currin

Westbrook Murphy, long serving OCC Port Officer for Annapolis, has died. ....

30 Jan 2025

OCC Webinar: Food on a Boat

By Simon Currin

Anneke sailed 15,000 miles and learned much about provisioning and cooking along the way. In this webinar she shares her top ten tips. ....

28 Jan 2025

OCC Port Officer for the Northwest Passage publishes updated sailing directions

By Victor Wejer

Every year Victor Wejer, updates his sailing directions for the Northwest Passage in a publication called NWP Periplus (now in its 12 edition). ....

28 Jan 2025

Cruising Club of America Guides to Canadian Cruising Adventures

By Simon Currin

CCA Guides to Canadian Cruising ....

26 Jan 2025

The Ocean Cruising Club supports environmentally friendly printing

By Simon Currin

The OCC supports carbon-balanced publications through the World Land Trust protecting vital habitats, combating climate change, and supporting local communities. ....

26 Jan 2025

OCC Webinar: Preparing for the North West Passage

By Gerd & Melissa Marggraff with guests Victor Wejer (OCC Port Officer NWP) & Tom Zagon (Canadian Ice Service)

Essential viewing for those hoping to sail in high latitudes. The Marggraff's describe how they prepared for their 2024 NWP voyage. ....

26 Jan 2025

A visit to BOOT '25

By Simon Currin

A write-up of our first visit to the Düsseldorf Boat Show and an Ocean Cruising Club rendezvous. ....

23 Jan 2025

Extreme weather - again!

By Simon Currin

Storm Eowyn will bring Force 12 winds to western sea areas later in the week. ....

22 Jan 2025

Ocean Cruising Club at the Düsseldorf Boat Show

By Simon Currin

Eight OCC members gathered for supper on the 4th day of BOOT in Düsseldorf. ....

19 Jan 2025

Düsseldorf Boat Show gets underway

By Simon Currin

BOOT Düsseldorf is expecting 214,000 visitors and 1,500 exhibitors this week. A contingent of OCC members will be rendezvousing there on the 22nd & 23rd. ....

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