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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.

12 Jun 2026

El Nino forms, expected to strengthen, say NOAA forecasters

By Simon Currin

Prolonged period of above-average temperatures in the equatorial Pacific expected to peak this winter. ....

12 Jun 2026

RIP Graham Johnson, Past OCC Roving Rear Commodore

By Simon Currin

Graham Johnson, long standing OCC Member and multiple award winner, has died in Southampton. ....

12 Jun 2026

French racing sailor Charlie Dalin has died of cancer

By Simon Currin

French sailor Charlie Dalin - the most recent winner of the non-stop round-the-world Vendee Globe race - has died aged 42 after a long battle with cancer. ....

11 Jun 2026

Deepest and most extensive whale graveyard discovered in Indian Ocean

By Simon Currin

Scientists discovered the world's deepest and most extensive whale graveyard in the Indian Ocean, containing fossils dating back over five million years. ....

10 Jun 2026

Matt Rutherford - Interview as he prepares for an Arctic Circumnavigation

By Simon Currin

Matt, an Ocean Cruising Club member, is one of 3 solo sailors about to embark on an Arctic circumnavigation. Ella Hibberd and fellow OCC Member, Harry Anderson, also intend to circle the Arctic. ....

09 Jun 2026

Rare footage captured of Great White shark in Mediterranean Sea

By Simon Currin

Divers working for the NGO Healthy Seas captured the rare footage whilst diving to highlight the problem of so-called "ghost fishing nets". ....

08 Jun 2026

OCC Member, Austin Baird, is Charting Potentially Polluting Wrecks.

By Simon Currin

WWII shipwrecks across the Pacific are leaking oil and toxic chemicals, threatening reefs and fisheries. Sailors can help by spotting, recording and reporting pollution in remote areas. ....

07 Jun 2026

Papua New Guinea Sets Up Protected Ocean the Size of UK–Over 77,000 sq miles

By Simon Currin

In the legendary Coral Triangle, where the Pacific and Indian Oceans meet, 200,000 square km of tropical seas will be off limits to fishing thanks to bold conservation action by Papua New Guinea. ....

06 Jun 2026

Mangrove forests are healing after decades of human destruction

By Simon Currin

The world's coastal mangrove forests, which protect millions of people from storms - and soak up vast amounts of planet-warming gases - are staging an unexpected comeback, scientists find. ....

05 Jun 2026

Congratulations to Guy Chester on S/V Oceans Tribute

By Simon Currin

Ocean Cruising Club Member, Guy Chester, has just finished the Solo Trans-Tasman Yacht Challenge 2026 in 6 days, 7 hours, 34 minutes after a gruelling race. ....

04 Jun 2026

Garmin Adds Free inReach SOS to Suspended Plans

By Simon Currin

Many ocean sailors carry backup communication devices but the subscription costs are significant. This new pricing may benefit cruisers. ....

03 Jun 2026

El Niño - UN warns - it could be the strongest in decades.

By Simon Currin

A powerful El Niño may significantly impact on the cruising plans of offshore sailors. It is likely to alter the "reliable" weather routing, pilot charts, and seasonal timing that cruisers rely on. ....

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