Latest OCC News
Ocean Cruising Club Challenge Grant winner send in first video from Greenland.
The Ocean Research Project Team uses two acoustic doppler current profilers to measure the velocity of melt water coming from Greenland's glaciers.
by Simon Currin - 09/07/2025
OCC Members are always keen to help each other out
The Ocean Cruising Club has 3,700 members eager to help each other out - especially in the remotest corners of the globe.
by Simon Currin - 06/07/2025
OCC member, Richard Freeborn, writes about insurance for cruisers
Richard has written an article for NoForeignLand in which he shares his tips for cruisers seeking insurance.
by Simon Currin - 04/07/2025
Abandoned boats littering our shores
Abandoned wrecks and end-of-life vessels hogging cheap moorings and clogging up Britain’s foreshores are a growing problem and environmental concern.
by Simon Currin - 03/07/2025
U.S. Department of Defense will discontinue supply of forecast data
This week, the U.S. Department of Defense announced that it will no longer process and deliver the microwave data essential to most hurricane forecasts.
by Simon Currin - 27/06/2025
OCC Challenge Grant winner, S/V Novara, leaves Halifax NS bound for the NWP
Nigel & Veronica have assembled their team for the North West Passage. Along the way they will engage with local communities and assist in seeking finance to mitigate the effects of climate change.
by Simon Currin - 23/06/2025
Big price hikes and new regulations for cruisers in the Bahamas
Compulsory AIS transmission, expensive cruising permits and anchoring fees are some of the changes being implemented in the Bahamas
by Simon Currin - 22/06/2025
OCC Member and podcaster interviews fellow OCC adventurer: JASMINE HARRISON
Ben Shaw interviews the extraordinary Jasmine Harrison when they share an anchorage in the Marquesas. Ben hosts the excellent ‘Out the Gate Sailing’ podcast.
by Simon Currin - 19/06/2025
Google and U.S. Experts Join on A.I. Hurricane Forecasts
The National Hurricane Center will experiment with the company’s DeepMind program to enhance the work of its expert meteorologists.
by Simon Currin - 17/06/2025
OCC Long Island Sound Rendezvous
The Ocean Cruising Club’s Oyster Bay rendezvous starts tomorrow.
by Simon Currin - 17/06/2025
Australian catamaran has dramatically capsized
The 2025 New Caledonia Groupama Race has lived up to its reputation. Just three days in, this 654-nautical-mile circumnavigation of Grande Terre has delivered torn sails and boat capsizes.
by Simon Currin - 17/06/2025
Is the ocean ‘having a moment’? The UN summit where the world woke up!
According to this report there were some good outcomes from UNOC3 albeit in some cases like bottom trawling more could have been done.
by Phil Heaton - 14/06/2025
OCC Commodore expresses concern about the state of our oceans to United Nations
As the 2025 United Nations Ocean Conference commences in France, Ocean Cruising Club Commodore Fiona Jones has written to the UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer and the United Nations.
by Fiona Jones - 10/06/2025
Sea acidity has reached critical levels, threatening entire ecosystems
Ocean acidification has already crossed a crucial threshold for planetary health, scientists say in unexpected finding
by Simon Currin - 09/06/2025
UNITED NATIONS OCEAN CONFERENCE
The high-level 2025 United Nations Conference to Support the Implementation of Sustainable Development from 9th-14th June.
by Simon Currin - 09/06/2025
French Polynesia Just Created The World’s Largest Marine Protected Area
French Polynesia announced the creation of the world’s largest Marine Protected Area (MPA), at the U.N. Ocean Conference in France on Monday.
by Simon Currin - 09/06/2025
The OCC supports the Griffin Project and Team 9-Faro Formica Grande, Grosseto
The RORC’ Griffin Project exists to encourage young people into the sport of offshore racing. The OCC is pleased to be a supporter.
by Simon Currin - 03/06/2025
The Disabled Sailors Association is seeking funds
OVER £1 MILLION RAISED FOR A NEW OCEAN GOING YACHT. HELP NEEDED TO LAUNCH IT BY SUMMER 2026
by Simon Currin - 03/06/2025
Starlink have announced a lower altitude array of satellites
Starlink V3 is dropping the orbit height from 550 kilometres down to about 350 kilometres. Once deployed this will give higher data speeds and lower latency.
by Simon Currin - 03/06/2025
Assistance required to retrieve an escaped Seaglider!
A 1.5m x 0.3m Seaglider (a scientific instrument) weighing 55kg is in need of rescue 1,975 km south east of Hawaii. If a passing cruiser is able to assist then please contact Nik Giovine.
by Simon Currin - 31/05/2025