Latest OCC News
Invitation to join free Ocean Cruising Club Webinars
The OCC invites the cruising community to join its Thursday evening series of webinars.
by Simon Currin - 04/11/2024
OCC Webinar: 'Fishing our Seas Dry' by Charlie Young
An Ocean Cruising Club Webinar that tells the harrowing story of the over exploitation that is happening in our oceans.
by Simon Currin - 01/11/2024
South Pacific Fuel Delivery
Two Ocean Cruising Club boats delivered fuel to S/V Ruffian (also OCC) after Ruffian was dismasted mid-passage between Tonga and New Zealand.
by Simon Currin - 30/10/2024
Ocean Cruising Club 70th Anniversary: Gran Canaria
Agustin and Sonja, OCC Port Officers in Gran Canaria, have hosted another great party at their home.
by Simon Currin - 27/10/2024
Winter Series of Ocean Cruising Club Webinars
Thursday 24th October at 8pm UK time. Rhys Walters, OCC Roving Rear Commodore, tells how he prepared a strong but derelict cruising boat, S/V Zora Rhys for an Atlantic Circuit.
by Simon Currin - 23/10/2024
OCC member Andrew Cassels discusses circumnavigating the Americas
Andrew Cassels, discusses circumnavigating the Americas through the NW Passage and Patagonia with fellow Club member, Paul Trammell.
by Simon Currin - 22/10/2024
Voyage to the Wild - Episode 2, CHEETAHS OF THE SEA
Marine Scientist, Charlie Young, encounters Pilot Whales off Tenerife
by Steve Brown - 21/10/2024
Climate warming is turning the Antarctic Peninsula green
A recent article in the prestigious scientific journal, Nature, assessed changing ecosystems in the Antarctic as temperatures rise.
by Simon Currin - 20/10/2024
OCC 70th Anniversary Southern Chesapeake Bay Dinner at Mathews Yacht Club
Ocean Cruising Club 70th Anniversary Southern Chesapeake Bay Dinner at Mathews Yacht Club
by Chris and Bill Burry - 19/10/2024
OCC Rendezvous in Indonesia
Ocean Cruising Club members meet up in Indonesia
by Kate Walker - 17/10/2024
70th Anniversary OCC Macaronesia Rally reaches Tenerife
The Ocean Cruising Club 70th Anniversary Macaronesia Rally has arrived in Tenerife.
by Simon Currin - 17/10/2024
Interview with OCC Member, Jacqueline Evers, about her passage to New Zealand.
Paul Trammell interviews Dutch sailor, Jacqueline Evers, about her solo passage from the Netherlands to New Zealand.
by Simon Currin - 14/10/2024
OCC 70th Anniversary Macaronesia Cruise
70th Anniversary Macaronesia Cruise has reached Lanzarote
by Mike Reynolds - 13/10/2024
OCC 70th Anniversary in Annapolis MD
The Ocean Cruising Club has been celebrating its 70th birthday in Annapolis this weekend
by Deborah Rapp - 12/10/2024
Recycling sails
Just 0.1% of our sails are currently repurposed into tote bags etc. Some enterprising sailors and chemists are working hard to develop new ways to recycle sail cloth.
by Simon Currin - 08/10/2024
Fingers are crossed as Hurricane Milton approaches Florida
Category 5, Hurricane Milton, approaches the Gulf Coast of Florida
by Simon Currin - 07/10/2024
HMNZS Manawanui sinks in the South Pacific
HMNZS Manawanui (a NZ$103,000,000 general purpose survey vessel launched in 2019) has sunk in Samoa.
by Simon Currin - 06/10/2024
The loss of S/V Water Music
Another Ocean Cruising Club boat has been lost in mid ocean due to rudder failure.
by Simon Currin - 05/10/2024
Antarctic sea ice on cusp of record winter low for second year running
Antarctic sea ice hit record lows for the second consecutive year in 2024, indicating a "new state" of extreme ice loss.
by Simon Currin - 04/10/2024