Latest OCC News
OCC Kinsale Port Officer reports arrival of visiting members on their boats
Rhys Walters, OCC Committee member and Port Officer for Kinsale, welcomes S/V’s Blue Velvet of Sark and Madeline to Ireland.
by Simon Currin - 20/05/2025
OCC members frequently host fellow members on their own dock
Bill & Lydia Strickland have a gorgeous dock in Virginia and the hospitality they show to visiting cruisers is famous within the Ocean Cruising Club.
by Simon Currin - 20/05/2025
The Geoff Taylor Memorial Regatta at Savusava
A LEGACY THAT LIVES ON IN SAVUSAVU WATERS, FIJI.
by Simon Currin - 20/05/2025
Two cadets killed when a Mexican training ship collided with Brooklyn Bridge
The Cuauhtémoc, with a 48.2m (158ft) mast height, struck the Brooklyn Bridge with a 41.1m (135ft) clearance.
by Simon Currin - 19/05/2025
OCC Challenge Grant awarded to Nicole Trenholm and the ‘Ocean Research Project’
The Ocean Cruising Club awards a Conservation Challenge Grant to the Ocean Research Project
by Simon Currin - 17/05/2025
‘Ocean’ is the latest film by David Attenborough
David Attenborough has celebrated his 99th birthday by releasing his latest masterpiece. His film, Ocean, is a powerful documentary examining the health and future of our oceans.
by Simon Currin - 13/05/2025
Ocean Cruising Club Challenge Grant Recipient reaches Virginia
Mathews Yacht Club, Mathews VA welcomed OCC Challenge Grant recipient, NOVARA One Planet to the Chesapeake Bay
by Chris Burry - 10/05/2025
OCC Charitable Trust presents £500 award to Craignish Boat Club
The Ocean Cruising Club Charitable Trust supports a wide range of sailing good causes throughout the world.
by Simon Currin - 04/05/2025
OCC Member, Rick Delfosse, presents a talk about sailing in Fiji and Australia
Rick present a talk about his experiences when cruising around Fiji and Australia’s East Coast aboard S/V Independence.
by Rick Delfosse - 23/04/2025
OCC Honorary Member, Jeanne Socrates, visits east coast of Australia
Jeanne Socrates, 82, is causing a stir in Australia as she sails up the East Coast of Australia singlehanded.
by Simon Currin - 21/04/2025
Ocean Cruising Club Long Range Communications Survey Results
The OCC has conducted a survey of its members to discover what communications equipment is being used when offshore in 2025.
by Neil McCubbin - 18/04/2025
OCC Challenge Grant recipient, Novara One Planet, now in Caribbean
Ocean Cruising Club Challenge Grants have been awarded to good environmental and adventurous causes since 2019. An early recipient, Novara One Planet, shares a video of their work in Providencia.
by Steve Brown - 18/04/2025
OCC member launches a new App to manage boat maintenance and inventory
Robert Van de Plas, a Dutch OCC Member, has launched a new app to help sailors manage their boat maintenance and their boat inventory.
by Simon Currin - 11/04/2025
Amazon Kuiper will launch soon to compete with Starlink
Since Starlink became available in 2023 many cruisers have grown used to broadband at sea. Today the first Amazon Kuiper satellites were scheduled to be launched to compete with Starlink.
by Simon Currin - 10/04/2025
Ocean Cruising Club Dinner and Awards Presentations 2025
Below are some links to videos of the Awards presentations held at Newport, Rhode Island, USA on April 5th 2025.
by Simon Currin - 09/04/2025
