Latest OCC News
Seven pieces of good news for climate and nature in 2025
Here are the year's breakthroughs for the climate and nature you might have missed.
by Simon Currin - 18/12/2025
'Sailing with a Purpose' - an interview for the 'Explore North’ Podcast
Two Ocean Cruising Club members, John Amtrup and Duncan Copeland, discuss citizen science projects to undertake when crossing oceans.
by John Amtrup and Duncan Copeland - 17/12/2025
OCC Roving Rear Commodores, Michael & Anne Hartshorn interview with Out the Gate
Ben Shaw is an Ocean Cruising Club member and Podcaster. He has just published his interview with Michael & Anne Hartshorn about their voyages on board S/V Nimue.
by Ben Shaw and his Out of the Gate Podcast - 16/12/2025
Earth's oceans have officially crossed another crucial planetary boundary
Oceans have moved past a chemical safety line that researchers once hoped it would never reach. A new analysis finds that by 2020, key ocean acidification metrics were already endangering marine life.
by By Jordan Joseph, Earth.com - 15/12/2025
OCC Interview: 'The rescue of S/V Tiboulen by S/V Seamer'
Last month I reported on the rescue of S/V Tiboulen and yesterday I sat down with the crew of S/V Seamer (who motored 220 miles to tow Tiboulen to safety) to record an interview - see link below.
by Simon Currin - 14/12/2025
Ocean Cruising Club Webinars 2025/26
This season's OCC Webinars are now underway and are available to all. Details for joining the webinars are set out below as well as links to the rich archive of webinars available on the OCC Website.
by Simin Currin - 12/12/2025
Australian woman, 67, suspected to have died while sailing towards South Africa
The yacht that Deirdre Sibly was sailing made a distress call Wednesday evening and was later found with two deceased people on board.
by Simon Currin - 02/12/2025
Royal Institute of Navigation webinars
The RIN have kindly made their webinars available to OCC Members including Ella Hibbert’s talk on 13th January. Ella, an OCC member, traversed the NW Passage solo last summer.
by Simon Currin - 30/11/2025
Heroic Photo of Divers Freeing Humpback Whale Wins Nature Conservancy Contest
A stunning photograph of divers freeing an endangered humpback whale from an entangled chain has been announced as the Grand Prize winner of The Nature Conservancy's 2025 Oceania Photo Contest.
by Simon Currin - 30/11/2025
The five things that set the 2025 Atlantic hurricane season apart
The 2025 Atlantic hurricane season will probably be remembered mainly for Hurricane Melissa and the devastation it caused across Jamaica and Cuba.
by Simon Currin - 30/11/2025
Sir Robin Knox-Johnston Receives Pindar Lifetime Achievement Award
The International Association of Cape Horners have recognised Sir Robin’s extraordinary contribution to the world of sailing over six decades.
by Simon Currin - 27/11/2025
2025 International Ocean Safety Awards
The daring rescuers of an injured yachtsman have been recognised with a prestigious award.
by Simon Currin - 26/11/2025
Reporting Regime with U.S. Southern Command
Voluntary Reporting Regime with U.S. Southern Command to Enhance Safety for Cruising Vessels in the Eastern Pacific and Caribbean
by Simon Currin - 25/11/2025
Cruisers rescuing cruisers
Three cheers for the crew of S/V Seamer who had been relaxing in New Zealand’s Bay of Islands after arriving from Fiji. When they heard that a fellow cruiser needed help they sailed 200nm to help.
by Simon Currin - 23/11/2025
Onboard the world’s largest sailing cargo ship.
The Neoliner Origin set off on its inaugural two-week voyage from France to the US with the aim of revolutionising the notoriously dirty shipping industry
by Simon Currin - 19/11/2025
From seabirds to sea turtles: the fatal toll of plastic revealed
Scientists have analysed 10,000 marine animal autopsies to understand how plastic ingestion leads to death.
by Simon Currin - 18/11/2025
OCC Charitable Trust seeks a new Honorary Secretary / Trustee
The Ocean Cruising Club Charitable Trust is seeking a new volunteer Honorary Secretary
by Simon Currin - 13/11/2025
Main driver of Sargassum blooms in the Atlantic Ocean revealed
Caribbean sailors will be familiar with the blooms of Sargassum that wash up on beaches and foul wind steering rudders. This article explains why the blooms are increasing.
by Simon Currin - 07/11/2025
World’s Largest Cargo Sailboat Completes Historic First Atlantic Crossing
The Neoliner Origin, completed its first transatlantic voyage on 30th October despite damage to one of its sails during the journey.
by Simon Currin - 02/11/2025