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The Ocean
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.

21 Dec 2024

Book Review: ‘Wild Preaching’ by Bob Shepton

By Sally Currin

Rev Bob Shepton is an Honorary Member of the Ocean Cruising Club and has written many books about his adventures but his latest, ‘Wild Preaching’, is a little different. Below is a book review. ....

16 Dec 2024

Voyages to the Wild: Collisions with Whales

By Charlie Young

How boat collisions are endangering one whale species in particular ....

15 Dec 2024

Sudden death of an Ocean Cruising Club member

By Simon Currin

It with great sadness that we report the sudden death of Ewan Hind. ....

12 Dec 2024

Ocean Cruising Club 70th Anniversary: Langkawi

By Sarah Tadd

OCC event in South East Asia ....

12 Dec 2024

Ocean Cruising Club Webinar: Alaska

By Ralf & Wiebke Gerging

Ralf & Wiebke describe their voyage to Alaska and focus on the highlight of their summer in South East ....

11 Dec 2024

Whale makes epic migration

By Simon Currin

A whale was seen in the Pacific Ocean off Colombia in 2017, then popped up several years later near Zanzibar in the Indian Ocean - a distance of at least 13,000 km. ....

11 Dec 2024

Celebration of Life for Pam Wall

By Richard Goldstein

11 December 2024 ....

10 Dec 2024

70th Anniversary Opua Pot-Luck

By Nina Kiff

6 December 2024 ....

07 Dec 2024

OCC Webinar: S/V Flora in Alaska

By Wiebke and Ralf Gerking

Ocean Cruising Club Alaska Webinar, Thursday 12th December at 8pm UTC ....

07 Dec 2024

Reflections on COP29 Climate change negotiations and sailing

By Nigel Jollands

Ocean Cruising Club Challenge Grant winner and skipper of S/V Novara, Dr Nigel Jollands shares his thoughts on COP29. Nigel is a sustainable energy, climate finance and policy professional. ....

05 Dec 2024

OCC Webinar: The building and voyages of Helacious

By Brian & Helen Russell

This webinar describes the building of Helacious (by Brian & Helen Russell) and their subsequent cruising highlights. It is presented from their winter berth in London’s St Katherine Dock. ....

29 Nov 2024

OCC Challenge Grant Winner: Novara continues climate action

By Nigel Jollands and Veronica Lysaght

Novara’s climate action project highlights the severe impacts of climate change on coastal communities, emphasising unique local adaptations and grassroots efforts to mitigate climate change impacts. ....

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