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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 Mar 2025

Declining Arctic Sea Ice

By Steve Brown

The average February 2025 Arctic sea ice extent was 13.75 million km2, the lowest February extent in the 47-year satellite record and 220,000 km2 below the previous record low set in 2018. ....

17 Mar 2025

Chris Parker Worries About Forecasting Future

By SC

Chris Parker, founder and chief forecaster for the Marine Weather Center https://www.mwxc.com/, based in Florida, serving mariners around the world. ....

11 Mar 2025

OCC Linton Bay Rendezvous.

By Chris & Bill Burry

Ocean Cruising Club Members muster in Panama ....

01 Mar 2025

Ocean Cruising Club Awards 2024: OCC Award

By SC

Zdenka Griswold has been given the OCC Award in recognition of her outstanding service to the OCC. ....

27 Feb 2025

OCC Challenge Grant Awardees Duncan & Larissa

By SC

Following on from an earlier post about the award of an OCC Challenge Grant, it is good to see that the news has been picked up by Sail Magazine ....

26 Feb 2025

Ocean Cruising Club Awards 2024: OCC Lifetime Award

By Sc

Victor Wejer has won the OCC Lifetime Award 2024 for his long service to high latitude sailors ....

26 Feb 2025

Ocean Cruising Club Awards 2024: OCC Events & Rallies

By Sc

Reg Barker is the worthy winner of the OCC Events and Rallies Award for inspiring an extraordinary year of celebrations to honour the OCC's 70th birthday ....

24 Feb 2025

Ocean Cruising Club 2024 Award: Port Officer Service Award

By SC

Port Officer Service Award is given to Cristian Yanzer ....

24 Feb 2025

The Ocean Cruising Club Awards 2024: Seamanship Award

By SC

Pip Hare has been given the OCC's Seamanship Award following her dismasting during the singlehanded Vendée Globe 2024. Famously, Pip managed to set a jury rig and sail to Melbourne, Australia. ....

23 Feb 2025

Ocean Cruising Club Awards: Jester Award

By SC

Jacqueline Evers, an OCC Member from The Netherlands, has won the OCC Jester Award for her singlehanded voyage to New Zealand in a 27 foot sloop, Loveworkx. ....

23 Feb 2025

Ocean Cruising Club member, Jasmine Harrison, begins the Mini Globe Race (MGR)

By Brian Wallace

Jasmine Harrison begins the MGR today ....

22 Feb 2025

Ocean Cruising Club 2024 Awards: OCC Environment Award

By SC

The OCC Environment Award has been given to Ivar Smits and Floris van Hees and their ‘Sailors for Sustainability’ project. ....

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