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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.

05 Aug 2025

Great Barrier Reef suffers worst annual decline since records began

By Simon Currin

A report by the Australian Institute of Marine Science (AIMS) describes how parts of the coral in the Great Barrier Reef exhibit the largest annual decline since records began. ....

05 Aug 2025

A personal account of cruising the Pacific’s ‘Difficult Middle’ in 2025

By Simon Currin

Ocean cruisers have always had to be patient but changing weather patterns are forcing us to make more nuanced decisions and adapt to whatever comes our way. S/V Shimshal is now facing those choices. ....

05 Aug 2025

Tsunami information for cruisers

By Behan & Jamie Gifford

OCC Members Behan and Jamie Gifford have shared a webinar for cruisers on Tsunamis ....

02 Aug 2025

The first named storm of the summer will strike Scotland as the CCA Rally ends

By Simon Currin

The Cruising Club of America have enjoyed typically Scottish weather for their Hebridean cruise but, as they depart, 80 knot winds are on the way. ....

01 Aug 2025

2025 Photo Competition: "Full Canvas"

By Romy McIntosh

Sponsored by AnchoRight ....

30 Jul 2025

OCC Commodore, Fi Jones, leads the catering team for a Pot Luck Supper

By Reg Barker

As the the Western Isles Cruise in Company draws to a close the Ocean Cruising Club hosted a Pot Luck Supper in Loch Spelve. ....

28 Jul 2025

Thanks to Ocean Cruising Club Port Officers

By Nigel Jollands

Nigel Jollands, the skipper of S/V Novara, writes in praise of the global OCC Port Officer network. ....

28 Jul 2025

OCC Beach Party on Maupihaa, French Polynesia

By Simon Currin

The Ocean Cruising Club boats anchored on Maupihaa met with other cruisers for a beach potluck supper. Thanks go to Michael and Anne Hartshorn, OCC Roving Rear Commodores, for organising. ....

27 Jul 2025

Starlink’s longest ever outage was caused by a software upgrade

By Simon Currin

Last week the whole Starlink network went offline for 2.5 hours - the longest outage in Starlink’s history. The cause was a software upgrade. ....

26 Jul 2025

Update on OCC Member, Jasmine Harrison, and the Mini Global Race (MGR)

By Brian Wallace

Jasmine has departed Fiji en route to Cape Town in the MGR. ....

22 Jul 2025

Ocean Cruising Club boats hang out in some cool places

By Simon Currin

By coincidence, no less than 5 OCC boats are all sharing the same anchorage on a very remote atoll 250 miles west of Tahiti. ....

21 Jul 2025

The Cruising Club of America (CCA) Western Isles Cruise arrives in Scotland

By Reg Barker

45 OCC members helped welcome the CCA to Scotland by participating in a giant Sunflower near Tobermory. ....

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