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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 Feb 2026

Ocean Cruising Club Award: Barton Cup 2025

By Daria Blackwell

Susanne Huber-Curphey has been awarded the OCC's Barton Cup having completed La Longue Route for the second time. This 33,532 mile solo voyage lasted 270 days. ....

05 Feb 2026

The Ocean Cruising Club Announces its Awards 2025

By Daria Blackwell

PRESS RELASE: Awards 2025 Susanne Huber-Curphey is Awarded the Barton Cup ....

05 Feb 2026

Jasmine Harrison arrives in Bazil

By Simon Currin

Ocean Cruising Club member and Mini Globe Race competitor, Jasmine Harrison, has crossed the Atlantic for the third time as she nears the end of the MGR. ....

29 Jan 2026

OCC Webinar: Orcas & Rudders

By Bob Osborne & Rui Alvez

30,000 pleasure boats transit the Gibraltar Straits every year and 130 boats a year have a close encounter with an orca along the way. About 25 boats a year suffer significant rudder damage. ....

25 Jan 2026

OCC Interview: Citizen Science with Duncan Copeland

By Duncan Copeland S/V Freeranger

Duncan Copeland and Larissa Clark founded 'Freerange Ocean' as a not-for-profit project designed to positively impact the people and places they visit aboard Freeranger their 50ft expedition sailboat. ....

22 Jan 2026

OCC Webinar: Emergencies at Sea

By Will Spencer

Ocean Cruising Club Webinar describing how to plan for and respond to emergencies at sea. ....

19 Jan 2026

Navigational Warning to Mariners in Latin America

By SC

GPS and communications jamming in Latin America may present danger for mariners. ....

18 Jan 2026

Jasmine Harrison, OCC Member, pauses in St Helena to make a record breaking swim

By Brian Wallace

The world’s most remote inspiring New Year swim, 17th January 2026 ....

15 Jan 2026

OCC Webinar: Cruising Japan

By Behan and Jamie Gifford

Jamie and Behan Gifford have been living aboard S/V Totem in Japan for the last 6 months and have enjoyed it so much that they have secured a visa to stay much longer. ....

14 Jan 2026

OCC Member, William Whatley, received the Polar Medal in the New Year's Honours

By Simon Currin

The Polar Medal is a medal awarded by the Sovereign of the United Kingdom to individuals who have outstanding achievements in the field of polar research, and those who have worked in harsh climates. ....

13 Jan 2026

THE PLATINUM SUPPLEMENT

By Ocean Cruising Club

The Ocean Cruising Club from 2015 until 2024 ....

08 Jan 2026

OCC Webinar: Cruising from Japan to Alaska via the Aleutian Islands

By Anette and Anders Rhodin

Anette and Anders Rhodin describe their 108 day voyage this summer from Japan to Alaska via the Aleutian Islands. ....

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