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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.

17 Jun 2026

OCC Member prepares for solo, non-stop, westabout circumnavigation

By Simon Currin

OCC Interview with Istvan Kopar as he prepares for his solo, non-stop, westabout circumnavigation aboard S/V Surprise ....

16 Jun 2026

Russian warship fires warning shots near UK-registered yacht in Channel

By Simon Currin

The incident, which happened between the Isle of Wight and Normandy, involved a Russian frigate, the Admiral Grigorovich. ....

15 Jun 2026

2026 OCC Chesapeake Bay Cruise

By Chris Burry

Every year the Ocean Cruising Club organises a cruise within the Chesapeake Bay. ....

14 Jun 2026

OCC Honorary Member, Ian Nicolson, awarded an MBE.

By John Tait

Congratulations to Ian ....

14 Jun 2026

French Polynesia Protects Biodiverse Ocean Area Twice the Size of Arizona.

By Simon Currin

The French Polynesian government recently announced it will fully protect 200,000 square miles of ocean, an area about twice as large as Arizona that’s teeming with ocean life. ....

13 Jun 2026

Seabirds drive rapid coral reef recovery after invasive rats are removed.

By Simon Currin

Removing invasive rats from islands in Palau allowed seabirds to return, restoring nutrient flows that boosted coral reef health and fish populations within a year, highlighting rapid recovery. ....

12 Jun 2026

El Nino forms, expected to strengthen, say NOAA forecasters

By Simon Currin

Prolonged period of above-average temperatures in the equatorial Pacific expected to peak this winter. ....

12 Jun 2026

RIP Graham Johnson, Past OCC Roving Rear Commodore

By Simon Currin

Graham Johnson, long standing OCC Member and multiple award winner, has died in Southampton. ....

12 Jun 2026

French racing sailor Charlie Dalin has died of cancer

By Simon Currin

French sailor Charlie Dalin - the most recent winner of the non-stop round-the-world Vendee Globe race - has died aged 42 after a long battle with cancer. ....

11 Jun 2026

Deepest and most extensive whale graveyard discovered in Indian Ocean

By Simon Currin

Scientists discovered the world's deepest and most extensive whale graveyard in the Indian Ocean, containing fossils dating back over five million years. ....

10 Jun 2026

Matt Rutherford - Interview as he prepares for an Arctic Circumnavigation

By Simon Currin

Matt, an Ocean Cruising Club member, is one of 3 solo sailors about to embark on an Arctic circumnavigation. Ella Hibberd and fellow OCC Member, Harry Anderson, also intend to circle the Arctic. ....

09 Jun 2026

Rare footage captured of Great White shark in Mediterranean Sea

By Simon Currin

Divers working for the NGO Healthy Seas captured the rare footage whilst diving to highlight the problem of so-called "ghost fishing nets". ....

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