Latest OCC News
Google and U.S. Experts Join on A.I. Hurricane Forecasts
The National Hurricane Center will experiment with the company’s DeepMind program to enhance the work of its expert meteorologists.
by Simon Currin - 17/06/2025
OCC rendezvous in Southern Chesapeake
The Southern Chesapeake remains a hotspot for OCC encounters
by Judith Jacobsen - 17/06/2025
OCC Long Island Sound Rendezvous
The Ocean Cruising Club’s Oyster Bay rendezvous starts tomorrow.
by Simon Currin - 17/06/2025
Australian catamaran has dramatically capsized
The 2025 New Caledonia Groupama Race has lived up to its reputation. Just three days in, this 654-nautical-mile circumnavigation of Grande Terre has delivered torn sails and boat capsizes.
by Simon Currin - 17/06/2025
The Ocean Cruising Club now has two members participating in the Mini Globe Race
The OCC welcomes Dan Turk as a new member. Dan has joined the OCC in the middle of his solo circumnavigation of the globe aboard his home built 5.8 metre yacht.
by Simon Currin - 17/06/2025
Ocean Cruising Club Camaraderie and Support.
Even on a tiny island fringed with coral in the South Pacific there are OCC members willing to lend a hand, help solve problems and fly in with boat spares
by Simon Currin - 16/06/2025
‘Farewell to Adventure’: a film about The Rev Bob Shepton’s extraordinary life
A beautiful and poignant film about The Reverend Bob Shepton who is an Ocean Cruising Club Honorary Member.
by Simon Currin - 14/06/2025
Is the ocean ‘having a moment’? The UN summit where the world woke up!
According to this report there were some good outcomes from UNOC3 albeit in some cases like bottom trawling more could have been done.
by Phil Heaton - 14/06/2025
OCC Commodore expresses concern about the state of our oceans to United Nations
As the 2025 United Nations Ocean Conference commences in France, Ocean Cruising Club Commodore Fiona Jones has written to the UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer and the United Nations.
by Fiona Jones - 10/06/2025
Sea acidity has reached critical levels, threatening entire ecosystems
Ocean acidification has already crossed a crucial threshold for planetary health, scientists say in unexpected finding
by Simon Currin - 09/06/2025
UNITED NATIONS OCEAN CONFERENCE
The high-level 2025 United Nations Conference to Support the Implementation of Sustainable Development from 9th-14th June.
by Simon Currin - 09/06/2025
French Polynesia Just Created The World’s Largest Marine Protected Area
French Polynesia announced the creation of the world’s largest Marine Protected Area (MPA), at the U.N. Ocean Conference in France on Monday.
by Simon Currin - 09/06/2025
The OCC supports the Griffin Project and Team 9-Faro Formica Grande, Grosseto
The RORC’ Griffin Project exists to encourage young people into the sport of offshore racing. The OCC is pleased to be a supporter.
by Simon Currin - 03/06/2025
The Disabled Sailors Association is seeking funds
OVER £1 MILLION RAISED FOR A NEW OCEAN GOING YACHT. HELP NEEDED TO LAUNCH IT BY SUMMER 2026
by Simon Currin - 03/06/2025
Starlink have announced a lower altitude array of satellites
Starlink V3 is dropping the orbit height from 550 kilometres down to about 350 kilometres. Once deployed this will give higher data speeds and lower latency.
by Simon Currin - 03/06/2025
Assistance required to retrieve an escaped Seaglider!
A 1.5m x 0.3m Seaglider (a scientific instrument) weighing 55kg is in need of rescue 1,975 km south east of Hawaii. If a passing cruiser is able to assist then please contact Nik Giovine.
by Simon Currin - 31/05/2025
Grounding in Trondheim Fjord
The 135m NCL Salten ran aground in Norway after the officer of the watch fell asleep. The ship narrowly missed a house!
by Simon Currin - 23/05/2025
NOAA predicts above-normal 2025 Atlantic hurricane season
May 22, 2025 — Forecasters within NOAA’s National Weather Service predict above-normal hurricane activity in the Atlantic basin this year.
by Simon Currin - 23/05/2025
The OCC Fleetmap triggers unplanned OCC flag officer meet up in Kinsale
The OCC Fleetmap tracks the AIS feeds of all members as well as allowing for manual position reporting and via other tracking devices. Thus enabling impromptu meetings of friends in foreign ports.
by Reg Barker - 21/05/2025
National Weather Service (NWS) is accepting public comments
The National Weather Service (NWS) propose discontinuing condensed forms of offshore marine forecasts.
by Simon Currin / Rob Murray - 21/05/2025