Latest OCC News
OCC Members are always keen to help each other out
The Ocean Cruising Club has 3,700 members eager to help each other out - especially in the remotest corners of the globe.
by Simon Currin - 06/07/2025
OCC member, Richard Freeborn, writes about insurance for cruisers
Richard has written an article for NoForeignLand in which he shares his tips for cruisers seeking insurance.
by Simon Currin - 04/07/2025
Abandoned boats littering our shores
Abandoned wrecks and end-of-life vessels hogging cheap moorings and clogging up Britain’s foreshores are a growing problem and environmental concern.
by Simon Currin - 03/07/2025
Ocean Cruising Club Hospitality
OCC members are often generous hosts as well as intrepid sailors. That generosity is abundant in the Chesapeake.
by Simon Currin - 28/06/2025
OCC Interviews: Daria Blackwell 2025
The Ocean Cruising Club is publishing a series of interviews with its members. Daria Blackwell is the first in the spotlight. If you would like to be interviewed, contact simon@medex.org.uk
by Simon Currin - 27/06/2025
The Ocean Cruising Club welcomes its 3,700th member
In a dockside cafe in French Polynesia, Yves and Barbara (S/V MedioVas) presented Stéphanie Sturzenegger with her Ocean Cruising Club burgee
by Simon Currin - 27/06/2025
U.S. Department of Defense will discontinue supply of forecast data
This week, the U.S. Department of Defense announced that it will no longer process and deliver the microwave data essential to most hurricane forecasts.
by Simon Currin - 27/06/2025
Ocean Cruising Club The Long Island Sound Rendezvous
Bruce Bachenheimer Coordinated an OCC rendezvous at the Sagamore Yacht Club.
by Bruce Bachenheimer - 24/06/2025
OCC Challenge Grant winner, S/V Novara, leaves Halifax NS bound for the NWP
Nigel & Veronica have assembled their team for the North West Passage. Along the way they will engage with local communities and assist in seeking finance to mitigate the effects of climate change.
by Simon Currin - 23/06/2025
Big price hikes and new regulations for cruisers in the Bahamas
Compulsory AIS transmission, expensive cruising permits and anchoring fees are some of the changes being implemented in the Bahamas
by Simon Currin - 22/06/2025
The OCC welcomes its newest recruits: Lauren Sanders and Jack Elliott
Today we presented Lauren and Jack with their Ocean Cruising Club burgee on board S/V Shimshal in Raiatea, French Polynesia.
by Simon Currin - 20/06/2025
OCC Member and podcaster interviews fellow OCC adventurer: JASMINE HARRISON
Ben Shaw interviews the extraordinary Jasmine Harrison when they share an anchorage in the Marquesas. Ben hosts the excellent ‘Out the Gate Sailing’ podcast.
by Simon Currin - 19/06/2025
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