Latest OCC News
Loss of an OCC boat in the Pacific
Ocean Cruising Club boat, S/V IdaLina, sinks in the Pacific
by Simon Currin - 11/04/2024
OCC Challenge Grant environment award
OCC Challenge Grant Awarded to - Project Manaia - Marine Debris initiative
by Derrick Thorrington - 02/04/2024
OCC Member interviews founder of PredictWind
Ben Shaw’s, ‘Out the Gate Podcast’ interviews Jon Bilger, the founder of PredictWind - a weather routing app for cruising sailors.
by Simon Currin - 01/04/2024
World Ocean Summit
In March, the 11th annual World Ocean Summit took place in Lisbon.
by Phil Heaton - 29/03/2024
2023 saw a record number of North West Passage transits
Steve Brown looks at traffic volume through the North West Passage over the last decade
by Steve Brown - 29/03/2024
70th Anniversary Stockholm Archipelago Cruise
Sailing from Nynäshamn to the city of Stockholm.
by Rachelle Turk - 27/03/2024
Meet new the Digital Nomads
An article written by Will Thomson for the Sunday Times Travel Magazine describes how offshore cruising sailors are able to adopt new technology to work from their boats.
by Simon Currin - 24/03/2024
Ocean Cruising Club Port Officers
The Ocean Cruising Club is proud of its global network of Port Officers and Port Officer Representatives.
by Simon Currin - 20/03/2024
The Pacific Crossing Season is in full swing
Half a dozen Ocean Cruising Club crews rendezvoused in Puerto Ayora, Galapagos prior to sailing for French Polynesia.
by Simon Currin - 20/03/2024
Tilman Medal awarded to Andrew Wilkes
The Royal Cruising Club’s prestigious Tilman Medal has been awarded to Andrew Wilkes.
by Simon Currin - 19/03/2024
OCC rendezvous at 1800 on 19th March at the Marina Bar, Mexico
OCC 70th Anniversary Marina Rivera Nayarit, La Cruz de Huanacaxtle, Banderas Bay, Mexico. 70th Anniversary
by Anne and Michael Hartshorn - 18/03/2024
“Ocean Drifter.” British Wildlife Photographer of the Year 2024
Ryan Stalker, “Ocean Drifter.” British Wildlife Photographer of the Year 2024 and Winner of Coast & Marine category. Goose barnacles (Thoracica), Portland, Dorset, England.
by Simon Currin - 17/03/2024
Project Manaia Seagrass Restoration now enters its 7th year
Headed by OCC member Manuel Marinelli, Project Manaia has been working on monitoring the health and habitat of Seagrass throughout the Mediterranean.
by Steve Brown, Specialist Roving RC: Environmental - 15/03/2024
Kirsten Neuschäfer receives the 2023 Blue Water Medal
Kirsten Neuschäfer receives the 2023 Blue Water Medal from the Cruising Club of America
by Cruising Club of America - 12/03/2024
OCC Member wins the CCA Far Horizons Award
OCC Member, Max Fletcher, has won the Far Horizons Award
by Cruising Club of America - 12/03/2024
OCC member’s boat lost in El Salvador
S/V Rum Truffle wrecked whilst entering Baihia del Sol in El Salvador whilst under the instructions of a paid pilot
by Simon Currin - 11/03/2024
Starlink access from a smartphone
SpaceX have been successfully testing Starlink’s Direct-to-Cell technology using unmodified smartphones
by Simon Currin - 08/03/2024
Volcanic Eruption on Fernandina Island, Galapagos.
The La Cumbre volcano on the uninhabited Fernandina island in the Galapagos Archipelago has erupted
by Simon Currin - 04/03/2024