Latest OCC News
OCC Challenge Grant Awardees Duncan & Larissa
Following on from an earlier post about the award of an OCC Challenge Grant, it is good to see that the news has been picked up by Sail Magazine
by Simon Currin - 27/02/2025
Ocean Cruising Club Awards 2024: OCC Events & Rallies
Reg Barker is the worthy winner of the OCC Events and Rallies Award for inspiring an extraordinary year of celebrations to honour the OCC's 70th birthday
by simon currin - 26/02/2025
Ocean Cruising Club Awards 2024: OCC Lifetime Award
Victor Wejer has won the OCC Lifetime Award 2024 for his long service to high latitude sailors
by Simon Currin - 26/02/2025
Ocean Cruising Club 2024 Award: Port Officer Service Award
Port Officer Service Award is given to Cristian Yanzer
by Simon Currin - 24/02/2025
The Ocean Cruising Club Awards 2024: Seamanship Award
Pip Hare has been given the OCC's Seamanship Award following her dismasting during the singlehanded Vendée Globe 2024. Famously, Pip managed to set a jury rig and sail to Melbourne, Australia.
by simon currin - 24/02/2025
Ocean Cruising Club Awards: Jester Award
Jacqueline Evers, an OCC Member from The Netherlands, has won the OCC Jester Award for her singlehanded voyage to New Zealand in a 27 foot sloop, Loveworkx.
by simon currin - 23/02/2025
Ocean Cruising Club member, Jasmine Harrison, begins the Mini Globe Race (MGR)
Jasmine Harrison begins the MGR today
by Brian Wallace - 23/02/2025
Ocean Cruising Club 2024 Awards: OCC Environment Award
The OCC Environment Award has been given to Ivar Smits and Floris van Hees and their ‘Sailors for Sustainability’ project.
by simon currin - 22/02/2025
Underwater Photographer of the Year 2025 – in pictures
A stunning collection of underwater photographs
by Simon Currin - 21/02/2025
Ocean Cruising Club Port Officers
The OCC has a network of hundreds of Port Officers around the world whose role is to support members in foreign harbours. Occasionally PO’s cross oceans to meet and compare notes.
by Simon Currin - 21/02/2025
De Toerzeilers webinars (in English) and in association with the OCC
Ocean Cruising Club and De Toerzeiler are affiliated yacht clubs and the OCC are pleased to promote the forthcoming series of De Toerzeiler webinars.
by Simon Currin - 21/02/2025
Voyages to the Wild, episode 4
In the 4th episode of her podcast, Voyages to the the Wild, Charlie Young, OCC Member, Challenge Grant awardee and offshore sailor, describes her visit to a turtle sanctuary.
by Steve Brown - 19/02/2025
Report on the loss of 3 sailing boats during the 2024 Newport Bermuda Race
A thorough report into the loss of 3 sailboats has been published by the Cruising Club of America and US Sailing. All offshore sailors are encouraged to read the various reports below.
by simon currin - 18/02/2025
Ocean Cruising Club 2024 Awards: Bob Bradfield wins the OCC Award
For two decades Bob Bradfield has been creating exquisite, highly detailed electronic charts of Scotland which he distributes at cost. They are known as Antares Charts and are very popular.
by Simon Currin - 18/02/2025
The Ocean Cruising Club 2024 Awards: OCC Award
OCC Award has been given to Bill Weigel for overseeing the development of the Ocean Cruising Club's Website and Mobile Phone App.
by simon currin - 18/02/2025
Ocean Cruising Club 2024 Awards are announced: Press Release
The OCC 2024 awards are summarised below and subsequent posts will focus on individual winners.
by Karen Soule - 17/02/2025
Ocean Cruising Club 2024 Awards: Qualifier’s Mug
Fabian Fernandez has been awarded the Qualifier’s Mug for the ocean passage that he made enabling him to join the Ocean Cruising Club
by Simon Currin - 17/02/2025
Ocean Cruising Club Awards 2024: Vasey Vase
OCC Members, Tim Riley & Carol Osborne, have been awarded the Vasey Vase for their double handed transit of the North West Passage in 2024
by simon currin - 17/02/2025
World’s Sea-Ice falls to a record low
According to data from the US National Snow and Ice Data Center (NSIDC), the sea-ice in polar regions is now at record low levels.
by Simon Currin - 15/02/2025
OCC Webinar: Pacific Northwest
In the last of this winter's series of OCC Webinars Adrienne Palmer and Peter Petrik describe the 5 seasons they spent exploring the Pacific Northwest aboard their 37' Southerly 115 sailboat.
by Simon Currin - 14/02/2025