Latest OCC News
OCC Charitable Trust supports the Caribwish Project
The Ocean Cruising Club Charitable Trust donates to the Caribwish Project
by Simon Currin - 18/04/2024
OCC Challenge Grant recipient
Practical Boat Owner (PBO) magazine has written up the story of Jenny Decker, an OCC Challenge Grant recipient.
by Simon Currin - 17/04/2024
Cruising in Maine and the impact of recent storms
The CCA Newsletter examines the impact on cruisers of recent storms in Maine, USA
by Simon Currin - 17/04/2024
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