Latest OCC News
Thanks sent to an OCC Port Officer in a remote part of British Columbia, Canada
Ocean Cruising Club members sail to the remotest places and, when they get there, they often find a friendly OCC Port Officer to welcome them. S/V Horizon crossed the Aleutian Islands to Alaska and BC
by Simon Currin - 15/10/2025
Planet’s first catastrophic climate tipping point reached
Those of us that have snorkelled in the tropics in recent years will have seen the dead coral that evidenced this new Report with our own eyes.
by Simon Currin - 15/10/2025
An OCC solo sailor, Fabian Fernandez, completes his circumnavigation
Malaysian Ocean Cruising Club member, Fabian, had a fabulous and Royal welcome home when he arrived back in his home port and completed his circumnavigation.
by Simon Currin - 14/10/2025
SSB is Social Networking for nostalgics
Single Sideband Radio (SSB) was the forerunner of modern social media and it’s still very much alive and can brighten up a long ocean passage.
by Simon Currin - 14/10/2025
Marine protected areas in New Zealand’s Hauraki Gulf triple
A new law that almost triples the protected area in the Hauraki Gulf Tikapa Moana – New Zealand’s largest marine park at more than 1.2 million hectares, surrounding Auckland and the Coromandel.
by Simon Currin - 11/10/2025
GPS Jamming Disrupts Mariners
Mariners, both commercial and amateur, depend on accurate GPS navigation and anything that disrupts this navigational aid presents a significant risk to life. Hostile GPS jammers are causing chaos.
by Simon Currin - 09/10/2025
Cape Verde flooding - relief delivered by cruisers. More is needed.
Severe flooding struck the Cape Verde in August and cruisers departing from the Canary Islands are being asked to deliver relief in the form of school supplies and educational materials.
by Simon Currin - 07/10/2025
Yacht biosecurity is being more strictly enforced in New Zealand
As four Ocean Cruising Club Boats prepare to sail from Minerva Reef to New Zealand tomorrow there is much talk of stricter biosecurity enforcement for boats checking in at all of NZ’s Ports of Entry.
by Simon Currin - 06/10/2025
OCC Legends, the Ancient Mariners, celebrate a 107th birthday
Ocean Cruising Club Members, Herb and Ruth Weiss, are very well know sailors in NE USA. Between them they have a combined age of 206 and have spent the summer cruising Maine aboard MV Ancient Mariner
by Simon Currin - 03/10/2025
OCC BBQ at Musket Cove
Ocean Cruising Club Regional Rear Commodore and Port Officer Jonathan Robinson hosted a fine event in Fiji prior to the annual Regatta.
by Simon Currin - 23/09/2025
Which countries have already ratified the High Sea Treaty?
In an earlier post I noted that 60 countries have ratified the High Seas Treaty (signed earlier this year in Nice). I have now been asked to list the countries that have already ratified the Treaty.
by Simon Currin - 23/09/2025
A key oceans treaty comes into force
A global agreement designed to protect the world's oceans and reverse damage to marine life is set to become international law. The High Seas Treaty has received its 60th ratification by Morocco.
by Simon Currin - 20/09/2025
OCC Challenge Grant winner, Charlie Young, reports on her story telling mission
Charlie continues to narrate her podcasts designed to raise awareness about wildlife and conservation issues as she sails around the Atlantic.
by Simon currin - 19/09/2025
OCC member analyses the flaws within weather routing software
Ocean Cruising Club member, Steve Bradley, has noticed some anomalies in weather routing software during his transit of the Viking Route this summer. He explains all in his blog.
by Simon Currin - 18/09/2025
OCC member writes on the pitfalls of working from your boat when abroad
Mark Erdos, Ocean Cruising Club Member, has written a detailed blog about the difficulties digital nomads may encounter when doing paid work from their boats in foreign waters.
by Simon Currin - 18/09/2025
Radio New Zealand (RNZ) features OCC Member after Arctic voyage
A New Zealand woman and Ocean Cruising Club Member, Veronica Lysaght, has become the first NZ woman to co-skipper a yacht through the Northwest Passage.
by Simon Currin - 17/09/2025
Newfoundland Expedition with a shout out for OCC Port Officers
Danish Ocean Cruising Club Members, Nathalie and Chris, comment on the extraordinary hospitality shown to them by OCC Port officers during their circumnavigation of Newfoundland.
by Nathalie Ah-Sue and Chris Lobel - 16/09/2025
OCC gathering in Halifax, Nova Scotia
The Ocean Cruising Club Port Officer for Halifax, Nova Scotis hosted a lunch for passing cruisers.
by Simon Currin - 15/09/2025
A commercial freighter runs aground in the Arctic en route from China
As ice retreats from the Arctic the North West Passage is becoming a route for freight. A 21,000 ton freighter is now grounded in the Franklin Strait.
by Simon Currin - 08/09/2025
The Cruising Club of America cruise to the Grenadines 2026
The CCA have invited OCC members to participate in their Grenadines Cruise 2026
by Simon Currin - 07/09/2025