Latest OCC News
Celebration for Jon Sanders
Intrepid solo sailor Jon Sanders (81) will complete his 11th circumnavigation in the Fremantle Inner Harbour about 1 pm on the 31st January. He will do a victory lap with a flotilla to accompany him.
by Daria Blackwell - 15/01/2021
The First Lady Commodore of a Yacht Club in India
POR for Mumbai, Gulshan Rai, has sent in a notice that Ms. Rama Mathew has been elected Commodore of Bombay Customs Yacht Club. Gulshan was the recipient of the Barton Cup in 1988.
by Gulshan Rai - 12/01/2021
Sea Mercy - Supporting the Villages on the Outlying Islands of Fiji
OCC member Jonathan Robinson of Sea Mercy put together a fleet of 7 yachts to go to the aid of some of the more remote islands on the North of Vanua Levu which was hit hard by cyclone Yasa.
by Andrew Dallas - 11/01/2021
Seamanship Award Speech
Susanne Huber-Curphy prepared this speech for delivery in Annapolis in April of 2020, which sadly did not happen as the OCC Awards Dinner was cancelled due to the coronavirus pandemic.
by Susanne Huber-Curphy - 10/01/2021
Royal Cruising Club (RCC) Awards the Medal for Services to Cruising to OCC
The RCC announced at the Awards Evening 07 January, held on Zoom, that the Ocean Cruising Club (OCC) has been awarded the Medal for Services to Cruising - 2020.
by Daria Blackwell - 09/01/2021
Biofouling management survey in the recreational boating sector
The study will include recommendations on the best approaches to tackle biofouling in a cost-effective way for all types of sailing boats, motorboats and yachts.
by Daria Blackwell - 01/01/2021
Happy New Year!
The Ocean Cruising Club wishes all our members and friends a healthy and joyous year...one that is full of adventure and much improved over the one we are leaving behind.
by Daria Blackwell - 31/12/2020
Clearing out of the BVI is no easy task
Richard Freeborn and Alexandra Early spent almost the whole of 2020 in the BVIs and s/v 'Hawkeye' was essentially the last bluewater cruising yacht left there.
by Richard Freeborn - 30/12/2020
Cruising Permit in the Maldives
OCC Port Officer Rep is working hard to make the Maldives accessible to cruising yachts. As of 27 December 2020, there will no longer be a charge for the cruising permit for yachts 15m or less.
by Asadhulla Mohamed - 29/12/2020
No Plastic Waste Voyage Update
Jon Sanders departed Royal Sydney Yacht Squadron this morning 24 December 2020 on the last leg of his historic 11th circumnavigation.
by Stephen Davis - 24/12/2020
2020 Photo Competition: ‘Seascapes and Landscapes’
Congratulations and thanks to all our talented members who made the judging of the OCC photo competition so challenging! The quality and variety of photos are amazing and inspiring.
by Emily Winter - 23/12/2020
Yachts in Fiji prepare to assist cyclone-ravaged islands
Sea Mercy has organised yachts spared by tropical cyclone Yasa to bring relief to the smaller islands in Yasa's destructive path. Please help by donating to Sea Mercy. http://www.seamercy.org
by Andrew & Julia Dallas - 21/12/2020
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Covid Chaos Africa-style!
Every year the OCC hosts wine-tastings and get-togethers for the circumnavigating boats who have made it across the Indian Ocean. 2020, as we all know, has been a very different year.
by Jenny Crickmore-Thompson - 17/12/2020
Upcoming OCC Events
Due to the Coronavirus Pandemic, many events have been cancelled or postponed. A series of webinars have been initiated and will be recorded and available to view on the website.
by Daria Blackwell - 16/12/2020
OCC RoRC Report from Catamaran 'Sanctuary' in the Pacific Region
Given the tumultuous times of the COVID pandemic, this report is somewhat more of the journey of negotiating borders and border closures than passage making.
by Guy Chester - 06/12/2020
OCC RoRc Report on Crossing the Atlantic to Europe
From lockdown in the Western Caribbean to Mexico and the US East Coast before setting off to return to the UK.
by Reg and Nicky Barker - 06/12/2020
OCC RoRC Report from Time Bandit in Langkawi
Roving Rear Commodores Stuart & Ann Letton get a lesson in slowing down thanks to pandemic lockdowns in Malaysia.
by Stuart & Ann Letton - 06/12/2020
OCC RoRC Report from the Bahamas
Roving Rear Commodores Bill Heaton and Grace Arison found themselves at anchor at a remote Cay in the Bahamas as the pandemic hit the Americas.
by Bill Heaton and Grace Arison - 05/12/2020
OCC RoRC Report: Two Drifters on Sailing in French Polynesia
Jenevora Swann and Fergus Dunipace have been liveaboards on their catamaran Two Drifters since 2014. They sailed around Europe before crossing the Atlantic to the Caribbean & the Americas.
by Jenevora Swann and Fergus Dunipace - 05/12/2020
OCC RoRC Report Gavin French Sardinia, Italy
From Newfoundland, Canada to Italy, France, and Italy again - October 2020
by Gavin French - 05/12/2020