Ocean Cruising Club

22/10/2026

New post! Duncan Copeland joins the Ocean Cruising Club’s environmental leadership, bringing extensive ocean advocacy experience and Free Range Ocean’s innovative citizen science initiatives. The Ocean Cruising Club is p...

Duncan Copeland joins the Ocean Cruising Club’s environmental leadership, bringing extensive ocean advocacy experience and Free Range Ocean’s innovative citizen science initiatives.

17/10/2026

New post! Ocean Cruising Club Member, Tim Good, write about cruising Cape Verde with his young family. Tim Good recounts his family’s sailing journey from The Gambia through Cape Verde before crossing the Atlantic to Brazil.

Ocean Cruising Club Member, Tim Good, write about cruising Cape Verde with his young family.

16/10/2026

New post! Copernicus’ 2026 report documents ocean change: warming, ecosystem shifts, sea-level rise, and growing gaps between human pressures and protection efforts. The 2026 Copernicus Ocean State Report examines change...

Copernicus’ 2026 report documents ocean change: warming, ecosystem shifts, sea-level rise, and growing gaps between human pressures and protection efforts.

15/10/2026

New post! The UK’s Maritime and Coastguard Agency (MCA) recommends that offshore sailors should not rely exclusively on satellite dependent navigational systems. The UK’s Maritime and Coastguard Agency (MCA) has strongl...

The UK’s Maritime and Coastguard Agency (MCA) recommends that offshore sailors should not rely exclusively on satellite dependent navigational systems.

14/10/2026

New post! Agustin Martin is the OCC’s long serving Port Officer in the Canary Islands. Every year he hosts a gathering at his home for those about to cross the Atlantic. The crossing season will recommence soon An Ocean ...

Agustin Martin is the OCC’s long serving Port Officer in the Canary Islands. Every year he hosts a gathering at his home for those about to cross the Atlantic. The crossing season will recommence soon

09/10/2026

New post! New rules in NZ will impact on cruisers when using their tenders. From 9 October 2026, everyone on board a recreational craft 6 metres and under must wear a lifejacket when the craft is underway. The rule wil...

New rules in NZ will impact on cruisers when using their tenders.

08/10/2026

New post! The crew of S/V Grateful are well known and very popular in the Pacific and beyond. Monica will be missed. Jamie writes of his wife’s sad death, “Eight Bells for Admiral Niki 06/28/1960 - 10/07/2026 At 10:00 P...

The crew of S/V Grateful are well known and very popular in the Pacific and beyond. Monica will be missed.

06/10/2026

8 days and counting 📆 For the first time the OCC has our own stand! Please come along and say hello to our wonderful volunteers who are standing their watch. They'll be able to answer any questions you may have about the club and what we can do to support you in your sailing adventures ⛵ What are you most looking forward to seeing at the show??

06/10/2026

Whales on Australia’s ‘humpback highway’ are at growing risk of injury from boat and propeller strikes. Two weeks after a whale collision caused the sinking of an