{"id":21123,"date":"2014-09-10T21:10:07","date_gmt":"2014-09-10T21:10:07","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.bwsailing.com\/cc\/?p=21123"},"modified":"2014-09-10T21:10:33","modified_gmt":"2014-09-10T21:10:33","slug":"ocean-cruising-club-celebrates-60th-anniversary-with-record-gatherings-around-the-world","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.bwsailing.com\/cc\/2014\/09\/ocean-cruising-club-celebrates-60th-anniversary-with-record-gatherings-around-the-world\/","title":{"rendered":"Ocean Cruising Club Celebrates 60th Anniversary with Record Gatherings Around the World"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Unlike other sailing clubs that hold one annual cruise, the Ocean Cruising Club (OCC) has been celebrating its 60th <\/span>Anniversary literally all year round with events taking place on multiple continents and venues to which members arrive mostly by sea after crossing oceans to get there. In a unique effort to celebrate the 60th <\/span>anniversary of its founding, the OCC has hosted no fewer than 16 gatherings on three continents as well as the Caribbean and New Zealand, covering both sides of the Atlantic, the Pacific, Caribbean, Mediterranean, and Baltic. And there are at least seven more events to come before the year is over! (Pictured above: the OCC Pacific NW fleet anchored in Barkley Sound, British Columbia.)<\/p>\n

\u201cIf the gatherings in the Caribbean are an indicator of all the great events that took place around the world, then much fun was had by many OCC members who share the common bond of sailing across oceans in small boats,\u201d commented Vice Commodore Peter Whatley, who attended the Caribbean Rally.<\/p>\n

In addition, as part of the 60th <\/span>Anniversary celebrations, five Founder Members (Derrick Allen, Harvey Loomis, Colin Mudie, Ian Nicolson, and Bill Wise) and four Port Officers (Derrick Allen, Dick Davidson, Alfredo Lagos, and Ian Nicolson), each of whom had dedicated more than 50 years of service to OCC, were honoured at the Annual Awards Dinner and AGM held in London aboard HQS Wellington. \u201cWe were very pleased that four of the five living Founder Members were able to attend and regale us with stories of the days when Hum Barton and his chums got OCC off the ground in 1954,\u201d said Commodore John Franklin, who also instituted the inaugural OCC Seamanship Award. The event was attended by 115 members and guests from as far away as Vancouver, Canada.<\/p>\n

The Flagship Rally led by Commodore John Franklin to the Baltic was a massive undertaking, visiting nine countries in six weeks and covering some 3230M. Regional Rear Commodore Jenny Crickmore-Thompson, who was the key organiser of the Rally said, \u201cSix weeks go by very quickly when you\u2019re having fun, and the Baltic Rally this season was no exception! The ambitious schedule could not have been managed without the expert assistance of our Port Officers in every main destination.\u201d<\/p>\n

Ocean Cruising Club Limited \u2013 a company limited by guarantee Registered in England and Wales No 4919549 Registered Office 10 Carlisle Road, Hampton, Middlesex TW12 2UL, UK Tel: +44 20 7099 2678 Fax: +44 8700 526922<\/p>\n

London, UK<\/b>The Ocean Cruising Club will be highlighting the benefits of joining the OCC at a stand at the Southampton Boat Show in September. The space was kindly donated by our long-time supporter Topsail Insurance. Please stop by EO29 to meet the Commodore and the many adventurous members who will be staffing the stand throughout the show.<\/p>\n

Partial List of OCC 60<\/b>th <\/b><\/span>Anniversary Events<\/b><\/p>\n

(Additional details and high resolution photos for specific events are available upon request)<\/p>\n

Regional 60th Anniversary Celebration Dinners<\/i><\/b><\/p>\n

\u2022<\/span>OCC Anniversary Dinner Whangarei, NZ April \u2013 26 members and guests aboard 15 vessels \u2022<\/span>OCC Anniversary East Anglia Dinner in April – 14 members and 4 guests \u2022<\/span>OCC Anniversary Dinner Marmaris, Turkey April \u2013 13 members and guests aboard 7 vessels \u2022<\/span>OCC Anniversary Dinner in Chaguaramas, Trinidad April \u2013 more than 20 members \u2022<\/span>OCC Annual Dinner and 60th <\/span>Anniversary Celebration, April, London UK aboard HQS<\/p>\n

Wellington, headquarters of the Honourable Company of Master Mariners, with 115 members<\/p>\n

and guests in attendance \u2022<\/span>OCC Solent Meet May \u2013 8 boats, 50+ at dinner at Gin\u2019s Farm, and 30 the next day at Royal<\/p>\n

Yacht Squadron \u2022<\/span>OCC Dartmouth Barbecue in Aug \u2013 14 people, 3 boats<\/p>\n

Flagship Rallies for the OCC\u2019s 60th Anniversary Year<\/i><\/b><\/p>\n

\u2022<\/span>OCC Anniversary 3-Day Caribbean Celebration (12-14 March 2014) in Prince Rupert Bay, Dominica, with dinner at Fort Shirley, a day of hiking, and a market visit and cookery demos by Martin Carriere \u2013 19 yachts, 40 members and guests were led by Roving Rear Commodores Dr John and Christine Lytle<\/p>\n

\u2022<\/span>The OCC Baltic Rally (5 June-27 July) Schlei (Kiel Canal) to St Petersburg, ending in Stockholm, visiting Germany, Denmark, Poland, Lithuania, Latvia, Estonia, Finland, Russia and Sweden. <\/span>Some 3000 miles of sailing were covered within the Baltic by 15 boats from 5 countries and more than 40 crew led by Commodore John Franklin with countless events managed by Regional Rear Commodore for Great Britain Jenny Crickmore-Thompson and Port Officers in each locale. One boat was even shipped from New Zealand to take part.<\/p>\n

\u2022<\/span>The Pacific Northwest Region OCC Rally July 3-12 in Bamfield in Barkley Sound 90 miles west of Victoria on the southwest coast of Vancouver Island, British Columbia. The rally coincided with the annual Music-by-the-Sea Festival in Bamfield. Twelve boats came from Victoria, Vancouver and Washington, led by Regional Rear Commodore Tony Gooch with a total number of people at 30. Three great potluck dinners were held with great music.<\/p>\n

\u2022<\/span>The OCC East Atlantic Rally 5 Aug-30 Nov consisting of distinct connecting legs that end in the Caribbean or return to Europe via the Azores was organized by Terry O’Brien, with Dan Hogarth of “Eschaton<\/i>” volunteering to run an SSB Net for the Rally.<\/p>\n

\u2022<\/span>Leg 1 \u2013 Finisterre to Baiona, Spain (7 yachts) 18 yachts: 7 from UK, 3 from Ireland, 3 from USA, 1 from Germany, and 4 Spanish with an average of 60 persons coming to each of the 13 events that compose the Rally.<\/p>\n

\u2022<\/span>Leg 2-Spain and Portugal \u2013 16 yachts \u2013 BBQs, sightseeing, flare demonstration \u2022<\/span>Leg 3 \u2013 Portugal to the Madeiras (12) Canaries (11) and Cape Verdes (6) \u2022<\/span>Leg 4 \u2013 Rally to the Caribbean<\/p>\n

\u2022<\/span>OCC Anniversary Maine Rally, an annual event organized by Regional Rear Commodores USA NE Doug and Dale Bruce, enjoyed unprecedented success in Celebration of the 60th<\/span><\/p>\n

Ocean Cruising Club Limited \u2013 a company limited by guarantee Registered in England and Wales No 4919549 Registered Office 10 Carlisle Road, Hampton, Middlesex TW12 2UL, UK Tel: +44 20 7099 2678 Fax: +44 8700 526922<\/p>\n

Anniversary Year, with 130 people (35 boats plus land travellers) attending the opening party in Southwest Harbor at the B&B of Port Officer Susi Homer, and 23 boats with 50 members and guests (including 6 from the UK and 1 from Singapore) attending the 4-day cruise<\/p>\n

Regional Joint Rallies & Events<\/i><\/b><\/p>\n

\u2022<\/span>In June, Mid-Chesapeake Rally, in which OCC and Fishing Bay Yacht Club came together to celebrate milestone anniversaries, hosted 26 boats and 61 people led by Bob Franz, Regional Rear Commodore USA SE<\/p>\n

\u2022<\/span>OCC and RTYC Balearics Meet in Mahon, Menorca, (June 21) organized by Port Officers David and Susie Baggaley who greeted some 20 visitors and thanked the RTYC for granting OCC members reciprocal privileges at their clubhouse in London<\/p>\n

\u2022<\/span>OCC Raft Up and Gathering in Crookhaven Ireland during the ICC 85th <\/span>Anniversary Cruise 5- 12th <\/span>July with 10 OCC members and 25 crew attending the dinner led by Regional Rear Commodore for Ireland John Bourke<\/p>\n

\u2022<\/span>OCC West Country Meet 23-24th <\/span>August in Falmouth at the Royal Cornwall YC and the River Fal had 48 members and guests to dinner, some 7 or 8 boats<\/p>\n

Still to come:<\/i><\/b><\/p>\n

\u2022<\/span>OCC Dinner Turkey Meet Bozburun, Turkey 12 September 2014 \u2022<\/span>OCC Dinner Ireland at the Kinsale Yacht Club in Kinsale, Ireland 26th <\/span>September 2014 \u2022<\/span>OCC Southern Chesapeake Dinner 26th <\/span>October 2014 \u2022<\/span>OCC Pot Luck Dinner Opua NZ 28th <\/span>November 2014 \u2022<\/span>OCC Meet up in Fiji December \u2022<\/span>OCC BBQ Totara North, NZ 6th <\/span>December 2014 \u2022<\/span>OCC South African Meet, December – 10 boats on circumnavigations are planning to meet up<\/p>\n

with Commodore John Franklin and Regional Rear Commodore Jenny Franklin in Capetown SA<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Unlike other sailing clubs that hold one annual cruise, the Ocean Cruising Club (OCC) has been celebrating its 60th Anniversary literally all year round with events taking place on multiple continents and venues to which members arrive mostly by sea after crossing oceans to get there. In a unique effort to celebrate the 60th anniversary of its founding, the OCC has hosted no fewer than 16 gatherings on three continents as well as the Caribbean and New Zealand, covering both sides of the Atlantic, the Pacific, Caribbean, Mediterranean, and Baltic. And there are at least seven more events to come before the year is over! (Pictured above: the OCC Pacific NW fleet anchored in Barkley Sound, British Columbia.) \u201cIf the gatherings in the Caribbean are an indicator of all the great events that took place around the world, then much fun was had by many OCC members who share the common bond of sailing across oceans in small boats,\u201d commented Vice Commodore Peter Whatley, who attended the Caribbean Rally. In addition, as part of the 60th Anniversary celebrations, five Founder Members (Derrick Allen, Harvey Loomis, Colin Mudie, Ian Nicolson, and Bill Wise) and four Port Officers (Derrick Allen, Dick Davidson, …<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":21125,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[1],"tags":[122,121],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bwsailing.com\/cc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/21123"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bwsailing.com\/cc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bwsailing.com\/cc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bwsailing.com\/cc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bwsailing.com\/cc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=21123"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.bwsailing.com\/cc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/21123\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":21126,"href":"https:\/\/www.bwsailing.com\/cc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/21123\/revisions\/21126"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bwsailing.com\/cc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/21125"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bwsailing.com\/cc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=21123"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bwsailing.com\/cc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=21123"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bwsailing.com\/cc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=21123"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}