“A Year of Celebrations around the world”
| Irish Cruising Club members are invited to join in any of the following events. The Ocean Cruising Club was established in 1954 and now has 3,600 members from 85 nations who benefit from a support structure of 287 Port Officers, all of whom welcome and take pleasure in assisting visiting members wherever they are in the world. This year is our 70th Anniversary and we will be celebrating that with cruises and social gatherings all around the world to which we are inviting members from the Irish Cruising Club to join in with the fun. At the moment the list of events like this: | ||
| Dates | 70th Anniversary Event | Outline |
| 26-28 Apr | 70th Anniversary Japan Rally | Iki Island |
| 7 May | 70th Anniversary Celebrations in BVIs Nanny Cay | Indigo House, Cane Garden Bay, British Virgin Islands |
| 11 May | West Coast North America celebrations | Royal Victoria Yacht Club, BC, Canada |
| 15 May – 07 Sep | English Channel Encounters Rally (French Side) | Oostende to Morgat, Brest and 24 ports enroute |
| 1 Jun – 31 Aug | English Channel Encounters Cruise (English side) | Eastbourne to Isles of Scilly and 15 ports enroute |
| 4-6 Jun | Greek Rendezvous | Vliho, Lefkas, Greece |
| 10-15 Jun | Chesapeake Bay Cruise | Southern Chesapeake, USA |
| 15-16 Jun | OCC Solent Rally and RYS Lunch | Gins Farm, Beaulieu River and The Royal Yacht Squadron, Cowes |
| 22 Jun – 1 Jul | Long Island Sound Cruise | Starts Oyster Bay, Long Island, NY, USA |
| 1-12 Jul | Southern New England Cruise | Starts from Newport, RI, US |
| 9-18 Jul | Galicia OCC & ICC Cruise | Finisterre – Muros – San Fransico – Real Club Náutico Portosin, Spain |
| 10-11 Aug | Scottish Open House BBQ Weekend | Arduaine, Argyll, Scotland |
| 12 Aug | Maine Pot Luck Supper | Rockland Yacht Club |
| 12-17 Aug | Maine Cruise | Annual cruise in Maine, USA |
| 18 Aug | Maine Rally | Camden Yacht Club, USA |
| 22-26 Aug | Stockholm Archipelago Cruise | Sailing Nynäshamn to Stockholm |
| 24-25 Aug | West Country Meet | Falmouth, Cornwall, UK |
| 31 Aug – 1 Oct | Macaronesia Cruise | Azores – Madeira – Canary Islands |
| 10 Sep | 70th Anniversary Musket Cove Party | Fiji |
| 14 Sep | New York City Drinks and Nibbles Party | Murray Hill, opposite Morgan Library and Museum, New York City |
| ~15 Sep | Lake Michigan 70th Anniversary Party | Holland, Michigan, USA |
| 20-21 Sep | San Francisco Bay Raft Up and BBQ | San Francisco Bay, Angel Island’s Ayala Cove |
| 21 Oct | Trafalgar Dinner | Midlothian, Scotland |
| 26 Oct | Pasito Blanco Get Together, Gran Canaria | Pasito Blanco Marina, Gran Canaria |
| 2 Nov | Scottish Dinner | Royal Northern & Clyde Yacht Club |
| 6 Nov | Curacao Dinner | Curacao |
| 12-14 Nov | Algarve Celebration | Lagos, Portugal |
| 6 Dec | 70th Anniversary Opua NZ Pot-Luck Dinner | The Kiffery, Broadview Road, Opua |
| 7-8 Dec | 70th Anniversary NZ Bay of Islands Mini-Cruise | Opua, NZ |
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| The map above shows the location of the main Platinum Celebration events which include a variety of cruises in company, dinners and relaxed gatherings spanning the globe. The list is growing so you can check out the latest on the Events section of our website www.oceancruisingclub.org. We are also encouraging impromptu Rendezvous Parties whenever members meet up. So throughout 2024, when there’s a good gathering of yachts in an anchorage, there’s an excuse for an OCC 70th Platinum Anniversary Rendezvous Party! | ||
| If you would like to know more about any of these events then email secretary@oceancruisingclub.org ‘For Attention Rear Commodore Reg Barker’ | ||
