﻿<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss version="2.0" xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/"><channel><title>OCC Forums » Cruising Lifestyle » Cruising Conversations » Passage Planning Advice  » Latest Topics</title><generator>InstantForum 2017-1 Final</generator><description>OCC Forums</description><link>https://occforum.azurewebsites.net/</link><webMaster>OCC Forums</webMaster><lastBuildDate>Wed, 06 May 2026 16:26:02 GMT</lastBuildDate><ttl>20</ttl><item><title>A circuit of the North and South Atlantic in 12 -14 months?</title><link>https://occforum.azurewebsites.net/FindPost7389.aspx</link><description>I hope to sail such a circuit commencing in the early summer of 2023, departing from and returning to the UK and wondered if anyone had experience of undertaking such a circuit? If so I would be very...</description><pubDate>Fri, 20 Jan 2023 17:04:01 GMT</pubDate><dc:creator>tomfb630</dc:creator></item><item><title>Yacht sunk, human life lost; heavy weather sailing choices and decisions</title><link>https://occforum.azurewebsites.net/FindPost6781.aspx</link><description>A horrible but true story analyzed by Maritime New Zealand and written up in the attached report.  Passage planning missing vital understanding of meteo resulting in being at the wrong position at th...</description><pubDate>Sat, 24 Jul 2021 22:49:13 GMT</pubDate><dc:creator>Spike.Braunius</dc:creator></item><item><title>Bequia Meanderings</title><link>https://occforum.azurewebsites.net/FindPost6010.aspx</link><description>Some musings on Navigation  and Youth.As I sit at anchor in paradise (Bequia )I let my mind drift back on the winds to my first passage to these fair islands ..It was a backyard concrete sloop built....</description><pubDate>Sat, 12 Sep 2020 12:15:54 GMT</pubDate><dc:creator>Nigel.Studdart</dc:creator></item><item><title>Long term cruisers returning to EU after &gt;3 years</title><link>https://occforum.azurewebsites.net/FindPost6002.aspx</link><description>There seems to be some discretion whether VAT paid EU-flagged boats need to pay VAT again, when they return more than three years after they left EU waters. To get a picture of what is really...</description><pubDate>Tue, 01 Sep 2020 11:27:55 GMT</pubDate><dc:creator>Dietmar.Segner</dc:creator></item><item><title>EU travel ban for US citizens</title><link>https://occforum.azurewebsites.net/FindPost5931.aspx</link><description>Hello, We currently have our boat in Cartagena, Spain after an Atlantic Crossing last spring. We returned to the US over the winter due to Schengen and then the pandemic... In late May, it was...</description><pubDate>Thu, 09 Jul 2020 20:13:03 GMT</pubDate><dc:creator>Mel.Dillard</dc:creator></item><item><title>Cruising Guides for South Pacific (Galapagos to New Caledonia and anything in between)</title><link>https://occforum.azurewebsites.net/FindPost5634.aspx</link><description>Hi, I'm researching to cruise in the South Pacific and I'm looking for Cruising Guides or any previous experience where I can learn details. Thanking you in advance...Gian Luca S/V Vivaldi</description><pubDate>Mon, 23 Dec 2019 14:22:25 GMT</pubDate><dc:creator>Gianluca</dc:creator></item><item><title>Panama to Galapagos June 2019  advice sought</title><link>https://occforum.azurewebsites.net/FindPost5207.aspx</link><description>My old boat is on passage from Panama to Marquesas ( June 23rd 2019) and I'm following it on Yacht Brick. It's track is here my.yb.tl/transcendenceWinds seem to be much more from the South than what....</description><pubDate>Sun, 23 Jun 2019 11:03:08 GMT</pubDate><dc:creator>transcendence</dc:creator></item><item><title>Caribbean Security Index</title><link>https://occforum.azurewebsites.net/FindPost4359.aspx</link><description>The website [url=http://freecr.....</description><pubDate>Thu, 22 Mar 2018 12:24:23 GMT</pubDate><dc:creator>DariaBlackwell</dc:creator></item><item><title>The Caribbean after two hurricanes?</title><link>https://occforum.azurewebsites.net/FindPost4070.aspx</link><description>Hello, I'm planning to take Vi.....</description><pubDate>Tue, 19 Sep 2017 21:14:47 GMT</pubDate><dc:creator>Gianluca</dc:creator></item><item><title>North Sea passage planning</title><link>https://occforum.azurewebsites.net/FindPost3978.aspx</link><description>We are new members, Americans,.....</description><pubDate>Wed, 12 Jul 2017 19:30:55 GMT</pubDate><dc:creator>Barbara.Johnston</dc:creator></item><item><title>Places to lay up</title><link>https://occforum.azurewebsites.net/FindPost3185.aspx</link><description>We are cruising in France this.....</description><pubDate>Sun, 07 Aug 2016 17:14:53 GMT</pubDate><dc:creator>martintsmith@aol.com</dc:creator></item><item><title>Grenada via ABC, San Blas, Cartegna ...to Mexico</title><link>https://occforum.azurewebsites.net/FindPost3062.aspx</link><description>Hello 

I am looking for sug.....</description><pubDate>Mon, 04 Apr 2016 06:46:58 GMT</pubDate><dc:creator>Russ.Altendorff</dc:creator></item><item><title>Counterfeit Charts and Pilot books</title><link>https://occforum.azurewebsites.net/FindPost3058.aspx</link><description>See my post under chart exchan.....</description><pubDate>Wed, 30 Mar 2016 10:14:53 GMT</pubDate><dc:creator>Ariel</dc:creator></item><item><title>Florida Keys to Belize - Sail Plan Advic</title><link>https://occforum.azurewebsites.net/FindPost3030.aspx</link><description>Still sporting a big black A o.....</description><pubDate>Sun, 27 Mar 2016 01:33:10 GMT</pubDate><dc:creator>Kelly</dc:creator></item></channel></rss>