Seven Seas Cruising Association

10/30/2025

The 2025 SSCA Melbourne Cruisers Conference and GAM will feature top experts addressing today’s critical cruising topics:

- Commodore Scott Berg, CBW LLC: 'Lithium and New Energy Technologies'—a look at sustainable power systems for cruisers.

- Bob Sherer (“Bob423”): Latest ICW updates and safe navigation strategies.Keynote Address: “From Hurricane Bob to the ICW,
A Sailor’s Passage”

- Kerry Gonzales, AMG Insurance International: Insurance planning, storm readiness, and survey preparation.
The weekend includes educational sessions, a Friday BBQ, Saturday award dinner, and Sunday flea market. Workshops will also introduce the new HAL AI Mobile App for real-time navigation and safety integration.

Join SSCA in Melbourne, Florida, November 14-16, 2025 for a weekend of learning, camaraderie, and celebration.

🔗 Register at https://ssca.org/2025MelbourneGAM

10/17/2025

Join us in beautiful Melbourne, Florida for the Annual SSCA Florida GAM Conference and General Meeting November 14-16, 2025. You wont want to miss the workshops, seminars and Keynote session from Robert Sherer (AKA Bob423) - ICW Boater, Author, and ICW Navigation Advocate. Located at the Front Street Civic Center. More details on the event and travel information can be found here: https://ssca.org/content.aspx?page_id=722&club_id=710182&emtid=294379140293&mtid=661729330301&ht=0
Register on our website: ssca.org/2025MelbourneGAM
We hope to see you in Florida!

10/07/2025

Don't miss the Annapolis Sailboat Show October 9-12, 2025! This annual celebration of sailing features floating docks lined with sailboats from manufacturers around the world. Multihulls, monohulls, cruisers, racers, sailing dinghies and more. Show tents line the shore, stocked with the latest in nautical gear and accessories, electronics, communication equipment, sails, rigging, education, charter companies, clubs and more.
SSCA will be in our usual booth M-2. Come say hi, meet some members, and get to know what SSCA is all about! 1 Dock Street, Annapolis, MD 21401. More location and ticket information can be found at https://www.annapolisboatshows.com/sailboat-show/attend/...
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05/07/2025

SSU Webinar: Planning Your Passage: Food Preservation, Pressure Canning on Board

Last chance join us tomorrow for a complementary webinar hosted by Seven Seas Cruising Association (SSCA) for those interested in "Food Preservation, Pressure Canning On Board", presented by master canner and cruiser Behan Gifford (www.sailingtotem.com) and Joan Conover (SV Growltiger). Behan will share her trip across the Pacific, using newest ideas, Meals in a Jar, using a pressure canner, and setting up storage. Great ideas, with ideas for pre-planning and correct equipment.

Pressure Canning
-Great for passages
-Great for being in remote places, extending your provisions
-Really handy when you want dinner on the table, FAST, because you've been playing all day

Register in advance for this webinar:
https://us06web.zoom.us/.../reg.../WN_xdGdrcBXQfudx0C1uE1IpA

02/06/2025

For our second episode in the series, Jackie Lee, Lifetime Commodore on s/v Sloepmouche, interviews Richard Chesher, who arguably created the most innovative cruising guide before satellite pictures were available on the internet: the Rocket Guides of New Caledonia and Vanuatu. Richard just published a new book “ A Healthy Cruiser is a Happy Cruiser”, a very valuable reference book for any sailors. January 2025.

For our second episode in the series, Jackie Lee, Lifetime Commodore on s/v Sloepmouche, interviews Richard Chesher, who arguably created the most innovative...