Cruisers gathered from around the world convened March 16–22 in the Exumas for the annual SSCA Bahamas Cruisers Gathering, hosted in partnership with Commodore Joni Thomas, Seven Seas Cruising Association (SSCA) and the iconic Lorraine’s Cafe.

St. Augustine, Florida — The Seven Seas Cruising Association (SSCA), in partnership with Ladybug Events, recently hosted a successful gathering combining the SSCA Conference with the Ladybug Regatta. Cruisers from across the sailing community came together for several days of seminars, dockside discussions, hands on workshops aboard boats, and on the water activities designed to support both experienced voyagers and those preparing for their first cruising adventures.

Curtis Stokes, of Curtis Stokes & Associates, explained the practical value of using a broker whether selling a boat, buying a boat, or using a broker as a buyer’s agent. Webinar also covered why surveys matter and what today’s market looks like for boat purchases and sales. Curtis Stokes & Associates is a licensed and bonded yacht brokerage specializing in worldwide yacht sales, charters, and new construction, with brokers based around the U.S. and the Great Loop and services offered.

Join us at the SSCA booth April 24-26, 2026. Click here to learn more about the boat show and explore volunteer opportunities with SSCA.

Elizabeth City, NC — April 24-26, 2026 — Elizabeth City, North Carolina, will welcome local residents, boaters, and visiting cruising sailors this April for a free, open waterfront gathering celebrating maritime heritage, innovation, and the city’s long-standing tradition as the Harbor of Hospitality.

The Seven Seas Cruising Association (SSCA) has launched a new monthly Zoom Webinar training series supporting fundamentals and introducing members and guests to HAL (Hybrid Applied Layer) — SSCA’s AI-assisted decision-support framework designed to help cruisers interpret conditions more clearly, recognize risk earlier, and make better operational decisions afloat.

Annapolis Cruisers' Monthly Lunch
SSCA is proud to announce continuation of our monthly luncheons at Leeward market in Eastport, MD.

Members can use the pull down menu HAL_GBT option for several tools, HAL IN A BOX, HAL Alerts and HAL WX Training Module. Our SSCA Cruisers’ Bulletin Index, brings together a complete Table of Contents for 2025/2026 Bulletins. The index serves as the roadmap to a full year of cruising reports, destinations, technical insights, and member experiences.

New this year, SSCA introduces this AI-assisted online tools. Members can now explore the tools sets directly in their web browser—searching, browsing, use to create port cards/guides from official government data - a world wide curation. Its merges Local Aids to Mariners, Lights/Buoys with Coast Pilot data.
How to use it:
Log in to ChatGPT in your browser, loginto SSCA. From SSCA.org Member Resources, copy HAL_GBT link, paste,/open the page in your browser for HAL_GBT. Type HAL ARE YOU THERE? to start. Ask for instructions directly from the text box. Ask HAL for the file url for PDF and WX files to load into specific modules.