To achieve a good seakeeping ability for ocean cruising, the yacht is heavily constructed, and well ballasted.
The 44ft (13.4m) yacht belongs to the charter company International Ocean Ventures and her nine crew were there to learn about ocean cruising - the hard way.
We have decided we prefer river to ocean cruising.
Though this boat had a record breaking production run of over 750 boats spanning 22 years and proved a good platform for ocean cruising.
The Bowman 42 is an ocean cruising yacht produced by Rustler Yachts of Falmouth.
The Stingaree was a large yacht; it had been designed for ocean cruising.
Despite these differences, however, most people who enjoy ocean cruising and the relaxing rhythm of life afloat are attracted to river cruises as well.
In 1983, he asked Feadship to design a boat large enough to be seaworthy for ocean cruising but elegant for entertaining business associates.
She was the second yacht of the name built for James, was designed for ocean cruising, and had a large crew of 39.
He later decided to sail around the world with his second wife and two small daughters, and built the ocean cruising catamaran Rehu Moana, for this purpose.