Sailing Today

Sailing Today is the magazine for hands on cruising sailors, offering a wealth of practical advice and a dynamic mix of in-depth boat, gear and equipment reviews.

It is written cover to cover by sailors for sailors. Since its launch in 1997, Sailing Today has sealed its reputation as the magazine for essential sailing information and advice.

Thanks to our superb team of experts, Sailing Today is packed with news and advice for the hands-on cruising sailor. Specialising in yachts between 25ft and 60ft, with fantastic market leading boat and gear tests, and regular advice about seamanship and navigation, Sailing Today delivers the practical back up needed for those who enjoy using their boats, be it cruising around the coast, across the channel or in blue waters.

Sailing Today

Skipper’s View • SAILING PUTS YOU IN TOUCH WITH NATURE AND THE ENVIRONMENT AND THAT ENSURES YOU WANT TO PROTECT IT

Spot on

Rough and Ready

Ebb and flow • EVENTS | NEWS | TALES FROM THE SAILING COMMUNITY

An electrifying issue • A new report in to cutting the carbon footprint throughout the marine industry makes the fatal error of lumping powerboats and sailing boats together

New boats • A look at the latest launches from around the globe

Paul Heiney • Paul's tool order! Lack of a simple flat head screwdriver raised thoughts about the importance of contents in a boat's tool box

Andy Rice • The benefits pro sailors gain from mixing kiteboarding and dinghy foiling with full-on SailGP and America’s Cup campaigns

West country wonderland • Kevin Cullimore recounts a delightful cruise along the Devon and Cornwall coast, concluding in the Isles of Scilly

Tom Cunliffe • Tidal predictions are all well and good but as Tom knows only too well, weather and technology can have detrimental effects on well laid plans

The Race to the Top • Tim Long talks about the highs and lows as he makes his way through the ranks to become a professional sailor

Into the wild • Bob Shepton relates an epic cruise to eastern Greenland – part of a Tilman style sailing and climbing expedition with the legendary Wild Bunch expedition climbers

Another Green World • Boatbuilding is by definition not very sustainable and making a boat that can be recycled is still rare. The good news is that advances are being made. Sam Jefferson takes a look at how things are progressing

Vive la Green Revolution! • The Windelo 50 was a game changer when it was launched in 2020. Now it’s back with a fully revamped Mk2 version as Sam Jefferson discovers

She’s Electric? • Is it time to make the switch to an electric motor? Sam Fortescue looks at the positives and negatives

THE WORLD’S MOST BEAUTIFUL DEAD-END • Nick and Jenny Coghlan follow the road less travelled by – right up to the head of Princess Louisa Inlet, British Columbia

Cape Crusader • It’s not often a sailor takes a season off then steps straight back in to win – especially not when it’s a European Championship. But that’s just what Cape 31 legend Russell Peters did, as Georgie Corlett-Pitt finds out…

ROYAL QUAYS MARINA • With the vibrant city of Newcastle on the ‘doorstep’, 24-hour access, and some of the best marina facilities on the northeast coast, boatfolk’s Royal Quays Marina is well worth a visit, or long-term stay says Sue Pelling

Poetry in motion • Racer/Cruiser or Cruiser/Racer? Sam Jefferson steps aboard the Italia 11.98 and discovers a potent argument for the former

Faking it • Fake decking has come a long way in a short time as Sam Fortescue discovers

Pause for thought • Every November the annual pilgrimage that is the Atlantic Rally for Cruisers sets off from Las Palmas. But does it pay to stop in the Cape Verde Islands? Sam Jefferson...