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.

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Paradise Lost? • The island of Barbuda has long been one of the last bastions of the ‘old’ Caribbean; ramshackle, undeveloped and charming. All that is now at risk as Sam Jefferson reports

New boats - Dusseldorf • A look at the latest launches from Dusseldorf Boat Show

First Look • The unveiling of a new style of yacht

Paul Heiney • Steering a cruise liner out of Hong Kong harbour and other busy ports is definitely not child's play, as Paul discovers on a recent virtual manoeuvre

Andy Rice • Everyone wants a regatta to go down to the last race but it doesn’t always turn out that way. Andy has a few ideas to ensure everything goes down to the wire

NORTHERN SAIL • Solo sailor Murray Longmore describes making good use of his trysail on a voyage from Shetland to arctic Bodø in Norway

Tom Cunliffe • Navigation has changed a lot since the advent of GPS but groundings still happen for a whole host of reasons

WIZARD OF OZ • Nigel Sharp turns spy and infiltrates the Australian Olympic team's HQ

Dinghy & Watersports Show • The RYA Dinghy & Watersports Show runs over the weekend of 24-25 February. We take a look who’s exhibiting, and what’s on this year

GET IN THE MODE • It’s the last race of the season at Mudhoppers Sailing Club. I glance at the other 200’s set up before the start: surely, they are never going to get upwind with a rig looking like that? Olympic coach Mark Rushall explains what happened next...

THE CREAM OF CORNWALL • The port of Falmouth and the Carrick Roads have provided a haven for sailors since time immemorial. Local sailor Nigel Sharp shares his tips, including the upper reaches of the River Fal

THE BIG SHORT • Dufour Yachts has become one of the masters of producing surprisingly large ‘small’ yachts, and its 370 is no exception

WARRIOR WON • Georgie Corlett-Pitt talks to Chris Sheehan, winning skipper of the RORC Transatlantic Race to explain the strategy that saw him win big

NET GAINS • The days of commercial fishing under sail seem very distant but in Sri Lanka a band of sailors continue to fight the good fight. Claudio Sieber joined them

A SAFE PASSAGE THROUGH ‘ORCA ALLEY’ • Jetty de Koster recently safely negotiated a solo trip from Biscay to Gibraltar which has become synonymous with Orca attacks. In the second part of her series, she looks at the best tools for staying Orca safe

THE RELUCTANT SAILOR • Janet McMeekin provides a novices view of the fun and frolics of a Greek flotilla holiday

SUTTON HARBOUR • Plymouth’s 5 Gold Anchor Marina in the heart of the historic city centre offers a choice of three berthing areas to suit all budgets writes Sue Pelling

PHOTOGRAPHIC MEMORIES • Taking the perfect holiday snap can be a challenge – even more so when afloat. Sail Ionian's, Tom Fletcher,...