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 • TAKING RISKS IS INHERENT IN EVERY WALK OF LIFE BUT SMALL INCIDENTS IN SAILING CAN BRING IT HOME TO YOU

Highs and lows

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

New boats • Sam Jefferson looks at the latest designs and launches

HALFWAY HOME • Rupert Holmes with a Vendée Globe update on the current situation as the leaders reached the halfway stage of the race

Paul Heiney • As the cost of owning a boat, and the thought of facing the perils of the sea add up, Paul ponders the idea of virtual sailing!

Andy Rice • The term ‘watch and learn’ is all very well, but when it comes to the art of wingfoiling, there is no substitute for doing your ‘apprenticeship’

CHANNEL HOPPING • Kevin Cullimore narrates a perfect summer cruise starting from Poole and taking in the D-Day Beaches, Guernsey, the west country and the Isles of Scilly

Tom Cunliffe • Safety gear pros and cons can be a chilling subject but it pays to not only be aware of requirements but also understand the consequences of your own actions...

AFRICAN ATLANTIC ADVENTURE • Bob Shepton relates a trip down the Atlantic from Agadir in Morocco to the Cape Verde Islands in the south Atlantic

FAST LANE TO GREECE • Many of us dream of sailing to the Greek Islands. Nic Compton narrates leg two of his odyssey from the UK to Greece which started at the mouth of the River Rhone

CARPE DIEM? • Sailing across the Atlantic is the dream of many sailors. Why is that? Sam Jefferson chatted to sailors freshly arrived in Grenada at the end of the Atlantic Rally for Cruisers to find out

THE SECOND COMING? • Multihull manufacturer Lagoon faces the dilemma of how to improve on the biggest selling production catamaran of all time. Sam Jefferson tests the Lagoon 43

TIME OUT • SAM JEFFERSON AND STEFFAN MEYRIC HUGHES REVIEWS THE LATEST BUNKSIDE READS, CLASSIC BOOKS AND MORE

RACE FOR THE PRIZE • As Season five of SailGP gets underway, Georgie Corlett-Pitt looks ahead and gets the latest from British team driver, Dylan Fletcher…

LAUNCHED • The DAME Awards are held at the end of every year at the METS trade Show in Amsterdam. Sam Jefferson casts his eye over some of the winners

TREGUIER MARINA • Brian Ferguson takes us on a tour of this charming Breton stopover

ISLAND HOPPER • Sailing in sunny climates with good winds are what most water-based holidays are made of, so why not consider the Atlantic Group of Islands as your next charter destination says Sue Pelling

Three of the best • BROKERAGE | BOATS FOR SALE

FIVE MISTAKES TO AVOID WHEN CHARTERING • Veteran charter skipper Tom Fletcher explains how to avoid some of the classic mistakes made when chartering

SOUTH DEVON TO SYDNEY • Salcombe sailor Meg Niblett on her preparation for the 2024 Sydney Hobart Yacht Race, in which she is deemed to be the youngest ever female skipper...

TAKE HEEDE • Jean-Luc Van Den Heede has rounded Cape...