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 • THE ADVENT OF DIGITAL CHARTS HAS BEEN TRULY REVOLUTIONARY, BUT DITCHING YOUR PAPER CHARTS WOULD BE A POOR CHOICE

Let us Spray • Federic Puzin’s Ker 46 Corum takes a plunge into the balmy waters of Caribbean as she roars around the race course during February’s Antigua 360 . The race was part of RORC’s inaugural Nelson’s Cup series . Corum was ultimately to lose out by a single point to Niklas Zennström’s Rán 8 in IRC 1

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

SIMON MORGAN, WILDWIND

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

Outremer 52 • An in depth focus on one new launch

Somewhere only we know • When discovering a new cruising ground, there’s nothing like getting a few tips from a local sailor. David Stevenson obliges by sharing a few Scottish treasures

Tom Cunliffe • What goes around comes around. Tom reflects on the return of the bowsprit and how it has always added an extra string to your bow...

Biscay and beyond • Nick Chavasse is an author and sailor who has just finished a pilotage guide to Atlantic France. He’s therefore in a great position to give us some cruising tips

Paul Heiney • Life may be a tad complicated these days but it's worth remembering that things were also complicated back in the day. Indeed, blessings need to be counted

Andy Rice • Maternity leave and sailing... British success stories at the Trofeo Princesa Sofia Mallorca... auto pilot failure leads to rediscovery of helming skills in the Ocean Race...

A favourable Impression • Elan’s Impression range of cruisers are the sensible sisters to its ‘E’ line of cruiser/racers. Yet, as Sam Jefferson discovers, its Impression 43 is a boat that seems to have taken tips on style and speed from her more performance oriented sisters

Thirty knots in the Roaring Forties • The Southern Ocean evokes both awe and dread in the hearts of all sailors. As The Ocean Racers plunged south for leg three, Georgie Corlett-Pitt rounds up all the drama…

Caribbean calypso • Rupert Holmes reports on one of the highlights of the Caribbean racing season – the St Maarten Heineken regatta

The plot thickens • Paper or electronic? Tom Cunliffe has been developing an app using raster charts derived from UKHO data that gives you the best of both worlds

Let’s go round again • This year’s Round the Island Race once again promises to be a #RaceForAll, as Georgie Corlett-Pitt discovered when she chatted to the skippers of three very different boats…

Plot luck • Sam Fortescue casts his eye over the latest chartplotters and electronic gizmos for your yacht before checking out the latest AIS developments

Show me the Way • From smartphones to weighty almanacs, Sam Fortescue looks at how we navigate

Fine and Sandy • Overseas beach club-style sailing holidays in warmer climates not only offer the perfect opportunity to learn to sail, but also provide a platform in which to improve your...