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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Summit to peak your interest • In Scotland, a Munro is a mountain peak over 3,000 feet high. ‘Bagging’ a Munro by reaching the summit is a popular pursuit for hikers – and you can reach a fair few of them by water

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Not all who wander are lost • Margaret Dye’s dinghy cruising exploits in a 16ft Wayfarer in the company of her husband Frank are the stuff of legend. She looks back on some of their hair raising adventures

Tom Cunliffe • Compasses have been guiding sailors to safe ports since time immemorial. When they work, they are incredible - but they do have their drawbacks

Paul Heiney • Lighthouses may belong to a bygone age, but navigation is not a mere process of calculation – it is an appreciation of all the clues around us to arrive at a reasonable conclusion about what to do next

The art of barter • Head to the South Seas and the concept of currency and hard cash becomes a little less important and the art of bargaining comes to the fore as Jess Lloyd-Mostyn notes

By way of Biscay • The Bay of Biscay has engendered fear in sailors since records began. Yet the fabled ‘bay of storms’ simply needs to be treated with respect, as Biscay veteran Henry Buchanan explains

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Gorgeous Galicia • Miranda Prynne sails the islands of Spain’s Celtic corner, where she encounters a different language, landscape and climate to the rest of the arid Iberian Peninsula

THE SPANISH RÍAS

Out of the blue • The Outbound 46 is a tried and tested bluewater cruiser with a strong reputation in the US. Sam Jefferson steps aboard to see if she can impress on this side of the pond

ALTERNATIVE YACHTS

SAM’S VERDICT

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Tidal bores explained • Britain has the highest concentration of tidal bores anywhere in the world – but what causes them to form? William Thomson explains these phenomena

Dufour doubles up • Renowned monohull builder Dufour has taken its first foray into the cat market with the brand new Dufour 48. Helm charter broker James Foot went out to Croatia to put hull number nine through her paces

JAMES FOOT

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