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.

Skipper’s View • A LIFT IN LOCKDOWN LED TO A BOAT TESTING BACKLOG ON THE CONTINENT

CONTRIBUTORS

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Med magic

Sending it

Sam sails a blinder

Southampton boat show plans

JOG’s Great Escape

Victory on fishing pots

Nowhere to go

Spirit 111 is commissioned

NEWS BRIEFS

Final days on the Solent for INEOS

Watching Britannia sail

New Zealand embroiled in row

Sir Robin tops 40 knots

eSailing World Cup launched

#Summer on the water

STEVE NORBURY, SELDÉN MAST

BEST NEW BOATS FOR 2021 • It has been another bumper year for the boatbuilding industry. Sam Jefferson casts his eye over the latest launches in the last calendar year

Tom Cunliffe • Stepping ashore to fulfil the most basic of needs sometimes throws up the most unexpected encounters

Paul Heiney • When a supposed ‘essential’ causes more problems than it solves, it’s time to cut the ties and leave it on the dock

Machines for living in • Living space, operational hub, moving vehicle - a boat must both be and balance all of these things when it’s also your family home, says Jess Lloyd-Mostyn

Andy Rice DINGHIES • In sport, even heroes sometimes find their dreams out of reach - but focus and respect will take any sailor far

Andi Robertson YACHTS • More than one British solo offshore sailor is standing up to the task of beating the French at their own game - but it remains a constant learning curve

A man with a passage plan • Clive Loughlin invites you to look over his shoulder as he plans a seven day cruise to the Channel Islands

Oceanis apart? • Beneteau has taken the hull of its sporty First 53 and repackaged it to create the luxurious Oceanis Yacht 54. Sam Jefferson evaluates whether the metamorphosis has been a success

ALTERNATIVE YACHTS

SAM’S VERDICT

THE SPEC

GREAT EXPECTATIONS • Poole sailor Pip Hare’s Vendée Globe dream was in need of a lifeline, when an email arrived out of the blue from Silicon Valley, hears Rob Peake

Leslie Stretch, CEO of Medallia

Med Time • After a bizarre start to the season happily Med chartering is back on the cards. But what is actually possible? Sam Jefferson investigates

Contacts

Charter prep in a time of Covid-19

Adriatic alternatives • Nicola Beykirch works her way north from the Ionian islands to explore Albania and Montenegro - two Balkan nations of contrasting allure

HAMBLE POINT MARINA • Hamble is one of the great yachting hubs of the world and has much to offer the discerning yachtsman, as Sam Jefferson discovers

FACTFILE

PASSAGE PLANNING • Entry is simple by day or night but both commercial and leisure boat traffic is the issue

USEFUL CONTACTS

Pulling power • Sam Fortescue takes a closer look at how to choose and install the right electric windlass for your boat

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