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 • THE IMPORTANCE OF BOAT SHOWS TO THE INDUSTRY HAS BEEN UNDERLINED BY THE LACK OF THEM AT PRESENT

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Flying high

Boat show fallout

We spoke to exhibitors at the Boats2020 site, as they packed up on the opening morning:

Cowes Week plans for 2021

RYA Dinghy Show goes virtual for 2021

SailGP heads to Plymouth

NEWS BRIEFS

Racing round-up • August and September saw a flurry of racing activity, with events taking place across the country. Here are just some of the highlights...

Events to come…

NEWS BRIEFS

New boats • DESIGNS | LAUNCHES | PROJECTS

Tom Cunliffe • Sailing makes your life better; but do you have a specific example of a day sailing that changed your life? Tom does

Paul Heiney • An unusual and unsettling season gave cause to look elsewhere for entertainment - and some surprising inspiration for improving marina services

Jess Lloyd-Mostyn • All that fresh air means sailors generally have a healthy appetite. Meanwhile, blue water cruising broadens the palette, but too often it’s feast or famine

Andy Rice • Rarely do professional sailors return to their racing roots, especially to the dinghy classes - but doing so can bring rewards all round

Andi Robertson • The curtailed La Solitaire du Figaro saw British and Irish skippers challenging the French, while tactics were more suited to cycling than sailing

Accelerated learning • Singlehanding is not for the faint hearted as Tim Good discovered after getting caught in the notorious acceleration zone off Madeira

Was deploying a drogue the right decision? • I appreciate every scenario is different, but it’s always good to look back on a situation with fresh eyes and the benefit of hindsight, and assess the key decisions...

Cruising BELFAST to Milford Haven • In the third of our four-part series celebrating coastal ports and places around Britain and Ireland, Jonathan Winter decides to head down the picturesque east coast of Ireland to Dublin, across to storm-damaged Holyhead, and on to Milford Haven by night

Dublin

HOLYHEAD

MILFORD HAVEN

Flying Dutchman • Contest Yachts’ ethos of performance, seaworthiness and comfort has always been a beguiling mix. Sam Jefferson tests the new 55CS to see if the blend is right

ALTERNATIVE YACHTS

FLYING AROUND THE WORLD • Alex Thomson talks to Y&Y about the challenges of getting a brand new Hugo Boss to the start line of the Vendée Globe and his hopes of winning the race

Reaching starts • Unusual racing calls for unusual formats. Here, Mark Rushall talks through the tactics, rules and boat handling skills needed to master a reaching start

NEWHAVEN MARINA • Halfway between Brighton and Eastbourne, the ancient fishing port of Newhaven has a lot more to offer sailors than cheap ferry crossings to France. Chris Rosamond reports

MARINA GUIDE

FACTFILE • NEWHAVEN...