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Sailing Today

Jul 01 2020
Magazine

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 • IF YOU'RE WONDERING WHAT SELF ISOLATION ABOARD A BOAT WAS LIKE, READ ON

CONTRIBUTORS

Sailing Today

Home comforts

Hazy days

Getting afloat again

How to run a regatta post-lockdown

Incredible voluntary effort by sailors is producing 5,000 PPE gowns a week

New offshore race for Vendée hopefuls

NEWS BRIEFS

Dream Yacht Charter opens new USVIs base

Entries coming in for Cowes and Falmouth Weeks

Round the Island in September

World Sailing’s new CEO is a sailor

RORC season

KEVIN MORAN, founder, MarkSetBot

New boats • DESIGNS | LAUNCHES | PROJECTS

Tom Cunliffe • We can prepare for what the sea may throw at us all we like. It’s the unexpected that really tests our mettle

TOM CUNLIFFE

Paul Heiney • The scope of our cruising plans this summer has diminished, but exploring close to home can bring the greatest rewards

Roll with it • Swooping across ocean rollers in a fresh breeze is one thing, but a swell in an anchorage is altogether less fun, as Jess Lloyd-Mostyn notes

Andi Robertson YACHTS • The big one on the horizon for all offshore sailing fans is the Vendée Globe. Can it take place and under what circumstances?

Andy Rice DINGHIES • So we can go sailing, but when can we go racing? I put my faith in traditional seamanship and cutting edge technology

Channel Hopping • As we eagerly await our freedom to travel again, why not use the time to plan your next Channel-hopping adventure? Felix Rowe looks at a selection of classic and less-known routes

Entering Saint-Valery

Cherbourg to Chichester

A sharp left turn - a Channel lesson learned

Lockdown stories

Turkish Delight • Giles Fraser didn’t mean to go to Turkey, but an invitation to join a cruising rally provided an opportunity he did not regret

Visa Requirements and Boat Documents

ABOUT THE AUTHOR

Keeping the show on the road • Sam Jefferson spoke to the CEO of British Marine Lesley Robinson about the impact of the current crisis and the future of the Southampton Boat Show

Sailing movies • There are some great ones, there are some stinkers. Here is our guide to what to see and what to avoid when it comes to sailing on the big screen

Riddle of the Sands (1979)

The Mercy (2017)

Dead Calm (1989)

All is Lost (2013)

Wind (1992)

White Squall (1996)

The Dove (1974)

Adrift (2018)

Open Water 2 – Adrift (2006)

Waterworld (1995)

More films to watch

Insurance update • What effect might lockdown and the inability to get to your boat have on your marine insurance policy? Sam Jefferson finds out

Pushing the tradition • Hallberg-Rassy used to be all about sedate cruising. Whisper it, but its new generation of yachts has some rather racy touches. Sam Jefferson tested the new 57

ALTERNATIVE YACHTS

Hooked on a...


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Frequency: Monthly Pages: 132 Publisher: Chelsea Magazine Edition: Jul 01 2020

OverDrive Magazine

  • Release date: June 5, 2020

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OverDrive Magazine

Languages

English

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 • IF YOU'RE WONDERING WHAT SELF ISOLATION ABOARD A BOAT WAS LIKE, READ ON

CONTRIBUTORS

Sailing Today

Home comforts

Hazy days

Getting afloat again

How to run a regatta post-lockdown

Incredible voluntary effort by sailors is producing 5,000 PPE gowns a week

New offshore race for Vendée hopefuls

NEWS BRIEFS

Dream Yacht Charter opens new USVIs base

Entries coming in for Cowes and Falmouth Weeks

Round the Island in September

World Sailing’s new CEO is a sailor

RORC season

KEVIN MORAN, founder, MarkSetBot

New boats • DESIGNS | LAUNCHES | PROJECTS

Tom Cunliffe • We can prepare for what the sea may throw at us all we like. It’s the unexpected that really tests our mettle

TOM CUNLIFFE

Paul Heiney • The scope of our cruising plans this summer has diminished, but exploring close to home can bring the greatest rewards

Roll with it • Swooping across ocean rollers in a fresh breeze is one thing, but a swell in an anchorage is altogether less fun, as Jess Lloyd-Mostyn notes

Andi Robertson YACHTS • The big one on the horizon for all offshore sailing fans is the Vendée Globe. Can it take place and under what circumstances?

Andy Rice DINGHIES • So we can go sailing, but when can we go racing? I put my faith in traditional seamanship and cutting edge technology

Channel Hopping • As we eagerly await our freedom to travel again, why not use the time to plan your next Channel-hopping adventure? Felix Rowe looks at a selection of classic and less-known routes

Entering Saint-Valery

Cherbourg to Chichester

A sharp left turn - a Channel lesson learned

Lockdown stories

Turkish Delight • Giles Fraser didn’t mean to go to Turkey, but an invitation to join a cruising rally provided an opportunity he did not regret

Visa Requirements and Boat Documents

ABOUT THE AUTHOR

Keeping the show on the road • Sam Jefferson spoke to the CEO of British Marine Lesley Robinson about the impact of the current crisis and the future of the Southampton Boat Show

Sailing movies • There are some great ones, there are some stinkers. Here is our guide to what to see and what to avoid when it comes to sailing on the big screen

Riddle of the Sands (1979)

The Mercy (2017)

Dead Calm (1989)

All is Lost (2013)

Wind (1992)

White Squall (1996)

The Dove (1974)

Adrift (2018)

Open Water 2 – Adrift (2006)

Waterworld (1995)

More films to watch

Insurance update • What effect might lockdown and the inability to get to your boat have on your marine insurance policy? Sam Jefferson finds out

Pushing the tradition • Hallberg-Rassy used to be all about sedate cruising. Whisper it, but its new generation of yachts has some rather racy touches. Sam Jefferson tested the new 57

ALTERNATIVE YACHTS

Hooked on a...


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