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 • DARE TO DREAM BUT MAYBE, JUST MAYBE, WE CAN ALL GO SAILING AGAIN

CONTRIBUTORS

Sailing Today

Bol-lissimo

Happy anniversary

Sailors pay tribute to Prince Philip • EVENTS | NEWS | TALES FROM THE SAILING COMMUNITY

RYA launches diversity strategy

Cowes Week for cruising boats

NEWS BRIEFS

Keelboats get their own ‘Round the Island’

Award for Bob

Southampton Boat Show ramps up

British will challenge for next America’s Cup

Great Scott – he’s back!

MARIA COSPITO, HEAD OF NAVIGATORS AND GENERAL

World Sailing under pressure for Paris 2024

Position: The health nut • Sailors these days take hydration seriously

SailGP tickets

New boats • DESIGNS | LAUNCHES | PROJECTS

Paul Heiney • Yacht chandlers do a fine job and are generally a pleasure to visit but there are moments when you can’t help but get the feeling you’ve been cheated

Andy Rice • It looks like Tokyo 2021 will happen despite the problems posed by a worldwide pandemic. This is good news but it offers up even more challenges for the competitors

Andi Robertson • The idea on an Mixed Offshore event at the 2024 Olympics is a mouthwatering idea but is looking less and less likely

Dog days in Dalmatia • Sam Jefferson recalls the highlights and lowlights of working as a charter skipper on Croatia’s Dalmatian Coast

Mooring and anchoring

Top five anchorages in Croatia

Tom Cunliffe • A soujourn in the swamps of America’s deep south gave Tom pause for thought on the fraught question of selecting the right boat to buy

90 years on • To celebrate the Round the Island Race’s 90th birthday this year, former Yachts & Yachting writers Malcolm McKeag and Barry Pickthall look back at the magazine’s coverage of the race

Lochs and locks • Miranda Prynne narrates a cruise through the Caledonian Canal taking in the legendary Loch Ness

The boat: N’Tiana

The Caledonian Canal in numbers

Practical information on the Caledonian Canal

Three – that’s the magic number? • Neel trimarans have been ploughing a fairly lonely furrow with their range of cruising trimarans but the results are compelling as Sam Jefferson discovered

SAM’S VERDICT

ALTERNATIVE BOATS

Multi Functional • It’s a sign of the times that Multi Function Displays have become the nerve centre of the modern yacht. Sam Fortescue looks at the latest upgrades

RAYMARINE GETS SERIOUS ABOUT CHARTING

GETTING GREENER

GULL’S EYE ROYAL HARBOUR, RAMSGATE KENT 51°19’.51N 01°25’.50E • Ramsgate has long been an important stopover for sailors making the voyage between east and south coasts. Yet it is more than just a stopover as Sam Jefferson discovers

FACTFILE

CRUISING GROUNDS • RAMSGATE IS A SPRINGBOARD TO THE EAST COAST, THE SOLENT OR PARTS FOREIGN

USEFUL CONTACTS

A charter staycation • Rob Peake enjoys getting...