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 CAREFREE APPROACH TO SAILING CAN SOMETIMES DESCEND INTO PLAIN CARELESSNESS

CONTRIBUTORS

Sailing Today

Cream of the west country

Veteran sailing Round Britain, while having chemotherapy

Fastnet welcomes Vendée heroes

RYA tickets are good for Spain

Brits welcomed

Great Britain sixth in SailGP Italy

NEWS BRIEFS

Sailors unite to mark World Ocean Day

Last chance for Paralympic sailing

IMOCAs sprint round Europe

JOG launches youth programme

Last call for 90th Round the Island entries

New boats • DESIGNS | LAUNCHES | PROJECTS

Paul Heiney • Paul recalls a sailing trip to Iceland and pays homage to the charms of the puffin, while offering a small taste of what’s to come in his latest book

Andy Rice • The delights of rigging up and down at the start and the endof the day are generally to be endured rather than enjoyed

Andi Robertson • The return of racing in earnest on the Solent reminds me of just how thoroughly enjoyable being a reporter can be in this sailors heaven

Cornish delight • Nigel Sharp sought escape from the worries of Covid last summer and found it on a west country cruise

Olympic countdown • Mark Robinson leads the GB Olympic sailing team out to Japan in July. What can the sailors expect and what’s in store for us spectators?

Tom Cunliffe • Inheriting a boat with a name that you don’t like can present a real dilemma for the superstitious sailor, as Tom explains

TOM CUNLIFFE

SailGP comes to Plymouth • We look at the runners and riders as the global SailGP championship touches down in the UK over 17 and 18 July

Female sailors in SailGP

Great Britain team

The other teams

A Pensioner’s Folly • Most of us have a retirement plan in place but Chris Ayres’ one was slightly wilder than most: A trip from the UK to New Zealand in a 28’ yacht

Boxing clever • Bali Catamarans latest offering is a 40 footer with more volume than many 60’ monohulls. But is it any good? Sam Jefferson takes a spin to find out

SAM’S VERDICT

THE SPEC

Scow do you do? • Rupert Holmes sails one of the most radical new designs of the past decade

RUPERT’S VERDICT

THE SPEC

Out of this world • Satellite Communications is coming increasingly into the orbit of the everyday cruising sailor as Sam Fortescue discovers

COMPRESSION

WEATHER ROUTEING

BERTHON LYMINGTON MARINA 50°45.0’N 001°31.8’W • The picturesque Georgian town of Lymington lies along the busiest stretch of coastline for British sailing, yet maintains its charm and unique character, as Sam Jefferson discovers

FACTFILE • LYMINGTON MARINA

PASSAGE PLANNING

CRUISING GROUNDS • Lymington provides a great springboard for a cross channel trip

USEFUL CONTACTS

The Philosophy of Cowes Week • From 31 July to 6 August, the Solent welcomes thousands of...