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.

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NEWS BRIEFS

Fastnet set for clash of the titans

RNLI proud of ‘humanitarian work’

RYA on the lookout for new helm

Sir Peter Harrison, 1937-2021

Southampton Boat Show ticket offer

Foiling kiteboards for Olympics

Ocean Race Europe winners

Paul Heiney • An exploration of some of the more out of the way west country estuaries reveals a rather wistful selection of forgotten yachts, all with their own story to tell

Andy Rice • More OK dinghies were built in 2020 than in any year since 1980. Andy looks at the reasons driving this revival

Andi Robertson • Plans are already underway for the next Vendée Globe and designers are preparing to push the limits yet further with the next generation of racers

BEST NEW BOATS FOR 2022 • 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 • Tom recalls Bully Forbes, a legendary clipper captain who could have delivered many salutory lessons to the sailors of today

Our Olympic stars • We meet the sailors representing Great Britain at the Tokyo Games, starting on 23 July. As they prepare for the regatta of their lives, what advice would they give their younger selves?

Jura encircled • Genevieve Leaper recalls a leisurely summer cruise circumnavigating the Isle of Jura with a couple of stop offs in Islay

An eruption of innovation • With its basalt hull construction, innovative forward facing cockpit and impressive green credentials, the Windelo 50 can lay claim to being the greenest cruising catamaran around. But is it any good? Sam Jefferson finds out

SAM’S VERDICT

ALTERNATIVE BOATS

THE SPEC

Safety first • Ensuring you are safe afloat should always be a prioritsy and there is a lot of great new kit on the market as Sam Fortescue discovers

GAS DETECTORS

RAISING THE ALARM

LOWESTOFT HAVEN MARINA 52’28”30N 001’43”07E • Sheltered berths in the thriving maritime town of Lowestoft, with sandy beaches and the Norfolk Broads on the doorstep. Sam Fortescue finds out more

FACTFILE • LOWESTOFT HAVEN MARINA

PASSAGE PLANNING

CRUISING GROUNDS • Lowestoft provides a great springboard to explore the east coast and North Sea ports

USEFUL CONTACTS

10 reasons to visit the Southampton Boat Show • The Southampton International Boat Show, which runs from 10-19 September, is expanding in a big way this year and taking over more of the city. There is plenty lined up, whatever kind of sailing you do. Here is why we are looking forward to it

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