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 RETURN OF THE SOUTHAMPTON BOAT SHOW IS LIKE THE RETURN OF AN OLD FRIEND AFTER A YEAR OFF
CONTRIBUTORS
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Fastnet fury
Duke’s Dragon wows Cowes Week
“We want to inspire young sailors” – Olympic boss
NEWS BRIEFS
Round Britain solo in a classic yacht, aged 14
Round Britain solo, aged 82!
Bruce Kirby, 1929-2021
Bentley for boat show
Cowes boat museum to reopen for 25th birthday
Solar boat to Alaska
SailGP gives £20k for Plymouth young sailors
Big names in for ‘retro’ Golden Globe Race 2022
Paul Heiney • Talk of a new National Ship representing Britain abroad has Paul dreaming of a tall ship - the sort of vessel that separates the political chaff from the wheat on a trade mission to foreign lands
Andy Rice • Covid - 19 meant being at the Olympics this time around was a hugely surreal but ultimately rewarding experience
Andi Robertson • Sustainability in the yachting world is a real buzzword at the moment but frequently bold pledges are not backed up by meaningful action
Tom Cunliffe • Tom contrasts two passages he made many years apart to illustrate how basic seamanship and planning make all the difference
PODCAST
Olympic Goldrush • TeamGB’s sailors excelled at Tokyo2020, winning five medals, but it was edge-of-your-seat viewing for us back home. We talk to team boss Mark Robinson about each athlete’s performance and we hear from the sailors themselves, after a historic Olympics for British sailing
Tokyo 2020: my view from the boatpark • British coach and sailor Jon Emmett was at Tokyo 2020 as coach for the Finnish Laser Radial sailor Tuula Tenkanen. He gives a personal view of life on the ground at the Olympics that almost didn’t happen
A weekend on the waves • Clive Loughlin takes a trip on the wild side while planning a weekend’s sailing in the Solent.
A Kraken sail • Kraken Yachts believe that their new 50 footer is the ultimate blue water cruiser. What makes them so confident? Sam Jefferson finds out
SAM’S VERDICT
ALTERNATIVE BOATS
All’s well that ends swell • Leo Kenny looks back on an eventful Atlantic crossing from Las Palmas to Barbados and beyond
OCEAN VILLAGE MARINA 50° 53’ 42.00” N -1° 23’ 24.00” W • Sam Jefferson pays a visit to MDL’s Ocean Village Marina in the heart of Southampton and close to the pulsing jugular of British yachting
FACTFILE • OCEAN VILLAGE MARINA
PASSAGE PLANNING
CRUISING GROUNDS • Ocean Village offers great access to the Solent, south coast, and also the Channel Islands
Rock n’ roll • Fastnet veteran Rupert Holmes looks back at an action packed edition of this bucket list event
Double handed fleet
Propellerheads • Nobody goes sailing for the motoring but the reality is that both engine and propeller are vital. Sam Fortescue explores which prop works best for you
Vanishing Point • Sailing...