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 • IT'S THE TIME OF YEAR WHEN THOUGHTS TURN TO PLANS FOR A SPRING REFRESH OF THE BOAT - WITH VERY MIXED FEELINGS

CONTRIBUTORS

Sailing Today

Perfect Zante-dote

RORC Transat photo finish

ARC sets sail

BoatLife Live set to open at NEC

Cruising Association launches app

Datchet smiles

Dee and Shirley join forces

Government waives controversial rule

NEWS BRIEFS James Wharram Hui planned in Falmouth

Ocean Race stopovers

Honours all round

SailGP crash drama

Position: The gear replacer • Be parts of your boat – save weight and money

New boats • DESIGNS | LAUNCHES | PROJECTS

A Busy Summer • Bob Shepton documents a full summer of sailing that took him from the Highlands of Scotland all the way to Biscay and beyond

The toughest test • The Rolex Sydney Hobart Race was wet and wild. Georgie Corlett-Pitt spoke to helm of supermaxi SKH Scallywag PETE CUMMING about the challenges faced on this epic offshore

Paul Heiney • Being a sailor and an environmentalist should go hand in hand - but it’s actually far more challenging than you might imagine

Andy Rice • Event organisers at home and overseas are still contending with the complex challenges of Covid - but sailing has shown that where we can adapt we can overcome

Andi Robertson • It’s all go in the offshore world as the number of new IMOCAs being built hits double figures and campaigns get underway for 2024’s Vendée Globe

Swede sensation • Is Linjett Yachts the best boatbuilder you’ve never heard of? That was certainly the case for Sam Jefferson when he took their new 39 for a sail

SAM’S VERDICT

THE SPEC

Tom Cunliffe • You can be the best sailor in the world but you can’t go cruising confidently without being a vaguely competent mechanic armed with a decent toolkit

Peace in Greece • There have been few benefits to Covid but Nicola Beykirch did discover unprecedented solitude on a Greek odyssey through the Ionian and Aegean Islands

The Dinghy Show is back! • The ever popular RYA Dinghy and Watersports Show takes place on 26-27 February. What is in store this year?

Premier league • With an all-action sprint format and no boat needed, the British Keelboat League is taking things to a new level for 2022, as Georgie Corlett-Pitt finds out

2022 Calendar

What does it take to win? • We spoke to the reigning champions to find out more...

Scoring and rules

Ensuring you’re insured • An insurance policy is an excellent, well, insurance policy if things go wrong. But which one is right for you? Sam Fortescue turns a gimlet eye to the fine print

HOLYHEAD RULING

CONTACTS

The face of change • Ben Willows tells Georgie Corlett-Pitt how answering an advert in Y&Y set him on a course to become CEO of the UK’s largest watersports centre with the chance to shape many lives along the way

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