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.

Sailing Today

Skipper’s View • IT'S GRIM UP NORTH – OR IS IT? MAYBE IT'S JUST COOL

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Double the pleasure • Multihull sailing provides many different sorts of pleasure. From the visceral joy of flying a hull on a Hobie, to the comfort of a cruising catamaran. Here we have a contrast during the BVI Spring Regatta, as a Gunboat 68 races into a calm anchorage where a comfortable cruising cat lies at rest

Show me Leven • Baked potato-eating legend Brian Harvey of East 17 fame once sang that he had been around the world but there was no place like home - and that goes for home waters too. Who can beat this tranquil anchorage on Loch Leven in Perth, Scotland?

Ebb and flow • EVENTS | NEWS | TALES FROM THE SAILING COMMUNITY

THE A-Z OF MULTIHULLS • The multihull market is one of the most vibrant parts of the new boat sector, with new boats being launched on what seems like a monthly basis

HIT THE NORTH • Iceland is a destination that is on many sailors’ bucket lists, but it is not without its challenges – and rewards – as Ingrid and Robert Schnabl discovered

Paul Heiney • Paul is a self-confessed autodidact and proud of the fact too... even though a bowline is as far as it goes when it comes to the art of knot tying!

Andy Rice • Skiffing around on Lake Garda on a range of ultra-fast boats, left Andy ‘begging’ for more during his short, but sweet, work holiday

DOUBLE THINK • China and America don’t always see eye to eye. The fact the US president seems to think the country is called CHEY-na underlines this. But what if the countries collaborated on a catamaran? The results are impressive

Tom Cunliffe • When the going gets tough and you are in the process of being marmalised, a trysail can most definitely save the day

SETTING A NEW COURSE • Every sailor has a defining voyage: the one that tests their limits, builds their confidence, and redefines their course. Jenevora Swann reflects on her first Atlantic crossing: a passage that changed everything

YOUTH WILL HAVE ITS FLING • Whatever sport you do, learning your craft from a young age can give you a massive edge over rivals. One man who knows that more than most is Olympic coach Jon Emmett. Here he discusses the secret of youth sailing

TIME OUT • SAM JEFFERSON REVIEWS THE LATEST BUNKSIDE READ, AND CLASSIC BOOK

A FIRM FOUNDATION • Sailing Today with Yachts & Yachting’s Charity of the Year – the Andrew Simpson Foundation – has helped more than 250,000 people access the water and has generated more than £87 million of social value through its work in communities across the UK. Sue Pelling highlights its global success

WORSE THINGS HAPPEN AT SEA • La Solitaire du Figaro is a famously punishing race and nobody knows that better than Tom Dolan who ran aground while leading the final leg of the race. Georgie Corlett-Pitt catches up with him to find out more

KINGS OF ALL THEY SURVEY? • Yacht surveyors form a vital part of buying a yacht, and their services are not always...