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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Skipper’s View • MORE THAN ANY OTHER TYPE OF BOAT, MULTIHULLS ILLUSTRATE HOW DIVERSE THE SAILING EXPERIENCE CAN BE
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Grand slam • The RORC Caribbean 600 is one of the big showdowns of the winter season across the pond. This year the race was won by the radical scow bowed Palanad 4, designed by Sam Manouard. Fresh from victory i the RORC Transatlantic, this rather ungainly looking vessel edged out Ino Noir to take victory in the IRC class once more
Ebb and flow • EVENTS | NEWS | TALES FROM THE SAILING COMMUNITY
BEST NEW MULTIHULLS • A new season brings a new crop of multihulls. Sam Jefferson casts his eye over the latest launches ahead of the Multihull Show at La Grande Motte
RULE BRETAGNE! • Powerful tides, legendary sailors, pink granite cliffs and a way of life that slows you down. Sailing Brittany means surrendering to ‘l’Aise Breizh’, as Ingrid Schnabl discovered
Andy Rice • Andy contemplates life after an Olympic campaign, and raises ideas about how other countries could follow the Aussie way of keeping the sport alive
Paul Heiney • Paul looks back to a halcyon world full of physical 'things' instead of ephemeral nothings stored in the cloud
Tom Cunliffe • Barometer-reading technique can be a bit of an art and, as Tom found out, sometimes it pays to break the habit of a lifetime by listening to others!
LAND OF MANY ISLANDS • Genevieve Leaper joined a couple of friends aboard their Hallberg Rassy 352 on a delightful passage from Copenhagen to Sweden’s southeast coast
MULTI HULL SHOW • The Multihull Show is back, and the 2026 edition promises to be a record-breaking event
NEW SENSATION • The Excess 13 is the latest launch from a manufacturer that endeavours to inject fun into the sometimes languid world of the cruising catamaran. Does it succeed? Sam Jefferson finds out
SUMMER REGATTA GUIDE 2026 • Get set for a sparkling summer on the water with our guide to a wealth of multi-class weekend to week-long regattas across some of Britain’s most stunning inland, river and coastal locations - whatever your boat or budget, there is a regatta for you
GREECE ON WATER • In this, Part 2 of our Greek charter coverage, we look at some of the best holiday options in the areas covering the Aegean, Sporades, and Dodecanese writes Sue Pelling
UP FOR THE CUP • Georgie Corlett-Pitt hears from Hannah Mills, Eilidh McIntyre and Matt Beck on the search for the next generation of America’s Cup talent at the Athena Pathway Trials, and finds out why, in this new Cup era, no actual sailing was involved…
GIRL ALMIGHTY • Poppy Luxton’s sailing achievements last year culminated with a win at the British Yachting Awards. Here she chats to Sue Pelling about her inspirational sailing pathway which began at a ‘try sailing day’ and led to the British Youth Sailing Team
IT’S SHOWTIME! • Record numbers, major debuts and green innovation: Inside South Coast & Green Tech Boat Show 2026
OFF THE BOAT, OFF THE MAP...