Sailing Today
- Cruising the Outer Hebrides: Barry’s Guide to Scotland’s Wild North May 16, 2025The continuing story of Barry Pickthall’s sometimes dramatic two year cruise from Chichester to the Outer Hebrides and back. Regular readers will recall that we last left Barry in ST/YY July 2025 after a calamitous dismasting off Portmaddy in the Outer Hebrides, led to repairs and over-wintering in Ullapool and an unexpected second season in […]Barry Pickthall
- Micky Beckett’s Comeback: Positives of the Professional Circuit May 16, 2025A British medal jamboree at Princesa Sofía Regatta in Palma, and the ups and downs of racing on the professional circuit. I won’t make a secret of it. I was in a bit of a hole after the Olympics. It was pretty shortly after that when I told myself, ‘well I’m going to have to […]Andy Rice
- Chartplotter Buyer’s Guide: Top New Marine Electronics May 15, 2025Sam Fortescue takes a look at the latest developments when it comes to chartplotters. News late last year that Imray will cease publishing paper charts after the coming sailing season has caused concern among sailors and navigators. It may be one of the reasons that the UK Hydrographic Office has given its paper charts a […]Sam Fortescue
- Best New Yacht Designs: Latest Sleek Boats May 14, 2025Sam Jefferson looks at the latest designs and launches… Pegasus 67 Pegasus Yachts is a Slovenian company that specialises in carbon construction who, up until now, had built only one model, the Pegasus 51. This is a very innovative yacht that combines blistering speed and light displacement with blue water comfort. The boat is full […]Sam Jefferson
- What’s Causing Decline at Class Open Meeting Championships? May 14, 2025There are plenty of factors relating to why class open meeting championship attendance in some classes are suffering more than others. Sue Pelling considers some of the reasons, and highlights a selection of classes attracting big numbers. There is no denying the fact that open meeting and championship attendance over the last 10-15 years (and […]Sue Pelling
- The History of Hunter Boats: Peter Poland’s British Boatbuilding May 14, 2025Peter Poland helped set up Hunter Boats, one of the most successful British boatbuilders of recent years. He looks back on the ups and downs of building the business. My early sailing experiences came about because my paternal grandfather Kenneth Poland owned successful syndicates in Lloyds of London. He had done very well there and owned a […]Peter Poland
- Hanse 360 Boat Test: High Performing Entry Level Cruiser May 14, 2025Peter Poland puts Hanse’s new 360 through her paces and discovers that this entry level cruiser has much to offer. When Michael Schmidt took a rest from successful racing on German Admiral’s Cup yachts, the Berlin Wall was beginning to crumble in late 1989. So he decided to investigate East German boat yards that had […]Peter Poland
- Cruising with Children: Pros & Cons of Taking Kids Aboard May 13, 2025Having a ‘ready’ made crew with children on board is a perfect scenario but, as Jess highlights, it can slow up the preparation process somewhat. A lot of parents talk about teamwork with their kids. “Teamwork makes the dream work” and other stock phrases are meant to make certain tasks easier such as tidying their […]Jess Lloyd-Mostyn
- Cruising in Ithaca: The Ultimate Ionian Itinerary May 13, 2025Charter skipper Tom Fletcher plans his dream trip around his home cruising ground of the Ionian. As a charter skipper it’s rare that I have the freedom to plan an itinerary, but when I do, I’m drawn to the smaller islands of the Ionian Sea. My charters often take me to picturesque Ithaca, Meganisi, Kastos, […]Tom Fletcher
- Rethinking Modern Rope Making: Sustainability By Design May 9, 2025Want to be more eco-conscious while using ropes? It is only natural that sailors and the boating community are continually looking for new ways to be more environmentally responsible on and off the water. Going beyond the obvious methods of keeping our beaches clean, fishing plastic from the ocean and recycling our waste, we’re looking towards […]Milly Karsten