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Credit: RYA The RYA are offering their members 10% off BUPA private health insurance, looking after the sailing community on and off the water.   The Royal Yachting Association (RYA) have announced Insured Health and Bupa as their Official Health Insurance Partner. Through this new collaboration, the RYA are offering their members 10% off their health…

Credit: Meg Niblett In last month’s edition, Meg Niblett talked through her preparations for the Sydney-Hobart race as the youngest ever female skipper. Now she narrates how her race unfolded and ultimately ended in dramatic style It was a mad rush getting the boat ready for the Sydney-Hobart race. The days leading up to the…

Virtual Sailing. Credit: iStock As the cost of owning a boat, and the thought of facing the perils of the sea add up, Paul ponders the idea of virtual sailing! We were singing ‘It’s the most wonderful time of the year’ only a few weeks back in the run up to Christmas. But wasn’t, was it? The most…

Sam Jefferson interviews boot Düsseldorf Director Petros Michelidakis on the ins and outs of organising one of the largest boat and marine shows in the world, and we find out where the boating industry is heading. The 2025 edition of boot Düsseldorf is coming to a close, welcoming in a new year of innovation and…

MACIF Santé Prévoyance skipper Charlie Dalin (FRA) is photographed celebrating with flares winning the Vendee Globe, on January 14, 2025 in Les Sables d’Olonne, France. Credit: Vincent Curutchet / Alea Round the world alone in 64 days: Rupert Holmes reports on an extraordinary edition of the Vendee Globe. The 2024 Vendée Globe proved to be…

Thailand hiking. Credit: Sunsail Looking for some more action and adventure to pack into your sailing holiday? Sunsail has put together a hiking guide for your next charter holiday – where to find the best trails, beautiful spots to anchor, and tips for the perfect day ashore. Here are some of their top picks… 1.…

Fastnet 2017. Credit: Scaramouch Sailing Trust Sailing Today selected the Scaramouche Sailing Trust to be our charity of the year for 2025. Milly Karsten discovers what they are all about. Greig City Academy’s sailing programme is well known on the Solent and around the country for inspiring young sailors and providing dedicated support for future…

Credit: iStock The term ‘watch and learn’ is all very well, but when it comes to the art of wingfoiling, there is no substitute for doing your ‘apprenticeship’, Andy Rice tells us. After another phenomenally busy year of travel, my last overseas assignment of 2024 took me to Jericoacoara in the north of Brazil. This…

Yacht for sale – Salamander of Lymington – Grabu Take a peak… here are three of the best yachts for sale right now. Southerly 135: Yahoo £240,000 Tax not paid Yahooo is a well prepared Southerly 135, that is set up for long-range cruising. With a lifting keel and twin rudders, she has enormous versatility,…

Devon’s Meg Niblett Salcombe sailor Meg Niblett on her preparation for the 2024 Sydney Hobart Yacht Race, in which she is deemed to be the youngest ever female skipper. If someone had told me that I’d soon be on the start line of the Sydney Hobart Yacht Race as the youngest double-handed female skipper to…