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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…

Ep. 234, Lin Pardey, Passages: Cape Horn and Beyond Find Paul Trammell’s podcast here.   

Credit: boot Düsseldorf 2025 The 2025 edition of the yacht and watersports show boot Düsseldorf is right around the corner! Here’s all the info you need, from exciting speakers and choosing which day to visit, to our Editor’s top picks of boats on show and how to grab a ticket. Key Info 18th-26th January 2025…

MACIF Santé Prévoyance skipper Charlie Dalin (FRA) is photographed celebrating with flares after winning the Vendee Globe, on January 14, 2025 in Les Sables d’Olonne, France. Credit: Jean-Louis Carli / Alea After leading the solo, non-stop, unassisted race around the world for 16 days, Charlie Dalin crossed the finish line on Tuesday morning at 07:24…

How clean are the UK’s waters – Algal bloom The presence of clean, unpolluted waters around our coast seems like our birthright but sadly that’s not the case in recent years. What can be done? Sam Jefferson chats with Phil Horton, Environment and Sustainability Manager at the RYA to find out… The relationship between sailors…