Sailing Blog

If you’re learning to sail, or about to undertake a bareboat, skippered or flotilla sailing charter, one of the first steps is to learn your basic sailing knots. Mastering small skills like this is key...

Deemed “Britain’s most successful sailor”, Ian Walker holds two silver Olympic medals. For 25 years, he spent most of the time on the water in a professional capacity. Ian Walker reveals his favourite holiday is a weeklong bareboat...

Holidays were invented for a reason—so you can take a temporary time-out from day-to-day routines and your mind, body, and soul can enjoy some well-deserved rest and relaxation. The most memorable holidays are one-of-a-kind instead...

Introducing Sunsail’s 2023 Holiday Gift Guide for Sailors All products recommended by Sunsail are selected by our content team. All of our recommendations include links to third-party websites with which we are not affiliated. We...

Join us as we pick up where we left off on Hannah’s exciting journey through the sun-kissed BVI with her baby aboard our Sunsail 404. Read part one Time for the baths The Baths, on the...

Andaman Islands essentials: All you need to know Think of a ‘sailing mecca’, and Thailand is unlikely to spring to mind. Instead, you might think of it as a place where westerners go to escape...

Greece’s southern coast offers an enchanting journey through the Aegean and Saronic Gulf regions. Starting from Athens, you’ll explore a series of captivating destinations, each with its own unique charm and allure. From the historic...

Are you completely new to sailing and wondering if this type of holiday is worth trying? You have come to the right place! Sailing is extraordinary for the mind, body, and soul. Get active while experiencing...

Flotillas are just ducks in a row, aren’t they? The lead crew shoehorns you into sailing, eating and socialising to a strict timetable, right? Wrong. Rumours, myths, and half-truths abound when it comes to flotillas,...

So, I was all set to go to my first ever sailing regatta. I already had numerous personal charter holidays stamped in my passport and loved each one, but I was quite intrigued about the different...