Practical Sailing:

Aerial guide to Aberystwyth - A gull's eye view of the pretty Welsh port of Aberystwyth - a detailed look at it from the air
To Iceland and back - Hardy sailors, Willem and Corri Stein, cruise in cold waters and spectacular scenery aboard their steel ketch, Terra Nova
"And then our engine failed" - John Goode helps readers Carl and Sebby Raven berth Tuesday's Child, a 26ft Colvic bilge-keeler under sail
Changing impellers - Water pumps always choose the least convenient moment to pack up. Philip Dunn investigates easy impeller changing
Padslow in detail - Simon Cooke visits the approach channel, the Doom Bar and the sheltered harbour and attractions of this Cornish port
Stranded! - Reader Brian Light gets a rope round his prop off Padstow - time for some cunning seamanship. Find out how he copes
SaillngTips - the reader-to-reader service passing on your proven ideas. This month, making a strumbox and calculating tidal heights
Visiting the Axe YC - This Club has a lot to offer once you are in past the narrow river entrance. Join us for a visit
Q&A - Your questions answered by our panel of technical experts
Ship's Cook - Italian dumplings are on the menu, and a reader's recipe continues the Italian theme with pears and mascarpone
Compass checking - Basil D'Oliveira reviews an old method of compass checking out of sight of land - the Weir diagram
Almanac corrections - Our new monthly column by our own Almanac expert, Basil D'Oliveira, keeps you up-to-date with the latest changes

Regulars:

Short blasts - Our monthly round-up of sailing and boating news, plus Whitbread gossip
Club news - Bits and bobs from club and association newsletters that have caught Colin Jarman's eye this month
Letters - Readers write about chartering, local radio forecasts, lat and long, the Small Craft Directive, cruising chutes and more
Antifouling competition - Your chance to win a professional antifouling paint job for your boat
Sail system competition - Another chance to win the fully battened mainsail system
Subscribe to Sailing Today - Your chance to have Sailing Today delivered to your door each month at a special price
Sea areas - Local correspondents report the happenings from your local cruising waters
Sailing today is - A last laugh on the last page with Jake Kavanagh who takes a sideways look at going foreign


Gear & Boats:

Just In at the Boat Show - The latest gear we found at the London Boat Show
Hunter 323 - The Hunter 323 has been given a new keel. We put her through her sea trials to see how it warks
Hook-on ladders - Will portable ladders make getting aboard easier? If so, which is best for you? We try out a good few...
Come Aboard - Visit the lovely clinker built Stella, Naria Isabel
Rondo 33.3 - We report on the cruising performance of the trendsetting new Finnish designed Rondo 33.3
Buyers' guide - New and used boat details, plus our surveyor, Martin Evans, reports on the Rival 31/32 and the Iroquois Mkll catamaran