Sailing Blog

Paralympic sailing icon and Sunsail ambassador Helena Lucas MBE recently retired from competitive sailing and celebrated by enjoying her first-ever catamaran sailing holiday. She tells us how she got on. Catamaran vs. Monohull We were...

In my sailing career, I have seen first-hand the impact waste plastic has on wildlife and oceans across the globe. It is clear that we are now at a critical point where not only plastic...

“Pass the bat!” is not something you often hear at the dinner table, unless, of course, you’re sailing in the Seychelles. Sunsail’s UK Marketing Manager found out as much and more besides on a voyage of discovery around...

We’ve heard it all before. “The Caribbean is far too difficult to get to. It’s just a playground for the Richard Bransons of the world, right?” Or “What If I get surrounded by sharks, with...

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...