What you can find in the February 2024 issue of the Sailing Journal

Finally. The February 2024 issue of the Sailing Newspaper (issue 538, from back in 1975!) is on newsstands and digitally by downloading our free app(here if you have iOS, here for Android). We tell you about it in advance.

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Special Accessories – Boat Gear

The Accessories Special 2024 in its 104 pages tells you the three hundred ideas for having the perfect boat. Find fact sheets on 41 of the best companies with their history, top products, and information on how to contract them. In the second section, on the other hand, you will find the accessories to have on board in 2024 to be smart and in step with the times. From Clothing to Electronic Instrumentation, via Installations, Sailing Equipment, Propulsion and more.

Inquiry – Marine Protected Areas

Along Italy’s coasts are treasures often inaccessible to boaters, the Marine Protected Areas. Managed differently they would become an invaluable asset to be exploited for nautical tourism while preserving the environment. What is the real situation and what needs to be done to navigate today’s foreclosed havens.

At the edge of the world – By boat with Jérôme Poncet

Chronicle of an unforgettable journey with the great navigator Jérôme Poncet. Aboard a 20-meter motorsailer, in the ice, surrounded by hundreds of thousands of penguins, seals, elephant seals. And giant icebergs.

The impossible comparison – UFO 28 vs. Wally 110

We had fun comparing small boats and big boats, inconveniencing two great “minds.” The inventor of easy sailing and Wallys Luca Bassani and fast boat genius Umberto Felci. We anticipate that it is not just a matter of wallet…

Luca Rosetti – Romagna in the Ocean

Luca Rosetti won the solo transatlantic Mini Transat 2023; he was born in Bologna but it was sailing from Romagna that was the key that sparked his dream for the Ocean. From his beginnings in Optimist to racing in Laser, here is who is the new star of Italian sailing who dreams big.

Alberto Bona – Confessions of a Sailor

Alberto Bona, winner of the Class40 circuit ahead of the French and fresh off a season of great results with his Mach5 IBSA, tells how he got here, why he has sailing in his blood and the challenges ahead.

The 20 dream places 2024

We have selected twenty seaside destinations to go to this year. At the four corners of the globe, unusual, unique, mythical, beautiful, and attainable.

Boats of the Month – GS 65 LC – ICE 53 ST – Bavaria C46

Grand Soleil 65 LC – The Mediterranean Bluewater

Not the classic Nordic raised saloon, but a boat with a Mediterranean feel, comfortable but agile sailing. The new 65 Long Cruise combines tradition and innovation. And it shows.

ICE 53 ST – Dr. Jekill / Mr. Hyde

The Italian shipyard’s new “double-faced” cruiser/race is the result of a gram challenge to reduce its weights as much as possible. And in no time at all, the interior goes from the “pulled” version to the more comfort version. Designer Umberto Felci told us how it was possible.

Bavaria C46 – Keeping up with the times

If there is one shipyard that has really revamped its range in recent years it is Bavaria, which with this C46 puts another addition to the C-Line, the boats designed by Cossutti-Ganz.

What else is in the February issue of the Sailing Journal.

In addition to these super features, in the February issue of the Sailing Newspaper you will find the secrets to having a top mainsail, the Malingri case at the Ocean Globe Race, young generations vs. old generations in the America’s Cup, the 1999 Classic Boats, the regattas of the month, and the new Castelluccio Marina in Genoa. And much, much more!

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