What you can find in the April 2025 issue of the Journal of Sailing

Finally. The April 2025 issue of the Sailing Newspaper (issue 551, from way 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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We tell you about everything below in the new April issue of the Sailing Newspaper!

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Let the 50th anniversary celebration of the Sailing Newspaper begin!

You are all invited to Italy’s biggest sailing party of 2025, scheduled for Saturday, May 24 at the Marina di Cala de Medici. Here’s why you can’t miss the 50th anniversary celebration of the GdV.

Velavventura – We Italian sailors – Yesterday, today, tomorrow

For us sailors who are children of the Mediterranean, the immensity of the Ocean has always had an irresistible attraction. Today a new generation of Italian sailors is ready for exciting new adventures. Let’s find out who our heroes are and have been in recent times, and how you can challenge the French, masters of “velavventura.”

Summer Rental Special

Everything you need to know now to make the right choice by renting a boat this summer, navigating the magnum sea of offers on the web without losing your compass. How much does it cost to rent a boat in 2025, the best destinations in the Mediterranean and a selection of the best operators to contact.

THE BOATS.

ICE 56 – The versatile off-roader

It has the sporty DNA of the ICE 52, but a line that winks at the future 80′, the new ICE 56 is a new thoroughbred performance cruiser packed with useful and ingenious solutions.

Solaris 55 – Bigger, More Beautiful

The forward cabin of the new 55 is larger than that of the old 60′; an “extreme” boat in volume, but with the typical Solaris design under the banner of aesthetic cleanliness.

And many others: Dufour 54, Bali 5.2, Outremer 48, Catalina 356, Pure 42…

CLASSICS – 20 must-see legends of the ’90s.

We have chosen for you 20 90s Classic Boats that are true icons of their era. We tell you why they were born with an “extra gear’ and why today they are considered true gems in the used boat world.

Magazine – Ghost Ports

The development of tourist ports is an important building block toward the growth of nautical tourism in Italy. But the system is showing the strain in so many ways: legislative, bureaucratic, administrative. A number of port projects that were announced with great pomp and for a thousand reasons never completed are emblematic of this. And which are there, testifying that change is needed to avoid further failed and wasteful initiatives and enhance what (little) has been done. Our investigation.

RACE – Winter Champions

We reveal which boats and who are all the star owners of the major winter championships just concluded around Italy But there is also a ‘discordant note.”

VELA Cup – Spring Classic in Tigullio

If you come to Chiavari on May 2, you’ll have fun with your boat and your crew. The first leg of the VELA Cup 2025 is the spring opportunity to party at sea and on land.

Sailing Stories – Magic moments

After 30 years of cruising the Mediterranean, Antonino Venneri had a dream: to win the Giraglia regatta. Here’s how he did it, from choosing the boat to the crew, to that magical moment when he climbed the top step at the great offshore “classic” of the Mediterranean, making his dream come true.

Around the corner – In Slovenia

The welcoming and captivating country overlooking the Upper Adriatic Sea is not only a true nautical destination but also an open “door” to a hinterland rich in historical beauty and knockout flavors.

Running away (and not getting caught) in the regatta

There are situations in a regatta where you have to “run away” from other boats. But beware: speed is not your only ally; on the contrary, in some cases you will have to limit it. Here’s how to vary your gait according to the context and come out on top!

In Practice – Eyes open when browsing

The Yacht Safety Management System, the safety protocol for sailing and motor boats devised by SoloSailor Andrea Lodolo allows us to increase safety on board. When we are at sea, at regular intervals, we can fill out our checklist while sailing for periodic checks

What else is in the April 2025 issue of the Sailing Journal

• Sailing crisis? All baloney, stop doing that
• If Mbappé invests in sailing
• Nautor’s second-hand queens at the Spanish Salon in Palma
• Accessories of the month: wine and soft drinks in the cooler, app of the month, all the news
• The historians: Flavio Favini: “Dad, this Snipe was your boat!”
• When renters get pissed off, they’re right and they manage to tick it off
• Marina Punta Ala gets a makeover
• The right policy to insure a great little treasure: your boat
• Our list of new boats
• The listing of Classic Boats of Historical Value.

And much, much more!

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