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

Finally. The June 2025 issue of the Sailing Newspaper (issue 553, 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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We tell you about everything below in the new June issue of the Sailing Newspaper!

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The best sailors of 2025

Here are the winners of the Velista of the Year, Special Edition 50 GdV, the most coveted award in Italian sailing. We tell you their stories and why the jury chose them among the ones you voted for the most. Sailors, captains, innovators, designers, young athletes. Each of them is exceptionally talented.

“Me, the Giraglia, the Club” – Interview with Carlo Cameli

INTERVIEW Carlo Cameli, president of the Italian Yacht Club, recounts his life of boats and sailing. From his first Giraglia in 1966 when his cousins embarked him on EA to governing Italy’s oldest club, which he runs like a ship.

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Lots of stories await you in the Special 50th Anniversary issue of the Sailing Newspaper

That certain “I don’t know what” – 18 boats that know how to stand out

We have chosen for you 18 boats that know how to stand out: new, up-and-coming or evergreen, to watch for all tastes and budgets. Sporty, cruising, weekender or multihull, from 7 to 21 meters. Discover them with us.

Half a century of sailing in the next issue. Unmissable

Live coverage of what the next issue of the Sailing Newspaper will look like. A special newspaper you don’t want to miss. We explain why.

Dreaming of a great adventure?
Practical guide for advanced boat owners with guru advice

Sailor and nautical consultant Enrico Tettamanti explains how to optimize or choose your boat to make it safe, supremely comfortable, and seaworthy for long, very long voyages. Putting what he has learned from his 30 years of experience of 250,000 miles and three round-the-world voyages at your disposal.

THE BOATS.

YYachts Y6 – The new German “little one”

For the first time YYachts confronts the 60-footer size. This is what the 19-footer that makes minimalist design and easy handling its cardinal points will look like.

Pogo RC – Comuzzi C32 – Advanced AC 72 – Magic Carpet 100

Our column with all the latest market news, previews and newly launched boats.

The Return – “Enfant” Prodige

Claudio Demartis has been a sailing phenom all his life, from sailing victories at a very young age to entrepreneurial adventures. But most of all there is one passion he has never abandoned. Making sails, and making them in the best way possible. Today he is a world leader in sails for Optimists with his CD Sails sailmaker, and even goes so far as to design them for Maxis (as big as his 90-foot Prosecco Doc Shockwave 3).

What are his secrets? Meticulousness, a deep knowledge of the material and a spirit of a haute couture “tailor” allow him to create sails to the perfect measure of boat and owner by Francesca Pitacco

Back to basics

The 10 indispensable “tips” you need to know when sailing, aka: semi-serious comic book manual of sailing (and living)… wet times

NAVIGATE SERENTLY THIS SUMMER
Because I’ve learned to read pressure maps and don’t just trust “basic” forecasts

Together with expert meteorologist Riccardo Ravagnan we explain what they are and how to read pressure maps, it first tool to consult to predict what the weather will be like this summer.

Who cares most – Plow anchors

Securing the boat to the bottom while at anchor is one of the basic skills of any good cruiser. Familiarity with equipment, weather conditions, nature of the seabed, knowledge of the hull, and the right calumo make the difference between a bad anchorage and a weather-proof one. A key role, however, is played by the very anchor one relies on. Among the so-called “plowshare” models in recent years, the market has churned out a number of the latest generation of anchors that are distinguished by innovative design, sophisticated geometries and excellent build quality. Here’s how they can make your roadstead stops easier and safer.

Classic Boat Club – In the Name of History: long live the Classics

Boom in registrations for the Classic Boat Club’s Official Registry (also at VELA Cup Toscana!). More than 40 boats at least 25 years old and built since 1967 are now enrolled in the Registry, created with the mission of enhancing the history of sailing, as well as the boats that made it great. Learn the great stories of the boats that have joined the Classic Boat Club, how to join (even if you don’t have the boat) and all the benefits you get by joining the community.

Magazine – Good news – PATENTS

With the new D1 boating license at 16 years of age you can drive a 10-meter boat with engines more powerful than 40 hp, while the DCI and the new “identity card” of vessels with which you can sail safely even outside Italy.
We explain it all to you!

SAIL Cup 1 – So many… All together!

The charge of 71 boats in the Gulf of Tigullio at the first leg of the VELA Cup! We haven’t seen so many boats together in quite a while. Who was there, who won, how it went.

VELA Cup 2 – How about a vacation in Sardinia on June 28?

The VELA Cup in Marina di Porto Rafael – Palau, is an opportunity to experience a boating vacation in a dream location: northern Sardinia, in a paradise that the whole world envies us.

In Rimini – gale? No thanks!

The Romagna city, a historic seaside destination beloved by tourists, is now a perfect destination where to have unique and fun boating vacations.

Full sail among the wonders of Croatia

A cruise destination already beloved by Italian boaters, the Adriatic country offers plenty of ideas for unique vacations

The regattas

All the best, rankings and updates from Italian (and other) regattas held this month.

IN PRACTICE – Bon Appetit!

How to simplify and optimize cooking on a boat without sacrificing quality and finesse. From essential tools to bring aboard to the right galley: tips from a superchef sailor.

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

• What it means to be a sailor – The memory of Giuseppino “Pinin” Borghi
• Appointment with the history of sailing – The contents of the next special issue
• Five accessories for a top cruise
• “So the killer whales beat up my boat.”
• “Ghost” ports never realized. But how many are there?
• Naples helps the Cup and the Cup helps Naples
• Our list of new boats

And much, much more!

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