Dear readers,
If you’re reading this, I’ll be on holiday. With the firm intention of leaving work behind. Many of you will know that it’s not as easy as it sounds.
As we all know, sailing helps you switch off like hardly anything else. A peaceful evening by a skerry, moored to a rock or at anchor. Long hours of daylight instead of appointments, the buzzing of mosquitoes and the rustling of the undergrowth instead of noise. Perhaps a night-time sail. Perhaps simply the wonderful feeling of not having to be anywhere else but right there.
But when you’re an editor at *Yacht* magazine and go sailing, work always tags along a bit, like a little creaking keel pig. As a self-confessed North Sea enthusiast, I’m heading out to new waters on someone else’s boat. For a change, I’m not setting sail with the tide this time, but after breakfast. That promises relaxation and a break from the daily grind.
But what it also promises are new boats, sailing areas, people, beautiful approaches and pictures – all potential stories. That’s only to be expected when your hobby is also your job, and it’s not a bad thing at all when you have one of the best jobs in the world. That’s probably why I won’t be able to completely shake off my old habits. I’ll probably reach for my camera or notepad. Perhaps I’ll be sitting in some Swedish bay one evening with a glass of wine, thinking: That would actually make a good lead. The Kielschwein just grunts sometimes.
If you, too, are out on the water over the coming weeks: I wish you peaceful watches at anchor, good times and the ability to really switch off.
Ursula Meer
YACHT editor
Editor’s reading recommendations
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When is a wind turbine a worthwhile investment?
Wind turbines generate electricity even at night and when the sky is overcast. What owners need to know about realistic output, high-wind control, installation and safety.
The Ocean Race Atlantic
A quick check using the live tracker
Map, weather, routing and boat data: How to read the PredictWind tracker for the Ocean Race Atlantic correctly.
European Yacht of the Year 2027
21 yachts make it onto the shortlist
21 yachts are competing in the European Yacht of the Year 2027 awards. Seven multihulls and just two classic production cruisers demonstrate just how much yacht building is changing.
Volamare
Inflatable bimini without a frame
Volamare is launching an inflatable sunshade for sailing yachts, motorboats and catamarans. The design is intended to require no framework and to provide around 4.5 square metres of shade.
Ocean Race Atlantic
Speed race! To Lorient in under seven days?
The Ocean Race Atlantic gets underway on 1 September with a parade in New York. Boris Herrmann’s new boat will be taking part. A high-speed race to Lorient is expected.
Sea rescue team
Solo sailor with a life-threatening illness rescued from the North Sea
A seriously ill single-handed sailor triggered a major rescue operation in the North Sea on Thursday, 27 August 2026, and was winched clear of the boat by helicopter.
GFK Classic
21st Summit Meeting in Maasholm
This coming weekend, from Friday 24th to Sunday 26th September 2026, the annual GFK Classics gathering will take place in Maasholm Harbour. The most beautiful boat will be chosen, a race will be held, and everyone will celebrate together.
Communications
What would Elon Musk take on a long voyage? Starlink launches new sailing plan with a 40-foot limit
Starlink is introducing the ‘Personal Maritime’ tariff for private boats. It removes the 30-day limit when abroad, but only applies to boats up to 40 feet in length and makes data significantly more expensive when at sea.
52 Super Series
“Platoon Aviation” flies to victory
Harm Müller-Spreer’s “Platoon Aviation” has won the second Lanzarote round of the 52 Super Series. The team is in pole position ahead of the season finale.
App
Seanturion alerts users to yacht theft and monitors batteries
Seanturion monitors boats remotely: GPS position, bilge and battery levels are displayed directly on your smartphone via the app. The price comprises the subscription and the hardware.
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