Sail for a Living

Sue Pelling is a highly experienced sailor and freelance journalist, specialising in yacht racing, marine, lifestyle and travel, producing features for numerous titles including Yachting World, Yachting Monthly, Practical Boat Owner, Classic Boat, Motorboats and Yachting, Motorboats Monthly and SuperYacht World. She was also the Vice Chairman of the Yachting Journalists’ Association. She started her career as a horse riding instructor but switched careers and used her other passionate hobby of dinghy racing as the basis of her new career. During an eight-year stint at Yachting World she covered most of the world’s major regattas such as the Olympic Games, Vendée Globe, Volvo Ocean Race, Mini Transat and America’s Cup. Sue is also a keen racing sailor with a particular passion for National 12 racing and classic yachts. Her spirited nature has also led her to the extreme side of the sport, including competing the Mini Transat 200-mile, double handed Demi-Clé race, the Fastnet Race, and crewing an Extreme 40 around the Isle of Wight.