If you’ve ever gazed out to sea and imagined yourself aboard a yacht, racing through Abu Dhabi’s crystal clear blue waters, the salty spray from the waves hitting your face, then this week’s cover feature is for you.

As the season really kicks off, we take you on a tour of the capital’s most accessible sailing groups and tell you just how easy it is to get out on the water. We even included a bit of sailing lingo for you, so if you’re the lucky winner of one of our yacht charter prizes in last week’s 100th issue, you’ll have a head start.

We may not have 100 prizes to give away this week, but there’s still a chance to win in this week’s issue. How about enjoying dinner with celebrity chef James Martin? Taking flight in a hot air balloon at the Al Ain Aerobatic Show? Or grab some tickets to a one-off performance at the Abu Dhabi Classics? It’s all in this week’s News section.

We had a wonderful response to our last issue, and we’ve had so many letters this week we haven’t had room for all of them. We received more than 65,000 entries to our 100+ competition giveaway, which we’ll have drawn by the time you read this, so keep checking your email to see if you’re one of our lucky winners.

All our usual features can be found in our Going Out and Lifestyle sections. This week our Crumby Mummy, Laura Fulton talks to the experts to find out all you need to know about your children’s health check-ups, while our lone male reporter braves the backstreets of Abu Dhabi in search of the city’s best barber shop (and loses more of what little hair he has left).

Plus, if you’re out and about on Saadiyat Island this week, Laura takes us on a tour of the RSTW exhibiton, which closes this week on 24th January, so make sure you don’t miss out!

Megan Wynes