Good sailing magazine to quench winter boredom?
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johnnyonspot
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Good sailing magazine to quench winter boredom?
Do any of you subscribe to or know of a good sailing magazine I might subscribe to in order to help me through the winter up here in the North country? The wife has oodles of subscriptions so I figure I might just as well have at least one.
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LOUIS B HOLUB
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...SOMEONE sent me a one year subscription of "SAIL" Magazine, and Ive enjoyed it. (I havent found out who sent me the first year FREE--sure has been NICE THOUGH)!! I used their toll free line, and used the option for an additional year at $10. It has nice articles, great PICs of BOATS, and at a "reasonable price"...usual subscription is around $27/year.A MAGAZINE attributed mainly for "TRAILER SAILORS" would be nice BUT, this FORUM is BETTER...
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Randy Smith
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richandlori
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The mag that I like the best is: Lattititudes and Attitudes. It is a magazine more geared to the Cruising lifestyle but I find the stories more down to earth and written for the average sailornot the guy who has the new Swan 65and his problems of getting enough crew to help him sail her.
The best thing about Lat&Atts is that for $20/year you can get an electronic subscription and download in a PDF format each month! Also when you get a subscription, they let you download all of the previous issues you want! That my friend is a great deal.
You can download a Free Trial copy it is a deal and great Mag!
http://www.latsandatts.net/
The best thing about Lat&Atts is that for $20/year you can get an electronic subscription and download in a PDF format each month! Also when you get a subscription, they let you download all of the previous issues you want! That my friend is a great deal.
You can download a Free Trial copy it is a deal and great Mag!
http://www.latsandatts.net/
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Mark Prouty
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Your only 147 miles from Lake Superior. Get the excellent book Superior Way and dream of your next trip.
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elia
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If you live in/or planning to visit the Chesapeake Bay Area a good resource for planning trips is Chesapeake Bay Magazine.
http://www.cbmmag.net/
http://www.cbmmag.net/
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waternwaves
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Tripp,
"Australian Sailing "???
when are we going........... and how much too ship the boats ?
(thats phase 2 of my around the world cruise in my 3 macs...............heheeheh)
And here I thoght sailing to tasmania from melbourne was too far.......
hmmmm.... maybe that is the ticket........ find a mac owner that wants to exchange boats during the different intervals........
anyone know of a mac owner that wont be needing his mac in Europe for 8 months.......lol
Lets see......
who needs mine for an east and west coast extended vacation.....
"Australian Sailing "???
when are we going........... and how much too ship the boats ?
(thats phase 2 of my around the world cruise in my 3 macs...............heheeheh)
And here I thoght sailing to tasmania from melbourne was too far.......
hmmmm.... maybe that is the ticket........ find a mac owner that wants to exchange boats during the different intervals........
anyone know of a mac owner that wont be needing his mac in Europe for 8 months.......lol
Lets see......
who needs mine for an east and west coast extended vacation.....
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Lovekamp
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The best choice depends on your interests. I hope this helps.
Good Old Boat - Excellent do-it-yourself (DIY) repairs, older sailboat reviews and yacht builder profile magazine. I love it, but it is expensive $39/6 bi-monthly issues. Some of the DIY tasks are more complicated than I could ever do. -- My top choice: I recommend to everyone, but at that price, I don't buy any gift subscriptions!
Boatworks - Another DIY. $10/4 quarterly issues. Easy DIY with lots of photos, nothing very technical. -- I like the simplicity of its DIY and it's cheap
Sailing - Photos, boat reviews, travel locations. Nice magazine with a Great Lakes perspective (published in Port Washington, Wisconsin). You can get the rate down to $51/36 monthly issues. -- My second choice
Sail - Cheap version of Sailing (more of a New England taste from Boston or somewhere up there). Can get this for $10/12 monthly issues. -- Hard to pass up at that rate
Maine Boats and Harbors - Very New England; think Yankee for boats. Very nice but not terribly pertinent to my midwestern world. I did enjoy it, but couldn't justify the expense (it didn't make my short list). $20/5 issues (1 year) as I recall.
Cruising World - World travel magazine. I haven't cared for it since Tom Neale stopped contributing though Fatty Goodlander isn't bad. -- I get it because it comes free (I took a USSailing class).
Sailing World - Racing magazine from same company as Cruising World. -- Not my cup of tea, but if you are into racing and sailing superstars (and upcoming stars), this might be for you.
Lattitudes and Attitudes - If cruising the world in a drunken stupor is your style, this is your magazine. Plenty of bathroom humor.
Soundings - Required if you're looking to buy or sell a boat; otherwise, I can't see much use (listings constitute 90%).
Practical Sailor is a newsletter more than a magazine (black and white print, few, if any, pictures). It is quite informative (think of it as "Consumer Reports" for boats), but it seems too expensive for me. I say this even though I couldn't tell you how much it costs; it just seemed expensive per page.
I have bought many of the others mentioned, but was never thrilled enough to subscribe.
If your days (and tastes) are like mine, I would recommend two: Good Old Boat and Sailing. Those will keep you busy enough reading and still give you time for other things.
Unfortunately, I get Good Old Boat, Sailing, Boatworks, Sail and Cruising World. I also get the BoatUS Magazine and The Ensign from United States Power Squadrons due to memberships. This is far too many, but Cruising World is coming free and Sail and Boatworks were too cheap to pass up.
Good Old Boat - Excellent do-it-yourself (DIY) repairs, older sailboat reviews and yacht builder profile magazine. I love it, but it is expensive $39/6 bi-monthly issues. Some of the DIY tasks are more complicated than I could ever do. -- My top choice: I recommend to everyone, but at that price, I don't buy any gift subscriptions!
Boatworks - Another DIY. $10/4 quarterly issues. Easy DIY with lots of photos, nothing very technical. -- I like the simplicity of its DIY and it's cheap
Sailing - Photos, boat reviews, travel locations. Nice magazine with a Great Lakes perspective (published in Port Washington, Wisconsin). You can get the rate down to $51/36 monthly issues. -- My second choice
Sail - Cheap version of Sailing (more of a New England taste from Boston or somewhere up there). Can get this for $10/12 monthly issues. -- Hard to pass up at that rate
Maine Boats and Harbors - Very New England; think Yankee for boats. Very nice but not terribly pertinent to my midwestern world. I did enjoy it, but couldn't justify the expense (it didn't make my short list). $20/5 issues (1 year) as I recall.
Cruising World - World travel magazine. I haven't cared for it since Tom Neale stopped contributing though Fatty Goodlander isn't bad. -- I get it because it comes free (I took a USSailing class).
Sailing World - Racing magazine from same company as Cruising World. -- Not my cup of tea, but if you are into racing and sailing superstars (and upcoming stars), this might be for you.
Lattitudes and Attitudes - If cruising the world in a drunken stupor is your style, this is your magazine. Plenty of bathroom humor.
Soundings - Required if you're looking to buy or sell a boat; otherwise, I can't see much use (listings constitute 90%).
Practical Sailor is a newsletter more than a magazine (black and white print, few, if any, pictures). It is quite informative (think of it as "Consumer Reports" for boats), but it seems too expensive for me. I say this even though I couldn't tell you how much it costs; it just seemed expensive per page.
I have bought many of the others mentioned, but was never thrilled enough to subscribe.
If your days (and tastes) are like mine, I would recommend two: Good Old Boat and Sailing. Those will keep you busy enough reading and still give you time for other things.
Unfortunately, I get Good Old Boat, Sailing, Boatworks, Sail and Cruising World. I also get the BoatUS Magazine and The Ensign from United States Power Squadrons due to memberships. This is far too many, but Cruising World is coming free and Sail and Boatworks were too cheap to pass up.
