MBY....

I think it comes down to personal taste, personally I, and many others are practical people who like doing things for ourselves and lugging around an I-pad where it is liable to get easily damaged is a no-no in many aspects of life; others may feel differently and have a lifestyle where they aren't at the same risk of damaging things and prefer electronic copies.
Each to their own I say.
 
I like mags. But I really cannot buy MBY anymore, even tough sometimes I try, especially the Southampton boat show edition.

MBY is to much pampered towards its advertisers, and this is a waste of space, hence I always end up buying Boat International or Italian mags as Nautica or Barche a Motore.

While I know a lot about boats, from these three sometimes I do learn something new.
 
petem said:
My turn this month!
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This months fantasy fleet did ring a bell - at least they managed to find someone with hair, as opposed to the bear-shaped bald dude that wrote last months article. Seeing more of Barbera Bach makes up for seeing less of the Intermarine Cigarette 37.

:cool:;)
 
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FlowerPower said:
This months fantasy fleet did ring a bell - at least they managed to find someone with hair, as opposed to the bear-shaped bald dude that wrote last months article. Seeing more of Barbera Bach makes up for seeing less of the Intermarine Cigarette 37.

:cool:;)
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I've got some more stills from that day. Will post them when I'm back in the UK.
 
I think the most impressive thing in this months edition is how Hugo managed to be so polite to the reader who wrote in calling him fat!
 
rafiki_ said:
This is one of those "it depends" answers Vas. I was in London on Tuesday evening, in an off the beaten track pub. Real beer at £4.20 a pint. Decent food too, a couple of courses at £20 ish per person. Local to home, beer is £3.5 ish a pint. Frankly I do most of my drinking on board, bottled beer, gin and wine, £2 a bottle for top notch beer.

Back to the mag. I am a grazer, taking a couple of weeks to read while I eat my breakfast, at about 5-10 mins a session, unless I am flying, at which point it becomes a binge once seated. I no longer wait by the doormat for it to fall, and it might take a few days until I open the pack and discard all the unnecessary guff and flyers. I read about 80%, all the boat tests, new and old, some of the gear reviews, the news and the boataholic. Some of the cruising I don't read, unless it is on regions I know, or are interested in visiting. I would be interested in hearing readers and forumites views on marina's, and their local cruising areas, in the same way that the used boat reviews include a "real owner". I love the owners upgrade articles. I too gloss over the boat handling articles, not because I am a brilliant helm, but they don't focus enough on real world issues. I would love to see Jon park Rafiki with a strong breeze, and the current ripping. It isn't easy. I'm sure he would do a much better job than me, and be less stressed too!
On the new format? I don't really have a view. It is OK, and I can live with it. A different world, but The Autocar is very well laid out, and easier to access. Hugo knows this, as that is where he cut his teeth.
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Just to confirm, Hugo browses these threads, and he asked Jon Mendez to get in touch, which has happened. He has offered to show me how to park Rafiki in adverse conditions for a My Boat handling article. I look forward to this. Thanks and well done Hugo and MBY :encouragement:
 
rafiki_ said:
Just to confirm, Hugo browses these threads, and he asked Jon Mendez to get in touch, which has happened. He has offered to show me how to park Rafiki in adverse conditions for a My Boat handling article. I look forward to this. Thanks and well done Hugo and MBY :encouragement:
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I look forward to the before and after footage!
 
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rafiki_ said:
Just to confirm, Hugo browses these threads, and he asked Jon Mendez to get in touch, which has happened. He has offered to show me how to park Rafiki in adverse conditions for a My Boat handling article. I look forward to this. Thanks and well done Hugo and MBY :encouragement:
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After having Jon show you how its done you should qualify for cheaper insurance ;)
 
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Having gone through it properly last night I think this month's was the best for a while. I enjoyed Hugo's article about his sons pb2 course. Goood variety of small boats and large.

The new format still bugs me with so much small black text on bright white. Also so many adverts but I guess it would be twice the price or more without.

But on reflection I can't complain for a fiver or so though and I'm sure hugo and Co put a huge amount of effort in.
 
Hugo Andreae said:
I certainly do keep an eye on the forum not least because I find it just as useful as all of you do. And of course I'm very sorry to lose any reader as you are the lifeblood of the magazine.

We do try to keep a broad mix of news, boat tests, cruising destinations, equipment, boat handling and feature ideas in every issue but it does tend to get a little distorted at this time of year due to our reporting on all the new launches at the Southampton and Cannes boat shows as well as our bi-annual Custom Yacht supplement (also the reason why our Oct issue was unusually big). Normal service will resume in the coming months. The new design and paper is simply intended to give it a cleaner, fresher, classier look – it does not signal a change in direction or subject matter.

In fact the latest issue has got a feature on secondhand 30ft cruisers from £29,995 a test of a 26ft Glastron and a 27ft Windy as well as winterising a small single engine diesel boat, getting your kids into boating, how to berth a boat with a duff engine and plenty of other content that doesn't require a lottery-winning budget to enjoy.

Of course, if you have suggestions of story ideas or types of stories you'd like to see more of please let me know. We're not going to abandon the bigger stuff completely as that is the way the market is heading but I will do what I can to keep it relevant to all motor boat owners – after all my own boat is a 22ft outboard powered Karnic that I share with my three brothers to keep the running costs down.
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The difference was 74 pages … the Custom Yacht supplement was 30 pages.
Umm … :confused:
 
Kingfisher 5 said:
The difference was 74 pages … the Custom Yacht supplement was 30 pages.
Umm … :confused:
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Other than the two planned Custom Yacht supplements all our issues have roughly the same number of editorial pages (usually between 86-92). It's the number of advertising pages that dictate the overall size of the finished issue.

The October issue had a bumper crop of ads in it because it coincided with both the Cannes and Southampton boats shows and had the extra 30 pages of Custom Yacht in it as well. The Nov and Dec issues had the same number of 'regular' editorial pages as Oct but fewer ads and no CY supplement, as is always the case at this time of year.

This is no different to any of the last few years but the extra thickness of the new paper make it more noticeable than usual. Hope that clarifies things.
 
Hugo Andreae said:
Other than the two planned Custom Yacht supplements all our issues have roughly the same number of editorial pages (usually between 86-92). It's the number of advertising pages that dictate the overall size of the finished issue.

The October issue had a bumper crop of ads in it because it coincided with both the Cannes and Southampton boats shows and had the extra 30 pages of Custom Yacht in it as well. The Nov and Dec issues had the same number of 'regular' editorial pages as Oct but fewer ads and no CY supplement, as is always the case at this time of year.

This is no different to any of the last few years but the extra thickness of the new paper make it more noticeable than usual. Hope that clarifies things.
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As an ex-subscriber, my views are probably of little or no interest. However, I did used to find that the old paper was too shiny (no, I didn't cut it into squares and hang it in the downstairs lav although, in fairness, it would have been much too shiny for that purpose) so that I often had to tilt the page to read an article. If the new paper has a slightly more matt finish it would have been a factor (albeit probably not a deciding one) in my continuing to subscribe - had I not already stopped so doing.

I do think that it is quite difficult for a special interest publication to continue to be fresh to subscribers of many years' standing, as there are only so many different ways to cover the same issues that have to be covered for core relevance.

Here's a boat. It's white and made mostly of grp. One end is pointy and the other ...isn't. It's got diesel engines. It's got some windows and seats and beds and a couple of bogs. It doesn't go very fast really but it might seem fast if you fell off. Which you won't. The next one's similar. :encouragement:
 
maverickofpoole said:
Just gone to subscribe to the current 1/2 price subscription for one day only offer using the link and it take me through to a page where I can purchase a subscription to Horse & Hounds. Does that title include boating information?
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I had no idea they were from the same stable...
 
maverickofpoole said:
Just gone to subscribe to the current 1/2 price subscription for one day only offer using the link and it take me through to a page where I can purchase a subscription to Horse & Hounds. Does that title include boating information?
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Hey Martin, where is this offer? My sub is about to run out and that might just make me continue. Cheers
 
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