cchung
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Can anyone tell me the status of the magazine Sailing Today. It does not seem to be available anymore here on the other side of the pond.
Sailing Today
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dickh
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Still available in UK, got mine a few days ago, mind you when the subscription has run out I won't renew - I spend too much on mags!
dickh
I'd rather be sailing...
dickh
I'd rather be sailing...
nicho
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I bought the magazine recently for the first time, and was rather disappointed. Happened to meet the editor recently and mentioned (politely) that I was not over enamoured. I did at least expect to be asked what exactly I found it lacking in and how I felt it could be improved etc (i.e the usual fob off!), but was told bluntly "not to bother buying it then"!! The copy I bought had lots of pictures of said editor throughout the magazine, which probably suits his ego. By the way, I'll take his advice and will not be buying it again.
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VMALLOWS
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Unless they've bought it quite recently, I didn't think IPC owned Sailing Today? Kim will of course put us right. I know it changed hands about a year back.........new owners even 'forgot' to send out susbscription reminders!
Personally I found it rather elementary and trite, though with some good features and the harbour plans. I subscribed for 2 years because I was offered £9 a year. At that price great!.....obviously a case of 'buying readership numbers'.
Personally I found it rather elementary and trite, though with some good features and the harbour plans. I subscribed for 2 years because I was offered £9 a year. At that price great!.....obviously a case of 'buying readership numbers'.
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l'escargot
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Their stand was at Southampton Boat Show today and they were still trying to attract subscribers.
VMALLOWS
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I STILL have piles of the things........and SWMBO is constantly moaning. Every winter I tackle a batch cutting out the 'useful' bits......but even with just PBO and YM its a loosing battle.......and have not yet done anything with those cut-out bits!
Only ones I won't dispose of is a handful pre 1980. The ads in particular are fascinating......amazing the price changes, both up and down.
I moaned here sometime back about repetition between the IPC titles, and in particular duplication of readers letters between the mags. Was 'reprimanded' by Kim who says the titles are 'thoroughly independent and competitive'. Maybe they shouldn't be if they want us to continue to buy several!.
Only ones I won't dispose of is a handful pre 1980. The ads in particular are fascinating......amazing the price changes, both up and down.
I moaned here sometime back about repetition between the IPC titles, and in particular duplication of readers letters between the mags. Was 'reprimanded' by Kim who says the titles are 'thoroughly independent and competitive'. Maybe they shouldn't be if they want us to continue to buy several!.
whisper
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For what it's worth I prefer ST to PBO - I subscribe to both as well as MBM.
I also endeavour to cut out the informative bits of each of them but never seem to get round to using them again.
I also endeavour to cut out the informative bits of each of them but never seem to get round to using them again.
webcraft
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Cruising content in mags (re. fatipa)
Hear hear . . .
The lack of Hiscocks and Pardeys in current IPC mags is because they aren't good for the advertisers. These people sail (or sailed in the Hiscock's case) small, cheap, simple boats and aren't in the market for lots of amp-hungry gadgets. Perish the thought that we should all decide to do likewise.
I think it might be time for another specifically cruising-orientated magazine in the UK. I acquired a subscription to the US mag Bluewater Sailing in the hope that it might be of this ilk, but all the boats in it are over 40ft and very lavishly equipped.
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Hear hear . . .
The lack of Hiscocks and Pardeys in current IPC mags is because they aren't good for the advertisers. These people sail (or sailed in the Hiscock's case) small, cheap, simple boats and aren't in the market for lots of amp-hungry gadgets. Perish the thought that we should all decide to do likewise.
I think it might be time for another specifically cruising-orientated magazine in the UK. I acquired a subscription to the US mag Bluewater Sailing in the hope that it might be of this ilk, but all the boats in it are over 40ft and very lavishly equipped.
- Nick
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http://www.bluemoment.com
chippie
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Re: Cruising content in mags (re. fatipa)
Could it be that as time has gone by our boats reflect our standard of living ashore? When I was a youngster, a washing machine and a fridge were the only appliances available, a stereogram if you could afford it.
These days our homes are full of electrical appliances of every description.
I hate to pour cold water on a good conspiracy theory though!
Could it be that as time has gone by our boats reflect our standard of living ashore? When I was a youngster, a washing machine and a fridge were the only appliances available, a stereogram if you could afford it.
These days our homes are full of electrical appliances of every description.
I hate to pour cold water on a good conspiracy theory though!
webcraft
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Re: Cruising content in mags (re. fatipa)
Eeeeee,
You wur lucky . . . .
We lived for ten years in a rolled up newspaper in a septic tank . . .
- Nick
BlueMoment.Com
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Eeeeee,
You wur lucky . . . .
We lived for ten years in a rolled up newspaper in a septic tank . . .
- Nick
BlueMoment.Com
http://www.bluemoment.com
Joe_Cole
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Re: Cruising content in mags (re. fatipa)
Come off it. PBO is full of articles about small boats and cheap and cheerful projects. From what I've seen the editorial staff do manage, by and large, to remain independent of the advertisers.
Regards
Joe
Come off it. PBO is full of articles about small boats and cheap and cheerful projects. From what I've seen the editorial staff do manage, by and large, to remain independent of the advertisers.
Regards
Joe
webcraft
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Re: Cruising content in mags (re. fatipa)
Yes, PBO does have plenty of 'cheap and cheerful' articles, but not much on extended cruising . . . or seems to have had less of late. Most of the cheap and cheerful stuff is for pottering up creeks with . . .
YM, however, has featured very little in the way of cheap and cheerful long distance cruising content for some time now, so I do feel this is a valid point.
IMHO, of course
- Nick
BlueMoment.Com
http://www.bluemoment.com
Yes, PBO does have plenty of 'cheap and cheerful' articles, but not much on extended cruising . . . or seems to have had less of late. Most of the cheap and cheerful stuff is for pottering up creeks with . . .
YM, however, has featured very little in the way of cheap and cheerful long distance cruising content for some time now, so I do feel this is a valid point.
IMHO, of course
- Nick
BlueMoment.Com
http://www.bluemoment.com
kimhollamby
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Reprimanded? Oh gosh, I'm obviously stronger than I believed /forums/images/icons/smile.gif
However can tell you there's not a lot of whispering in the corridors between editorial teams...or power meetings in the boardrooms to discuss editorial plan carve-ups for that matter.
kim_hollamby@ipcmedia.com
However can tell you there's not a lot of whispering in the corridors between editorial teams...or power meetings in the boardrooms to discuss editorial plan carve-ups for that matter.
kim_hollamby@ipcmedia.com
