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seads
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Initially Posted - 05/06/2003 : 13:20:36

Does anybody have any recs for sailing magazines? I bought a copy of "Sail" and liked the pictures, but found it esoteric since I don't own an America's Cup yacht.

How about Practial Sailor?

Stewart Eads
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Leon Sisson
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Response Posted - 05/06/2003 : 13:41:40

Stewart,

"Practical Sailor" - Expensive but worth it. Just like a "Consumer Reports" for sailors. I save all back issues in binders.

"SAIL" - You summed up my feelings nicely. I just barely keep renewing my subscription, but I sure don't save any back issues.

"Good Old Boat" - Reads like a periodical based on Don Casey's books. Highly recommended. Very appropriate to the Catalina 25.

"Sailing" - Odd large format, very nice pictures. Less pretentious than "SAIL".

"Cruising World" - Not too relevent to our little boats, but good for dreaming, or planning a charter. Sort of a "National Geographic" goes sailing.

"Wooden Boat" - A beautifully produced tribute to wooden things that float, and those who worship them. High emphasis on historical technologies, people, and boats.

"Mainsheet" - Catalina only magazine that's included with association membership. Worth the price of admission.

"D.I.Y. Boater" (or something like that) - All about fixing boats. Great technical articles about working on boats in our size and price range.

Try a few issues from the news stand (if available), and see if you like them. A few of the above are subscription only.

-- Leon Sisson

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RoofRoof
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Response Posted - 05/06/2003 : 14:03:10

Thanks for the info. My girl got me a subscription to SAIL, but I'm not sure that was the one I really wanted. Now, I know.

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svmoxie
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Response Posted - 05/06/2003 : 16:08:55

The only one I subscribe to is Good Old Boat (other than the Mainsheet). I read through the Cruising World once in a while at a friends but I find little of real use to me in it. All of the Good Old Boats have something I am interested in.

Clif Thompson
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Response Posted - 05/06/2003 : 16:48:41

My sadistic brother gave me a subscription to Islands magazine for my birthday. Pure torture to read it this last, long cold winter.

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pwhallon
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Response Posted - 05/06/2003 : 16:51:23

Hi,

Yea, I like Good old boat too.

Here are a few others.

Bluewater Sailing...very nice and informative.

Ocean Navigator...ooh..la..la.

Latitudes and attitudes....real cruising stuff.

Small Craft Advisor...It's okay.

Living Aboard...It's okay

Southern Boating....get the Bahamas issue..it's great.

I don't like SAIL either..Patience Wales makes me sick.


Paul

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Champipple
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Response Posted - 05/06/2003 : 16:56:55

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"Cruising World" - Not too relevent to our little boats, but good for dreaming, or planning a charter. Sort of a "National Geographic" goes sailing.
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Sailing World - the sister publication is great for small boat racing and boat handling skills. I find it much better than cruising world.

Either one is free with a US Sailing membership

D. Wolff - "The Flying Wasp" #401 sr/sk
Chief Measurer C-25/250 National Assn.
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Gloss
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Response Posted - 05/06/2003 : 17:02:41

One of my favorites is Lattitudes and Attitudes. At least buy one issue and try it out.

Frank Gloss
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Derek Crawford
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Response Posted - 05/06/2003 : 18:28:46

"Lats & Atts" is even better now - they have gone to a monthly format. I've just dropped "Sail" and "Cruising World" as not really being relevant to my kind of sailing. (I think they believe that a 25' boat is only an oversized dinghy...) <img src=icon_smile_wink.gif border=0 align=middle>
Derek

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RichardG
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Response Posted - 05/06/2003 : 18:53:27

"Good Old Boat" is my favorite -- I've dropped all other subscriptions.

RichardG 81 C25 SR/FK "Sanity"

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ronrryan
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Response Posted - 05/06/2003 : 20:51:07

I dumped everything but Good Old Boat, used to get "Messing About in Boats" but it seemed to come every day and I got tired of decisions as to whether to throw it out today or archive, Still get Cruising World a silly trivial magazine only because they offered it at some preposterous price per issue but it was a mistake, I miss the old "Rudder" which was a little like the English "Yachting Monthly" which was ambrosia for the soul when Maurice Griffiths ran it, also recommend "Boatbuilder", if you like that sort of thing, I really miss "Small Boat Journal", have all the back issues and reread them now and then, kee them close to the throne room, if you get my drift, god bless, ron srsk 1981 Orion SW FL

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tmhansen
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Response Posted - 05/07/2003 : 02:31:31

I've had a subscription to Sail for years. I've toyed with droppin git over the years but I need my fix of sailing when I can't. I just added Practical Sailor to my mail carrier's burden. It is OK. I have toyed with This Old Boat, I'll have to send for my two free issues and give it a try.

But you know my favorite sailing rag? Latitude 38

http://www.latitude38.com/

It free in the SF bay area and some other spots if you can get one before they are all gone. I finally gave up and now it comes to my door. The letters column is kind of like reading this forum.

Todd Hansen
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seads
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Response Posted - 05/07/2003 : 07:54:59

Thanks. I'm going to check out good old boat.

Stewart Eads
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Gary B.
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Response Posted - 05/07/2003 : 12:53:49

I am near Portland, OR. Like Todd, my favorite mag is also free. It's similar, although smaller, to Latitude 38. This mag is out of Seattle, WA and is called 48 North. Some of it is electronic as well, but it has a cruising tale or two, race info for Portland and Seattle, tons of classifieds, etc. If you are on the Left Coast, either of these magazines should be on your list. I leave the slick, expensive copy to you rich guys.

I used to take Practical Sailor for years, but it seemed like it was a tad spendy, and often I had no use for the products they tested. Frankly, though, I am glad it is in publication and probably should support them with a subscription again. I had billing problems with them a couple of years ago and they made me mad, but I am cooling off. I am very glad that there is an unbiased, although sometimes arguably inaccurate or incorrect assessment of boats and gear. It's through them that I first learned of Cetol back in 1992. I ordered it from back east. I wish I had gotten exclusive rights to distribute on the West Coast. Maybe I could have retired by now!

Gary B.
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Brooke Willson
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Response Posted - 05/07/2003 : 16:57:00

Like some of the rest of you, I've dropped all my subscriptions except "Good Old Boat."

"Sail" is for people with a whole lot of money who want to buy a new boat or boat toys.

"Cruising World" is for people doing much bigger cruising than we can do on a C25.

"Practical Sailor" is for people with bigger boats than ours and lots of money to spend on toys. I am particularly bothered by the fact that even after paying the hefty subscription price, reprints of old reviews are still pricey.

"Good Old Boat" is about smaller, simpler, humbler boats (like ours) and how to enjoy and maintain them. If I had the money and time and ego to aspire to Morrises and Island Packets and Hinkleys (and the Azores and Tahiti and New Zealand), then subscribing to those other magazines would make sense.

But then again, that's just where I am.

Brooke

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ClamBeach
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Response Posted - 05/07/2003 : 18:23:08

My favorite is Latitude 38 out of the SF bay area. Often funny, lots of great and opinionated letters, a mix of cruising/racing coverage and a good technical feature each month.

Very unpretentious.

Go here to sample their fare... http://www.latitude38.com

The publication is available free in most chandleries on the West Coast, but they charge for mailing costs if you want home delivery.

Currently maintaining two holes in the water...'77 Venture 23 and new to the family,
'78 Catalina 25

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Gloss
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Response Posted - 05/08/2003 : 05:40:50

I still get Sail and Cruising World. Every now and then they have an article which I can learn from, as I am still in the novice class, but learning fast. But I cannot relate/afford the big toys they show. I have been thinking of Dropping Practical Sailor. I don't buy a lot of the stuff they show, and I too wonder about their methodology sometimes. Case in point is when the folks at Harken took exception to their testing methods for blocks. I somehow feel that Harken knows what they are talking about.
That leaves Good Old Boat, and Lattitudes and Attitudes, my two favorites.
With these two you learn how to fix up your old boat so you can live the dirtbag lifestyle. (not to be taken in the wrong way, I think L & A calls it the cruising lifestyle) Sign me up.

Frank Gloss
89WK/TR

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Bruce Baker
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Response Posted - 05/08/2003 : 16:39:43

If you're interested in racing, get "Sailing World". I also get "Speed and Smarts", which is a pamphlet-like thing similar to "Practical Sailor", which I also get. If you're in the Chesapeake Bay area, our local alternative to Lattitude 38 is "Spinsheet". It's free.

Cheers,
Bruce Baker
Falls Church, VA

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frankr
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Response Posted - 05/08/2003 : 21:27:40

I picked up a copy of "Practical Boat Owner" last month - it's a UK publication but has lots of DIY stuff and some useful reviews. A lot of the products are european though. March issue had a neat article on building your own self steering device (wind vane) for about $25.

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