Re: YM does it again

On Fri, 28 Apr 2006 08:30:48 UTC, "Dennis Pogson"
<dennis_nospampogson@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

: Ian Johnston wrote:
: > In the past I have criticised YM for being far too parochial, and for
: > rehashing the same articles for Solent based sailors time after time
: > after time.

: If you could find out where the editorial staff live, you would probably
: unveil the clue to this apparent lack of detailed articles regarding any
: areas except the South Coast.

It's probably more where they sail than where they live.

: It's easy to talk about the bits you know. Much harder to get off your arse
: and find out what the rest of the coastline is like.

True, but it should be possible for them to find some contributors who
don't think the Hamble to Lymington is thrilling adventure.

: I don't buy this magazine, but they used to have some quite interesting
: stuff from their "area correspondents". Has this been stopped?

The news from around Britain section now seems to be a couple of pages
at most.

: Probably a circulation thing. They sell many more copies in the South, so
: they write for that market. (there are other sailing mags. you know!).

True. I do think it's a pity, though, that the character of the
magazines has been diluted so much. It used to be easy: Yachting World
of the racers, Yachts and Yachting for the upwardly mobile, Yachting
Monthly for the keen cruisers and Practical Boat Owner for the Leisure
17 and Corribee owners with a glint in their eye. I don't know about
the first two, but YM and PBO seem practically indistinguishable now.
On the other hand, if they put in a it more about the rest of the UK
they might sell more in the rest of the UK.

: Serves us all right for being involved in a minority sport!

And a dying one. Though when the magazines all give the impression
that 40k is entry level and the RYA campaigns against swinging
moorings and in favour of any sort of regulation from which it can
make a profit, what can we expect?

Ian



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