Good Old Boat Magazine
Address:7340 Niagara Lane North
Maple Grove, MN 55311-2655
USA
Contact: Karen Larson, Editor; Jerry Powlas, Technical Editor.
Email Address:
Website: http://www.goodoldboat.com/
Phone: (763)420-8923
Fax: (763)420-8921
Description of Publication:
90% freelance. Our focus is on sailors with boats 10 years old and older. We provide information about upgrading, maintaining, and restoring these boats. We encourage pride of ownership and remind sailors of the reasons for doing this work: the joy of sailing and the ability to own a sailboat without making a half-million-dollar investment. Welcomes new writers all the time. Circ. 17.5K. 6 issues per year. Pays 60 days in advance of publication. Publishes ms 6-12 months after acceptance .Buys 1st NA rights. Responds 2-6 weeks. Sample by email, online, or on newsstands. Subscription $39.95; $63.95 overseas. Guidelines by email or online at http://www.goodoldboat.com/writers_guide.html
Current Needs: Writers should be sailors. We're always looking for boat refit projects and for histories of boat manufacturers and of the designers of good old sailboats. See guidelines. Submit queries or complete ms by email.
welcomes new writers
Pay: Pays flat fee of $100-$700 for various word lengths.
Hints: We don't do themes issues. Our niche is cruising sailboats 10 years old and older with galleys, bunks, and heads. We publish articles focused on pride of ownership and articles that discuss upgrades, maintenance, and restoration of good old boats. In addition to these core themes, we publish articles about vendors of good old boats.
Photos/Art: See guidelines.
