Letters
Volume XXVIV, Number 6, January 2010
,
6327 Seaview Ave. N.W.,
“The Boat Show
Seattle, WA 98107
(206) 789-7350, fax (206) 789-6392
The Boat Show…”
Website: http://www.48north.com
Publishers
Michael Collins & Richard Hazelton
Managing Editor
Richard Hazelton
Once again the Boat Show season is upon us in Portland and
email: richard@48north.com
Seattle. The Seattle Boat Show keeps moving back so it won’t conflict
with the Seahawks playoff schedule, ha ha ha ha ha ha. Anyway,
Associate Editor/Race/Current Events:
drop by and say, “Hello,” at booth #5 in the West Wing.
Karen Higginson
email: karen@48north.com
The Vancouver show was moved to April because of the
Olympics, but that show has now been cancelled because of building
Advertising Director
construction. We look forward to seeing our Canadian friends joining
Michael Collins
us “below the line,” for their winter boating fix.
email: michael@48north.com
So, what is happening with the boating industry? As, with most
Classifieds/Display Advertising
things, it depends on who you ask. No doubt the boat business has
Cai Weir
been hit like every other industry and a few folks have disappeared,
email: cai@48north.com
but all in all, most brokers, chandleries, and maintenance companies
around here have hung in there and are weathering the storm.
Bookkeeper/Display Advertising
Numbers are down, but reports from recent boat shows around
Nathan Rouse
email: nathan@48north.com
the country have been positive, with some actually saying they’ve
had their best shows. An instant indicator for us is the number of
Contributing Editors
advertisers we have every month. We’ve had fewer pages this past
Culinary Cruiser: Amanda Swan Neal
year but are pleased to be alive, well and excited about this Boat
Cruisers at large: Jamie & Behan Gifford
Show issue. We certainly thank everyone for sticking with us and
encourage you to frequent our advertisers for all your boating needs.
Published monthly by Boundless
The January issue is always exciting because that’s where we
Enterprises, Inc, 6327 Seaview Ave. N.W.,
announce the Top 25 Racing Sailboats (keelboats) for 2009. This
Seattle, WA 98107, (206) 789-7350/ Fax (206)
marks the 26th year we’ve been doing the list. We used to do the
789-6392. Printed in Seattle, WA USA. Dealers
paying UPS charges for delivery may charge a
Top 50 but that got too crazy. Especially when it was just a small
nominal reimbursement fee.
committee with a case of beer, figuring out placings. Times have
48° North encourages letters, photographs,
changed. Computers are more accurate but I miss those meetings.
manuscripts, burgees and bribes. Manuscripts
It’s always amazing to see how close a contest this is, and this
should be related to boating issues, instruction,
year there was a tie for first: Derek Campbell’s Melges 32, Banshee,
or experiences. Materials should be typed, and Mike Schiltz’s J-105, Money Shot. Using average class size as a
double spaced and marked with name, address tie-breaker, even running it out to nine decimal places didn’t produce
and phone number, or all the above on a CD or
a winner, so congratulations to our two #1 boats. We’re very pleased
email. Photos may be hardcopies or electronic,
that Harken joins us again in providing trophies for the Top 25. This
color or black & white. We are not responsible
year we’re asking the Top 25 skippers to stop by our booth at Qwest
for unsolicited materials. Articles express the
Field to pick up their trophies. We used to try handing them out
authors thoughts and may not reflect the opinions
after the Blakely Rock Race at CYC, but by the time the smaller boats
of the magazine. Allow eight to ten weeks
for response. Reprinting in whole
were finishing, the other classes had been enjoying the “hospitality”
or part is expressly forbidden
for a few hours and chaos reigned when we tried to make the
except by permission from
announcements to the merry sailors. So, figuring that all of these
the editor.
winners will be attending the boat show to see what new go-fast
items they don’t have yet, we thought it would be a perfect place for
them to pick up their awards for a terrific 2009 sailing season.
Subscription Rates:
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Whether racer, cruiser or armchair sailor, we look forward to
(3rd Class is not automatically forwarded)
seeing you all at the show!
1st Class in U.S. - $35 U.S Funds
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Editor
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