Sunday, September 12th 2021

Sailing Magazine is open for submissions

This American magazine cover all aspects of sailing, “from learning how to sail in a dinghy to crossing the ocean on a large cruiser to racing around the buoys against the best sailors in the world. We typically focus on sailing in places that are realistic destinations for our readers, but will occasionally feature an outstanding and unique sailing destination.
Although beautiful destinations are one of the best parts of cruising, we are first and foremost a sailing magazine, not a travel magazine. Writers should keep in mind that although the destination is important, getting to that destination under sail and sailing in that destination should be the focus of the piece.” Short news stories are 100-500 words, and features are 1,000 to 3,000 words. Also, their readers “are experienced sailors, so articles should be written with that in mind, using proper sailing terminology and avoid undue explanation of basic sailing jargon.” They also accept stand-alone photos. They do not accept poetry, first-time sail experiences, fiction or log-type stories. According to their editorial calendar, the theme for their January/February 2022 issue is ‘Retrofits’. Allow up to three months for response for unsolicited submissions. Pay is $50-500 for stories and for photos. Details here (writers’ guidelines) and here (download ‘Editorial calendar’ from the drop-down menu).