Improve Sailing is a website dedicated to helping people sail better, faster, and smarter, covering techniques, tips, gear, destinations, and more. They seek writers for their blog, requiring a commitment of 2 to 4 articles per month. Writers will receive article headlines to research and write, with a target of 2,000 words per article. According to their guidelines, the pay is 3 cents per word, approximately $60 per article. Details here.
The Nautical Research Journal is the quarterly journal of the Nautical Research Guild. The journal contains “feature articles on ship model building, merchant and naval shipbuilding, naval architecture, maritime trade, nautical history, and maritime arts.” They publish about 24 in-depth features each year. Feature articles are expected to be 4,000 words and tips 1,500 words or less. According to their guidelines, they pay $250 per modelling article ($500 for a multi-part article), and $50 per ship note article. To learn more, refer to their editorial guidelines.
Caribbean Compass is a boating publication that publishes articles of interest to the Caribbean’s boating community. Topics include cruising destinations, sailing events, marine environmental news, and shoreside activities of special interest to boaters, such as concerts and festivals. Their feature articles are of 2,000 words or less and their news items are of 400 words or less. Payment rates are not mentioned. To learn more, refer to this page.
Professional BoatBuilder is a magazine for boatbuilders, repairers, designers, and surveyors. It is published six times a year and has a circulation of 24,000. They focus on design, construction and repair techniques used by marine professionals. They publish features that range from 2,000 to 4,000 words, and shorter pieces of 750 to 2,000 words. They previously indicated to pay a base rate of $0.30 per word, but current rates are not clear. To learn more, refer to their submission guidelines.
Cruising World publishes articles about live-aboard sailing, sailboat chartering, cruising destinations, and gear. Full-length feature articles are expected to be 1,500 to 2,500 words while smaller features, articles and columns (including technical and/or general interest stories) shouldn’t be above 1500 words. Payment rates depend on the quality of article and image provided. To learn more, refer to their submission guidelines.
Pacific Yachting covers recreational boating in BC and the Pacific Northwest, including all up-to-date content for the pacific northwest yachting community, both power and sailing. They look for destination pieces, how-to articles, seamanship pieces and articles of general interest to boaters cruising the West Coast. Their features and department pieces are often written in a hands-on, relatable voice. Features run up to 2,000 words and include colour photos. Departments run 800 to 1,000 words. Payment rate is agreed with the editor. Check out their submission guidelines here.
Sail Magazine is the magazine for sailing. They "write, edit, and design for everyone who sails – aboard a one-design boat or an offshore racer, aboard a daysailer on a tiny lake or a cruiser crossing great oceans and great distances." They look for unique views of sailing. Their how-to and technical articles run from 1,000 to 2,000 words and should be written for the intelligent layman, discussing systems or techniques for navigation. Payment rates are not mentioned. To learn more, refer to their submission guidelines.
Good Old Boat magazine publishes articles on cruising sailboats. They previously indicated to be looking for full article submissions that cover “the pride of ownership, upgrades, maintenance, refits, and restoration of good old boats.” Payment rates ranged from $50 to $500. Because their guidelines have been removed, current information on submisisons is not clear. To contact them, refer to this page.
Latitude 38 is a monthly sailing magazine – “the West’s Leading Sailing and Marine Magazine.” Its content includes articles about “the world of sailing through the eyes of the California sailor.” Feature articles generally span 1,500 to 2,500 words. Sighting entries typically fall between 500 and 750 words. Changes in Latitude pieces can range from 100 to over 1,000 words. 'Lectronic Latitude items should be kept under 500 words. According to their guidelines, the payment rate for feature articles is a minimum of $125, and Sightings is between $50 and $125. To learn more, refer to their writers’ guidelines.
Small Boats Monthly is a print magazine that features boats and boating adventures. They profile specific boats, share compelling adventure narratives, and profile reader-built boats. Word count Boat profiles run about 1,500 words, Small Boats adventure 2,500 and 3,300 words, product reviews 500 words, techniques 500 words, Reader-Built Boat profiles run 500 to 1000 words, Tips 100 to 150 words. According to their guidelines, they pay 30 cents per word and $50 per tip. They also pay $50 per image. To learn more, refer to their submission guidelines.