When you’re snug with boating jargon and spend extra time on the water than on land, you may get paid to put in writing about it for boating blogs and magazines.
These 10 magazines and web sites rent freelance writers for his or her writing abilities and boating experience (and you could already know a couple of extra too).
What Can I Write about as a Boating Freelance Author?
You might be pondering, “I’m undecided I do know sufficient about it to get author jobs with crusing magazines and blogs.” Okay, so let’s discuss what you’ll be able to pitch and receives a commission to put in writing about within the boating area of interest. You might like writing about all or simply a few of these related matters:
- Food and drinks concepts whereas on long-distance sailboats and motorboats.
- Native and regional coastal locations and the need-to-know particulars when touring by boat.
- How one can keep and restore your boat (and what to know when hiring an expert).
- New product and boat evaluations.
- Interviews and profiles of skilled boat homeowners.
- Novice {and professional} boating competitors tales.
You’ll discover many different matters on boating blogs or their on-line magazines. Every publication has a barely totally different sort of reader: from skilled efficiency racing boat homeowners and long-distance sailboat homeowners to small day journey motorboat homeowners.
Concentrate on the kind of reader you might be most aware of and pitch the publications they learn first.
Do I Must Be an Knowledgeable at Crusing to Write for Boating Magazines?
As you look by this weblog, you’ll discover it’s virtually a 50/50 cut up between sailboats and motorboats. You don’t must be a crusing skilled to put in writing within the boating area of interest. You might even discover some matters that match each sailboat and motorboat homeowners. As you learn by this writing gig listing, you’ll discover many several types of readers like:
- Deep-sea and lake fishermen with boats.
- Sailboat-owning racing fanatics.
- Houseboat homeowners.
- Lengthy-distance sailboat and yacht homeowners.
If anybody with a ship, discuss to them and study extra about what they need to learn (and what they already learn). It would enable you ship pitches to those blogs – and get employed sooner.
Freelance Crusing and Boating Blogs and Journal Jobs
Boat International
Boat Worldwide Journal and web site publish articles about luxurious yachts. They rent freelance writers for matters like high-end yacht locations, journey, and profiles. When you’ve bought some expertise on this trade, this publication pays its writers effectively for assigned tales. We advocate you ship a letter of introduction with a couple of related printed articles out of your portfolio.
Cruising World
Calling all boating fanatics: Cruising World pays writers. You’ll need to learn by the location and journal to get a really feel for what their comparatively prosperous crusing fanatic readers love studying. Their author tips give recommendation on the technical facet of pitching them (however not a lot about matters). When you’re already bought your sea legs, time to money in in your crusing expertise and know-how.
Pacific Yachting
Pacific Yachting Journal and weblog need articles for his or her largely Pacific Northwest coast readers. If the coastal areas from British Columbia to Alaska, you could possibly get freelance writing jobs with this Canadian publication. Most of their present contributors have been long-time subscribers (so learn what they’ve bought earlier than you contact them). When you’re new to the editors, they’d love you to ship a accomplished story to see in the event that they like your writing model. You too can ship a pitch (and a few of your previous articles too).
Power Boating Magazine
Energy Boating Journal and weblog focus most of their content material on Canadian boating matters. When you’re educated and have expertise with boating in Canada, you could possibly get employed to put in writing tales about private expertise, how-tos, journey, and even interviews. Learn by the net journal, printed model, or weblog to get concepts earlier than sending an introduction emails together with your pitches.
Sailing Magazine
Crusing Journal and weblog publish tales about studying to sail in your native lakes, crossing oceans in cruisers, and even aggressive crusing. And so they rent freelance writers (when you’ve got expertise crusing your probabilities of being printed go up). Keep away from pitching far-away locations. Their readers are extra occupied with crusing (and the way they will get to the vacation spot with out excessive difficulties). Learn the location and journal, then go pitch them. And be affected person, they could take as much as 3 months to just accept your pitch or article.
Sailing World
Crusing World Journal and weblog publish tales about efficiency and aggressive crusing (suppose races and tournaments). Most of their readers are skilled and educated sailboat homeowners, so that you’ll must be aware of crusing lingo to get writing gigs with this publication. They like pitch emails. Be certain to introduce your self, point out your crusing expertise, and any beforehand printed articles about crusing you’ve written.
Southern Boating
Southern Boating Journal and weblog are searching for content material about boating largely within the Southeastern United States, Gulf of Mexico, and Caribbean. They commonly publish how-to, engine upkeep, journey vacation spot, product overview, and private profile articles. You possibly can learn by the web site, print or on-line journal to get concepts to your pitch emails (with an introduction and your related boating expertise).
Sport Fishing Magazine
How a lot do you like saltwater fishing? You may receives a commission to put in writing for Sport Fishing Journal and weblog. Their readers are profitable, boat-owning fishermen who’re at all times seeking to up their recreation. Suppose how-to-do-this-cool-new-technique, fascinating fishing journey concepts, new gear (and tips on how to use it), and conservation points. Please solely ship queries – after you learn their submission tips (with useful insights about getting printed).
Wooden Boat
Do you know there’s {a magazine} devoted to designing, constructing, and caring for picket boats. You may receives a commission to put in writing about previous and current boating personalities, boat constructing how-tos, picture essays of sailing occasions, or constructing and restorations. Learn by the location and journal, then ship them a proposal or define (and browse the detailed author tips for extra tips about getting printed).
Yachting Magazine
When you’ve bought expertise with yachts and love speaking about it, you could possibly receives a commission effectively to put in writing for Yachting Journal and weblog. They’re searching for freelance writers who can write tales with technical particulars about yachts and boating for his or her prosperous skilled yacht homeowners. Learn by the weblog and journal to get an thought of what this publication desires.
This Record Wants YOUR Assist!
Have you ever written for one in every of these blogs? Will you inform us about your expertise?
Or have you learnt of one other weblog that pays no less than $50 per submit on boating matters?
When you’ve bought a tip a few weblog that pays writers $50+, please ship it to teambafb@gmail.com in trade for our timeless gratitude — thanks to your service.
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