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IN THIS ISSUE #111

TRAWLER WORLD ACQUIRED BY POWER CRUISING

IF YOU HAVE SUBSCRIBED TO TRAWLER WORLD . . .

IF YOU WOULD LIKE A FREE TRIAL COPY OF POWER CRUISING . . .

TRAWLER FEST SEASON STARTS IN STUART NEXT WEEK

TRAWLER TRAINING: 5 DAYS AND 200 MILES OFFSHORE

DEFEVER WINTER RENDEZVOUS UPCOMING

HOW TO REACH US

Editor: Georgs Kolesnikovs
E-mail: georgs@trawlering.com
Telephone: 866-865-2628
Facsimile: 866-865-2729
Web: <http://www.TrawlersAndTrawlering.com>.

Trawler World News now is ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ T R A W L E R N E W S ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Broadcast on the Internet 01/14/04 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ IN THIS ISSUE #111 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ -- Trawler World acquired by Power Cruising -- If you have subscribed to Trawler World . . . -- If you'd like a free trial copy of Power Cruising . . . -- Trawler Fest season starts in Stuart next week -- Trawler training offshore -- Defever winter rendezvous upcoming -- How to reach us -- How to unsubscribe ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ TRAWLER WORLD ACQUIRED BY POWER CRUISING ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ World Publications has acquired the Trawler World magazine name and concept which it will incorporate into its new title, Power Cruising, due to be launched in February. The acquisition includes trademarks, circulation, advertising and website assets. "With the launch of Power Cruising, we saw an opportunity with Georgs Kolesnikovs' Trawler World to merge his magazine into ours and gain an advantage in the power cruising market," said Sally Helme, publisher of Power Cruising. "Georgs is widely recognized as a leader in the category, and that will be of great benefit." The deal moves Kolesnikovs from owner and publisher of Trawler World to editor-at-large of Power Cruising. His company, Trawler World Productions, will now be known as Water World Productions. "World Publications has the resources and the experience--with outstanding magazines such as Cruising World--to serve the cruising powerboat market better than anyone else," Kolesnikovs said. "I am really pleased to be working with Sally and Pierce Hoover, the editor. The new magazine will likely be recognized as the leading title in the field before long." Kolesnikovs has spent the last four decades working in newspapers and magazines, mainly as editor or publisher, most recently as editor of Circumnavigator. In 1996, Kolesnikovs founded the popular West Marine Trawler Fest series and launched TrawlerWorld.com. He hosts the most popular forum about trawlers and trawlering on the Internet, and is editor of Trawler News, an electronic newsletter. Power Cruising will publish two issues in 2004 before moving to a bimonthly schedule in 2005. In addition to Power Cruising, World Publications publishes 14 other special-interest magazines: Boating Life, Caribbean Travel & Life, Cruising World, Fly Fishing in Salt Waters, Garden Design, Kiteboarding, Marlin, Sailing World, Saveur, Sport Diver, Sport Fishing, Wake Boarding, WaterSki, and WindSurfing. Water World Productions will focus on custom magazines, specialty publications, and special events, and host TrawlersAndTrawlering.com, a new site about voyaging, cruising and living aboard under power. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ IF YOU HAVE SUBSCRIBED TO TRAWLER WORLD . . . ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ If you have subscribed to Trawler World, you will be sent the premiere edition of Power Cruising when it's published in February, together with an invitation to have your subscription fulfilled by Power Cruising. If, after seeing Power Cruising, you wish a refund, your money will be returned to you in full, no questions asked. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ IF YOU WOULD LIKE A FREE TRIAL COPY OF POWER CRUISING . . . ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ If you would like to receive a free trial issue of Power Cruising, please e-mail your full name and complete mailing address via <mailto:circulation@trawlersandtrawlering.com>. If you had requested a trial edition of Trawler World, there is no need to also request Power Cruising. You will be sent the premiere edition of Power Cruising in February. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ TRAWLER FEST SEASON STARTS IN STUART NEXT WEEK ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Jack and Millie Rose, organizers of West Marine Trawler Fest, have announced three new locations for the 2004 season. The first is Stuart, Florida, where the first Trawler Fest of the new season will unfold January 22-24 at Stuart Cay Marina, which happens to be the home of Kadey-Krogen Yachts. Coincidentally, the new location is across the road from Northside Marina, the venue for the first Florida Trawler Fest in 1997. In ensuing years, the event moved to Melbourne and Fort Myers. The other two new locations are New London, Connecticut, July 15-17, and Manitowoc, Wisconsin, August 19-21. There are five events in all on the 2004 calendar: -- Stuart, FL - January 22-24 -- Poulsbo, WA - June 3-5 -- New London, CT - July 15-17 -- Manitowoc, WI - August 19-21 -- Solomons, MD - Sept. 30 - Oct. 2 For complete information and to register online, go <http://www.trawlerfest.com>. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ TRAWLER TRAINING: 5 DAYS AND 200 MILES OFFSHORE ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ A comprehensive cruising skills training course offering individuals and couples first-hand experience with open-ocean cruising is being introduced by Peter Pisciotta of SeaSkills Personal School of Seamanship. "More and more couples and individuals are considering cruising lifestyles but don't know what skills they need, what boat and equipment to select, or even if cruising is right for them," Pisciotta said. "This training answers those questions" The unique, hands-on program will be conducted aboard a Cheoy Lee 61 in open ocean waters off the rugged California coast, between San Francisco and Monterey. Students participate in all aspects of ship-board life including standing watch, preparing meals, and cleaning. For more information: SeaSkills Personal School of Seamanship 415-902-8439 http://www.seaskills.com ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ DEFEVER WINTER RENDEZVOUS UPCOMING ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ The 2004 Defever Winter Rendezvous will take place January 30-February 2 at Bahia Mar Resort and Marina in Fort Lauderdale. The Defever Cruisers organization has 500 members, most of whom own Defever boats, but many own boats from other builders, some are sailors and quite a few are boatless wannabes. For more information, e-mail Ron Owens <mailto:DFCRUISERS@aol.com> or telephone 813-645-1994. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ HOW TO REACH US ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Trawler News, an e-newsletter about voyaging, cruising and living aboard under power, is distributed free of charge by TrawlersAndTrawlering.com as a public service to the trawler community. To subscribe, or unsubscribe, go <http://lists.samurai.com/mailman/listinfo/trawler-world-news>. We do not sell, rent or trade addresses of our subscribers. Editor: Georgs Kolesnikovs E-mail: georgs@trawlering.com Telephone: 866-865-2628 Facsimile: 866-865-2729 Web: <http://www.TrawlersAndTrawlering.com>. This edition was broadcast to 5,965 subscribers and posted on the Web. You can read earlier editions beginning at <http://www.trawlerworld.com/twnews_101.htm>. Water World Productions respects your time and privacy. If you prefer not to receive further communications, please hit the reply button and send the word "remove." 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