Well when it comes to magazine evaluations, as long as magazines offer display advertising and it's a major source of revenue, evaluations will always be less than candid. This is not exclusive to the marine industry and is nothing new. Currently the only publications in the U.S. that eschew display advertising and consequently offer candid and objective evaluations are Practical Sailor, and Practical powerboat. Pat Reischmann www.hy-techmarine.com<http://www.hy-techmarine.com/>

I don't know if "Practical Sailor" is still being published, but the companion publication "Powerboat Reports" has ceased its publication with the May 2007 issue being the last issue. I assume that is the "Practical Powerboat" magazine to which you referred. D C "Mac" Macdonald m/v Another Adventure Grand Lakd - Oklahoma > From: preischmann@msn.com> To: power-catamaran@lists.samurai.com> Date: Wed, 2 Jan 2008 09:41:18 -0500> Subject: [PCW] magazine evaluations> > Well when it comes to magazine evaluations, as long as magazines offer display> advertising and it's a major source of revenue, evaluations will always be> less than candid. This is not exclusive to the marine industry and is nothing> new. Currently the only publications in the U.S. that eschew display> advertising and consequently offer candid and objective evaluations are> Practical Sailor, and Practical powerboat.> Pat Reischmann> www.hy-techmarine.com<http://www.hy-techmarine.com/>> _______________________________________________> Power-Catamaran Mailing List