Boating Magazine

Eric Kallgren    Boulder Colorado USA

Posted at 3:28pm on Tuesday, June 2nd, 2009

On June 1, 2009, Bonnier Corporation bought five magazines from Hachette Filipacchi Media U.S., including Boating Magazine.

"We have always been committed to growing our portfolio of brands to include other passionate special-interest audiences," says Terry Snow, CEO of Bonnier Corp. "These five titles from Hachette fit very well within our growth strategy of adding brands that serve markets with multimedia opportunities."

Boating, an industry leader for 50 years, delivers an entertaining mix of lively feature stories and in-depth how-to service articles for its 2.32 million readers, the largest audience in the boating category (source: Spring 09 MRI).

Mondo Times editors    Boulder Colorado USA

Posted at 8:07pm on Wednesday, May 20th, 2009

Boating magazine and four other Hachette magazines are on the block, the New York Post reported on May 20, 2009:

"Hachette Filipacchi is about to take another step to preserve itself.

Sources said that the company is going to sell five of its enthusiast magazines to the Swedish publishing giant Bonnier Corp. The group of mags is said to have revenue of around $35 million.

Sources tell Media Ink the deal is imminent, but Hachette wasn't confirming as of late last night.

"We confirm that we have received interest for the purchase of our enthusiast titles Boating, Flying, Popular Photography, American Photo and Sound & Vision. "When we have something to announce, we will issue a statement," the company said."

Heather Sickels    Boulder, CO

Posted at 12:31pm on Thursday, January 8th, 2009

New York, NY, November 17, 2008—Boating Magazine has named the Chaparral 400 Premiere the 2008 Boat of the Year in the December issue, which hits newsstands November 18.

“No boat has exceeded our standards for breaking new ground like the Chaparral 400,” said Boating Vice President, Editor-in-Chief Randy Steele. “Its unique hull design is what really impressed us. That design allowed them to expand the boat's cabin, making the boat feel at least 10 percent larger than any comparable model.”