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] ''Northeast Boating Magazine'' was a regional magazine focused on boating and leisure in
New England New England is a region consisting of six states in the Northeastern United States: Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, and Vermont. It is bordered by the state of New York (state), New York to the west and by the ...
and the US East Coast. It was a sister publication to '' Chesapeake Bay Magazine'' and covered parallel topics, such as boat reviews, information on
marina A marina (from Spanish , Portuguese and Italian : "related to the sea") is a dock or basin with moorings and supplies for yachts and small boats. A marina differs from a port in that a marina does not handle large passenger ships or cargo ...
s, marine services, and coastal destinations.


Background

The magazine was based in
Quincy, Massachusetts Quincy ( ) is a city in Norfolk County, Massachusetts, Norfolk County, Massachusetts, United States. It is the largest city in the county. Quincy is part of the Greater Boston area as one of Boston's immediate southern suburbs. Its population in ...
. It was renamed ''Northeast Boating Magazine'' in 2007, having been founded as ''Offshore Magazine''. The name change was aimed at dialing in on the magazine's key demographic, i.e.,
northeast The points of the compass are a set of horizontal, radially arrayed compass directions (or azimuths) used in navigation and cartography. A '' compass rose'' is primarily composed of four cardinal directions—north, east, south, and west—eac ...
boaters.


Awards

At the 200
Boating Writers International
Excellence in Boating Journalism contest, ''Northeast Boating'' took home 8 awards.BWI Excellence in Boating Journalism award winners
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Other

The December 2009 issue of ''Northeast Boating Magazine'' was its last, having succumbed to pressure from a tough economy and shrinking boating market.


See also

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Sailing Sailing employs the wind—acting on sails, wingsails or kites—to propel a craft on the surface of the ''water'' (sailing ship, sailboat, raft, Windsurfing, windsurfer, or Kitesurfing, kitesurfer), on ''ice'' (iceboat) or on ''land'' (Land sa ...
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Fishing Fishing is the activity of trying to catch fish. Fish are often caught as wildlife from the natural environment (Freshwater ecosystem, freshwater or Marine ecosystem, marine), but may also be caught from Fish stocking, stocked Body of water, ...
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Yacht racing Yacht racing is a Sailing (sport), sailing sport involving sailing yachts and larger sailboats, as distinguished from dinghy racing, which involves open boats. It is composed of multiple yachts, in direct competition, racing around a course mark ...


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