RATE CARD 2026
MISSION
Blue Water Sailing is a 26-year-old blogsite, formerly a magazine, that serves the buyers andowners of offshore quality sailboats with valuable editorial on new boats, vital gear, equipment, services and the dream and reality of the cruising lifestyle
READERSHIP
Blue Water Sailing has 24,540 unique visitors each month. On average visitors read three articles on each visit and spend 9-plus minutes on the blogsite.
OTHER DISTRIBUTION
Every week we publish a summary “What’s new on Blue Water Sailing” in the weekly enewsletter Cruising Compass that goes out to 31,250 subscribers. This creates a digital synergy between the two audiences. Editorial articles are also published or highlighted in Flipboard, Facebook and Instagram,
ADVERTISING
Blue Water Sailing offers three types of advertisements: Tiles, Banners and Advertorials. Banners and tiles run on a monthly basis. Advertorials run on a weekly basis.
AD SPECIFICATIONS
Tiles: 300 by 300 pixels
Banners: 650 by 240 pixels
Advertorials: One phone 650 by 650 pixels. Headline and 100 words of copy. URL links.
AD RATES
Banners: $695 per month
Tiles: $395 per month
Advertorials: $400 per week
All ad rates are offered with frequency discounts.
METRICS
The publish provides all advertisers with regular metrics on the website’s reader visits and will supply each client with the click rates for each ad.
CONTACT
George Day, Publisher & Editor
Email: george@bwsailing.com
Phone: 401-338-4969