News About Your Local Latitude 38 Magazine Distributors

We recently got a call from a reader who went to pick up the latest copy of Latitude 38 from Beacon Marine in Ventura. Sadly, he told us that Beacon Marine has closed. Amazon might be happy when local retailers close, but we feel the loss for our reader and the local sailing community.

What makes us happy are boaters, like this reader, who help us keep our distribution list current and let us know when changes occur. We have almost 600 distribution points up and down the West Coast, and it is often our readers who help us and our distributors keep the magazines available and visible. We did point the Ventura reader to other locations where he can find magazines. You can find them there, too: Find a copy on our distribution map here.

If you know of places where we should be distributing magazines let us know here. If you’re picking up a magazine at a distributor, please let them know how much you appreciate them and the magazine. Or help keep the magazines straightened up and visible for the next patron.

Distribution is one of the challenges of modern publishing, but we were heartened to read in a recent publishing newsletter from BoSacks, “A 2025 study by The Harris Poll and Quad found that 72% of Gen Z and Millennials wish more brands would surprise them through physical mail. 71% of consumers say print catalogs or magazines feel more authentic than digital campaigns. And 78% of younger consumers say physical mail has prompted them to visit a store. The generation raised on algorithms is actively seeking the tactile, and tangible, even resurrecting Black Friday doorbuster shopping.”

While much of life has become digital, the experiences of sailing and reading a magazine remain a welcome break from the frenetic nature of our digital lives. Our focus on bringing you the stories of West Coast sailors is supported by great advertisers, distributors and subscribers who help bring you these stories in print, as well as digitally and via podcast.

Beacon Marine may be gone, but there are many other distributors who’d love to say hello when you walk in to pick up a copy of the magazine. And we’d appreciate any help with getting our magazines into the hands of appreciative sailors. Let us know what you find on the waterfront here.