What to Read in the Southern Hemisphere

In Friday’s ‘Lectronic, a reader asked if there was a magazine in Sydney similar to Latitude 38. Several people responded, suggesting some possibilities (and making us blush):

"The closest thing I know of to a ‘Latitude 33 South‘ would be The Coastal Passage magazine. But it is no where near what Latitude 38 is. No, I’m not blowing smoke." —Tim Clausen

"The answer is no. The closest approach would be The Coastal Passage. There isn’t even a sailing magazine in New Zealand, only general boating. The market isn’t big enough to support one. The trend for those who need a sailing fix is towards the internet. For what it is worth Crew.org.nz is probably the biggest here." —David Howie, Crew.org.nz Publisher

"The Coastal Passage is focused on Queensland cruising. But there is a free, Sydney-focused magazine called Afloat which has some details about Australian waterways." —Geoff Dolphin

"There is a monthly electronic edition of Afloat, which tends to be ‘latitude 33S-centric’, but of broad interest — even the advertisements can be useful! Yachting Australia (a federation of Australian yacht clubs) also has a newsletter to members. But, in a boost to your ego, I don’t think they match the sophistication of ‘Lectronic Latitude — though of course they have a vastly smaller potential audience." —Max Nankervis

"There is probably no publication anywhere that is as poignant and to the moment as Latitude, however the closest equivalent e-mag that I read in Australia is Sail World-Powerboat World. It’s particularly good for breaking news and keeping marine professionals like myself up to date on maritime developments around Australia. It’s more aimed at industry and doesn’t quite have that fresh human interest appeal that makes Latitude so attractive to me. I also have a bias being originally from Marin County, even though I have been in Australia for 32 years." —Paul Slivka

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