Independent Writing In the Boating/Yachting Sector Strengthens in 2024

PETER SWANSON AND "LOOSE CANNON" NAVIGATE AN ALTERNATE CHANNEL TO THAT OF THE "PARTNERS-IN-MARKETING" MAINSTREAM BOATING PRESS

The “Loose Cannon” Newsletter by Peter Swanson delivers anything but ordinary, run of the mill stories in the yachting and boating sector

I am personally a big fan of what I call “volkspublishing” — self-written and self-published special interest information and editorial opinion that is not filtered by anticipation of what advertisers and potential advertisers want to see.

— Phil Friedman, Editor and Publisher of For Yacht Builders, Buyers, and Owners

I am particularly pleased to report that in the boating and yachting sector, volkspublishing is alive and flourishing on Substack — witness the 1.25 Million reads racked up by Peter Swanson’s Loose Cannon in 2024.

Take it from me: If you haven’t already done so, you should sample some of the articles that contributed to that impressive self-publishing accomplishment. And if you like, and/or are entertained by what you read, consider subscribing to Swanson’s newsletter.

Indeed, we are committed to supporting the growth of solid independent writing and publishing in the boating and yachting sector, so much so that, if you try or already have an annual paid subscription to Loose Cannon, we at FYBBO will extend a 50% discount to you on a one-year premium level subscription to For Yacht Builders, Buyers, and Owners. That stacks up, in total, to less than a buck and a half per week for a boatload of no-BS marine-related reading you simply won’t get from the “partners-in-marketing” guys plying the main channel. (Offer good through 01/31/2025.)

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