IT’S OFFICIAL! <I>Trade-a-Boat</I> is number 1

IT'S OFFICIAL! Trade-a-Boat is number 1

The latest ABC audit figures reveal Trade-a-Boat magazine is Australia’s fastest growing boating magazine, increasing copy sales 2% compared to the same time last year. Publishing its 400th issue this year, Trade-a-Boat now sells an average of 16,732 copies every issue. Source: ABC December 2009

The latest ABC audit figures reveal Trade-a-Boat magazine is Australia’s fastest growing boating magazine, increasing copy sales 2% compared to the same time last year. Publishing its 400th issue this year, Trade-a-Boat now sells an average of 16,732 copies every issue. Source: ABC December 2009.

Trade-A-Boat is also Australia’s top selling boating magazine, while sister publication TrailerBoat is Australia’s only audited trailerboat magazine, selling an average of 13,100 copies every issue.

The tide went out on audited fishing magazines with Modern Fishing down 11% year-on-year, Fishing World down 10% year-on-year and Freshwater Fishing down 8% year on year.

Go Boating, Trailerboat Fisherman, BlueWater Boats & SportsFishing, Victorian Fishing Monthly, NSW Fishing Monthly, and Queensland Fishing Monthly do not supply an independent audit of sales.

Trade-a-Boat is also Australia’s top selling boating magazine, while sister publication TrailerBoat is Australia’s only audited trailerboat magazine, selling an average of 13,100 copies every issue.

Marine Magazine

Year-on-year Change

Trade-A-Boat

up 2%

TrailerBoat

no change

Club Marine

no change

Cruising Helmsman

down 2%

Australian Sailing

down 5%