The Sail-World.com websites are visited by sailors, ex sailors, non-sailors and wanna-be sailors from all over the world. They include professional sailors, racing sailors, dinghy and keelboat sailors, cruising sailors and power boaters both young and old, with all looking for news and articles of interest to them. The active boaters amongst its readership include many boat owners and crew members, some of which are regular contributors to Sail-Worlds stories, with all being potential clients for our advertisers.

Sail-World.com has continued to expand its sites over the past 18 years to now have sites in NZ, AUS, USA, Canada, UK, Europe and  Asia. Each week more than 35,000 e-newsletters are sent to subscribers around the globe as regionalised newsletters covering their local news plus other international news.

This website is created by the New Zealand arm of Sail-World.com to provide the necessary information to help towards a decision to advertise your website, company, product, service or event on Sail-World.com. The New Zealand website is owned and edited by Richard Gladwell with Colin Preston the contact for advertising sales.

Richard Gladwell – Sail-World New Zealand Editor
Richard Gladwell is highly regarded in the NZ and global marine media plus the general media as one of the go to journalists on sailing issues. A freelance sailing correspondent since 1983 with NZ Nautical News, Boating NZ (founder), New Zealand Yachting, Sailing New Zealand, and Pacific Yachting magazines before switching to the web in 2003 and then to Sail-World.com/NZ in 2005 .

Richard sailed for over 50 years, competing in several world championships, usually in boats he built himself, the 1983 Admiral’s Cup and has won four NZ national titles.

His specialty is in Olympic classes, America’s Cup and ocean racing as well as all forms of dinghy sailing, both as a writer and photographer. He was an ISAF International Judge (20years) and Umpire (10years) and covers various rules related issues. A Director of Yachting NZ for eight years, Richard was on the YNZ Olympic Committee for five years. He is a selector for the US-based America’s Cup Hall of Fame and was a selector for the NZ Sailor of the Year for 10 years.

He has been the Commodore of two prominent Auckland dinghy clubs and been part of the organising committee of eight World Championships.

Richard has covered every America’s Cup since 1983 attending five Matches (2000, 2003, 2010, 2013 and 2017) as a journalist and/or photographer and covering the rest remotely. He attended the 2008, 2012 and 2016 Olympics as a journalist and photographer.

In 2016 he placed 5th in the Mirabaud World Yacht Racing Image of the Year with a shot from the 470 class in the 2016 Olympics.

In 2017 he wrote and illustrated with 140 of his images “Lone Wolf – How Emirates Team New Zealand Stunned the World.” The book sold out within two months of publication and was the biggest selling sports book in New Zealand in 2017.

Colin Preston – Advertising and Marketing
An engineer and tutor Colin has been with Sail-World.com since 2007 as New Zealand’s sales representative. Born into a boating family who had raced Mullet boats and 18 footers plus an uncle who crewed a Sydney Hobart winner Colin continues the family passion for sailing following a childhood of cruising the Hauraki Gulf.
Colin has 45 years of sailing many keelboat classes, races and regattas. Two SSANZ 2 Handed Series wins in a Farr 1020, a 3rd Masters in one of 3 OKI 24hr Laser races and podium places in many other crewed yachts keep him keen for more. These days he can be found racing on a Beneteau First 45 or other keelboat around Auckland’s harbour.

Advertisers can tailor their Ad Package to their desired selection of our websites and newsletters reaching the eyes and ears of thousands of our visitors within their chosen regions. Advertising includes both the display ad banners and the ability to publish their own stories on the sites and newsletters.

Due to the many sites, ad sizes, etc. associated with advertising, this info website has been created to try and deliver the answers required in a series of short two minute videos. The FAQ section may also be of some help towards a making an advertising decision however with costs dependent on several factors, you will need to contact Colin Preston directly to discuss some options.

Therefore information provided on this website should be viewed as a guide on what advertising options are currently available on Sail-World.com. These options and features may change as the sites are constantly updated and upgraded over time.

Please contact us for a custom package to suit your advertising and marketing needs.