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Traditional Boats & Tall Ships: Statement on Publishing

London. August 18^th, 2009.

Statistics released by the Publishers Information Bureau recently recorded that advertising revenues for the last quarter are down nearly 22% on the same period last year.

As Traditional Boats & Tall Ships Magazine is a small, niche title this downturn has had a devastating effect on the advertising revenues that have been achieved so far this year. It is these monies that allow us to be able to fund and retain the quality of print, editorial and design that you have come to expect since we re-launched last year.

So in order to protect the title from the risk of closure, we have taken the decision to place the magazine on hold for the short-term future. While the title sits ‘in hibernation’ we will not be taking any new subscriptions or renewals of existing subscriptions.

This has not been an easy decision to take, but it is one that will hopefully safeguard some future for the magazine. I thank all of the subscribers in advance for their support and patience during this difficult and unfortunate time.

David Tickner

Editor-in-Chief

Wild Publishing Limited

NEW ISSUE OF reFRESH MAGAZINE OUT NOW

NOTE FROM EDITOR-IN-CHIEF, DAVID TICKNER

For those of you who have been wondering where the latest issue of reFRESH is - wonder no longer. It is out now.

I want to apologise to readers, subscribers and clients for this delay. The last couple of months has been a particularly challenging period for me - what started as a planned revamp with a new art director turned into a total nightmare that resulted in me having to completely replan our entire publishing cycle for the remainder of this year.

Thankfully peace has been restored, and our planned revamp looks fantastic thanks to the hard work and flair of our incumbent art director, Amanda Dorrington. We have lots of new editorial strands, some great features (we chat to Vice President of PETA Dan Mathews, talk gorgeous parties with the MD of Urban Caprice and celebrate the work of architect Philip Johnson), sexy photoshoots, new writers and a sizzling hot coverboy, Evan Wadle (shot by Wander Aguiar).

Note to subscribers: As a result of the delay to this issue I have added an extra issue to everybody's subscription by means of an apology

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New issue of reFRESH Magazine OUT NOW

The May/June Issue of reFRESH Magazine is OUT NOW and is entirely dedicated to celebrating new and emerging talent.

We have spoken to interior designers, bloggers, models, entertainers and fashion designers from all over the world. Interviews include: dancer, musician and performer Vincent Vanguard, music act Yeah Sparrow, bloggers YVY Mag and Ministry of Pleasure and interior designers Benjamin Hubert and Alain Gilles, fashion designer Dimitri Stavrou and talented twin hunks, The Caesar Twins.

Our cover boy for this issue is the handsome hunk Paul Francis who has been shot by photographer Frank Louis wearing the designers of the extremely talented Christopher Uvenio.

To order your copy visit www.refreshmag.co.uk and follow the instructions on how to subscribe.

reFRESH 54 (Jan/Feb 2009) Preview

Our first issue of the New Year hits the newsstands next week. Due to our unfortunate power cut prior to Christmas this issue was unavoidably delayed but we hope you enjoy our usual mix of culture, arts, entertainment, homes and interiors.

This is our Green Issue, featuring a wide variety of articles on eco-property, interiors, food & drink and fashion. We have interviews with musical superstar Will Young and new author Clayton Littlewood and a bigger, better fashion & style section.

Fashion photographer Greg Alexander shot the main fashion editorial on location in Paris and a whole host of globally renowned photographers (including Wander Aguiar, Jason Jaskot, Dean Stockings) make their picks for male models to keep an eye on in 2009. Our cover guy is hot new Croatian talent Danilo Vukcevic who has been shot by photographer Zoran Trifunovic.

The price of a single copy is £4.25 (UK).

For more information on subscriptions visit www.refreshmag.co.uk

 

reFRESH 53 (Nov/Dec 08) - Preview

The new issue of reFRESH Magazine will be hitting the newsstands shortly, but we're pleased to bring you a sneak preview of the front cover featuring the deliciously handsome Ethan Reynolds. We've followed Ethan's career over the past few years with interest, so a chat with him was long overdue. Aside from his career as web entrepreneur and model, Ethan has recently joined the cast of HERETV's popular series, The Lair. He gives us the inside track on the ups and downs he's experienced so far in his career.

We take a look at homoerotic stained glass with talented Italian stained glassmaker Diego Tolomelli and talk gay cinema with actor/producer Brent Gorski, the inspiration behind the recently release film, Holding Trevor. Dione van Heer catches up with world famous gay flamenco duo Carlos Rodriguez and Angel Rojas ahead of their show at Sadler's Wells.

Steven Gdula's serialisation on the fashionable and secret history of gay men's clothes reaches the 1970s and Arthur Wooten is still trying to shift the unwanted attentions of Henry in his regular letter, Dear Henry.

This issue also contains our annual photo project to showcase the work of emerging photographers. Last year our theme was The Twelve Days of Christmas - this year we made it a little more challenging by entering the realm of fairy tales. Participating photographers were given a fairy tale and asked for their interpretations - the results were most impressive. You will be able to see all the results shortly online at our myspace page - www.myspace.com/refreshmag

The style guide includes our regular focus on the latest men's grooming products, fashion news, interviews with Broadway dancer Nick Adams and upcoming actor Marc Zammit and a superb ice shoot (see right - Nevs model Ollie Pearce) by Dean Stockings showcasing underwear and jewellery. Travel continues our look at Switzerland and also has reports on La Rochelle and Andorra.

In our homes/interiors section we take a sneak peak inside the rooms of the soon-to-be opened Coco Shambhala Villas and showcase some of the latest designs for your bathroom.

Order your copy now - UK price is £4.25/Overseas (Europe/USA) prices vary. Please email refresh@wildpublishing.com for more information

reFRESH 52: Preview

It's almost ready to hit the shelves, and reFRESH 52 is already shaping up to be one of our best ever issues.  Jo and Thore, the stars of German hit soap opera Verbotene Liebe, have done an exclusive photo shoot for us.  Hot on the heels of our interview with the pair, there's a preview of the article on the Gays of Daytime blog.  We've also spoken to the American actor, model and all-round rising star Travis Kraft. 

Top radio presenter Larry Flick gives us his view from across the Atlantic, and the Diary gives you our round-up of what's hot in culture and the arts.  We've taken a closer look at Hollywood hellcat Miriam Hopkins, the Louisiana Museum of Modern Art in Copenhagen and the hidden gem of the Greenwich Fan Museum.  Find out how the pioneering gay mathematician Alan Turing was hounded into suicide, despite saving thousands of lives in World War II, and have a look around Sir Hugh Walpole's Lake District in the first of our Literary Trails around Britain. 

We also preview Tate Britain's major retrospective of Francis Bacon - probably the most important figurative painter of the 20th Century - and Glasgay's celebration of the life and work of Tennessee Williams, the playwright and screenwriter who defined the 1950s.  New photography by Brian Finke focuses on the hidden life of the air hostess, while the current documentary Man On Wire gives us a springboard into the curious world of tightrope walking. 

As well as our regular round-up of property, books and interiors, our Style Guide brings you the best in men's fragrances and hot new ideas for lighting the home and garden.  Our travel section for this issue is the first of a new series dedicated to Switzerland, bringing you the best of culture and shopping in this Alpine gem. 

Enjoy! 

reFRESH 52 goes on sale from the 28th August, priced £4.25.  To have your copy delivered directly to your door, have a look at the side panels for details on subscriptions

Traditional Boats & Tall Ships 52 (Aug/Sept). On Sale Now

It's that time again - the August/September issue of Traditional Boats & Tall Ships is on sale now. 

The cover story of this 52nd edition of the magazine is ‘The European Way’ by Commander John Paton.  Way back in our 50th issue, John looked at the state of British maritime heritage – this time, he turns his eye to the approach taken by some of our European neighbours.  In a similar vein, we’ve got the story of Boy Leslie, the Brixham trawler now found in Scandinavia – and an in-depth look at the Swedish connection with the sea, including the work of Fredrik Henrik af Chapman, now widely acknowledged as the ‘father of naval architecture’.  Regular contributor Jamie Campbell looks at the fascinating history of the sadly forgotten Beach Yawl, and staying on the east coast, the old fishing port of Great Yarmouth is our focus going ‘around the coast’. 

Our tall ships features include the story of the great survivor Belem, now plying a trade transporting wine from France, and Pelican of London, the very modern tall ship with a sail plan taken from the Barbary pirates!  Sam Jefferson returns with tall tales of the opium clippers, and Eric and Ray Cowell sing out for the Forebitter – the true sailors’ sea songs.  Dr Alan Platt brings us more on the hapless City of Adelaide, and Merseyside artist Edward D Walker is our maritime painter with an ‘eye for art’. 

Issue 52 includes all this plus readers’ letters, Duncan Wells telling us ‘What Is…’, a magnificent photo start featuring the Irving and Exy Johnson, ‘Stern View’ of the paraplegic sailor Hilary Lister’s circumnavigation of Britain, an interview with maritime adventure writer Douglas Reeman and our regular round-up of events and sail training news. 

Enjoy! 

The August/September issue of Traditional Boats & Tall Ships is available in Borders bookstores or by asking your local newsagent.  Subscribers will get the magazine delivered direct to their door.  Subscriptions are available priced £35. For more information on the magazine visit www.tallship.co.uk

Summer Fun for reFRESH 51

It's celebrating summer all the way with Issue 51 of reFRESH Magazine. The new issue is on sale now in the UK and is packed full of our usual mix of arts & culture, fashion & style and homes & interiors, providing a beautiful blue glossy for your coffee table!

So aside from the deliciously gorgeous Levi, who graces our cover (shot by photographer, Hector Rodriguez) there's plenty to keep you busy. Arthur Wooten continues his hilarious 'Dear Henry' letters and there's Part three of Steven Gdula's serialisation on The Fashionable & Secret History of Gay Men's Clothes.

We also meet Bishop Gene Robinson on his recent visit to the UK; play some chukkas with the Los Angeles Gay Polo League and talk fashion with upcoming tailor, Nico-D. We also catch five with male supermodel, Marcus Schenkenberg, the new face of German jewellery company, Code-Royal.

Fashion wise the talented boys from Glasstik shot our main fashion editorial in a garage and we showcase the work of US photographer, Adam Bouska.

That's not it either - we have top tips for outdoor design; a special focus on chairs and a look at summer beauty products. OUT NOW! So Enjoy it!

50 and feeling...FRESH!

Well we never knew that hitting fifty was so reFRESHing! Our 50th issue hits the newsstands next week with four collectable front covers to mark the occasion.

The covers have been shot by leading fashion photographers Gavin Harrison, Robert Mendolia, Gregory Vaughan and Wander Aguiar and feature some of the hottest male model talent from both sides of the Atlantic.

The photographic collaborations continue inside the magazine - LA-based Ben Marshall shoots Dantes Cove star Jon Fleming; Troy Phillips trains his lens on All My Children star (and former reFRESH cover guy) Aiden Turner and our very own Cate Hayter presents a black and white study of another former reFRESH cover guy Alex Beer. Alex also graces one of our four covers (bottom left on the image). Our main fashion editorials have been shot by French photographer Eric Sposito and model-turned photographer, Wander Aguiar.

Editorial highlights include: a special focus on dance with interviews with aerialist Ari Levanael and French dance and acrobatic troupe, Les Farfadais. Steven Gdula's series on the fashionable and secret history of gay men’s clothes explores the war years and another new regular J.C.Parrish starts his series on Hollywood Greats with a look at Lana Turner. Regular columnist Arthur Wooten entertains with his Dear Henry letter and we enter the world of Divas (of the 18th century variety) with a look ahead to the new exhibition 'Handel & the Divas' at the Handel House Museum in London.

Editor-in-Chief David Tickner, who launched and has helmed the magazine since the first issue, is pleased to celebrate this milestone for the magazine,  “To retain an unbroken presence on the newsstand for the last six years is a testimony to the dedication and hard work of all the people who work and support the magazine. It seemed entirely fitting that we should therefore do something special to celebrate our 50th edition and since we have always had a top quality photography in the magazine since Issue 1, producing four covers for our readers seemed particularly appropriate.”

The 50th issue hits newsstands on April 30th. You can order a copy via paypal - the price for a single copy is £6 (UK/Europe) or £10 (Airmail Zones 1 &2).