Pacific Yachting

What Pacific Yachting does

Pacific Yachting is a regional publishing business founded in 1968 and headquartered in Vancouver, Canada, operating as a brand under OP Media Group Ltd. The company produces a monthly print magazine and a WordPress-based digital editorial platform covering recreational boating across British Columbia and the Puget Sound region, with content spanning sailing, powerboating, fishing, gear reviews, boat tests, destination guides, maritime history, and BC-specific safety regulations. The audience is concentrated in Pacific Northwest recreational boaters, with secondary readership among coastal communities and industry stakeholders.

The business monetises through four distinct streams: recurring print and digital magazine subscriptions (annual and monthly billing), single-issue and merchandise sales through a Shopify storefront at shop.opmediagroup.ca, advertising sold to marine industry brands via an enterprise sales motion with a downloadable media kit, and transactional fees from reader events such as the annual photo contest. Distribution combines home-delivery print subscriptions, free web content with optional registration, the Boaters Blue Pages marine services directory, and embedded BoatTEST.com video reviews. There are no disclosed financials, no funding rounds, and no AI/ML capability; the publication operates as a traditional niche media brand dependent on its regional brand recognition and decades-deep content archive as the primary competitive defences.

Name

Pacific Yachting

Website

https://pacificyachting.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1968

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Pacific Yachting is a Vancouver-based, 1968-founded regional boating magazine and online publisher serving recreational boaters across British Columbia and the Puget Sound, monetising through subscriptions, advertising, and e-commerce under OP Media Group Ltd.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Boating Magazine Publishing

NAICS

Periodical Publishers (513120)

SIC

Periodicals: Publishing Or Publishing & Printing (2721)

akta.pro primary industry

Business, Finance & Industry Trade Magazines (MPAJAEAM)

Keywords

• Boating magazine publishing
• Recreational boating content
• Marine industry advertising
• Pacific northwest yachting
• Boating subscription services

Headquarters

HQ city

Vancouver

HQ country

Canada

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B and B2C

Offering type

Digital Commerce or Content

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D, Supply Chain

Revenue model

1. Magazine Subscriptions: Print magazine subscriptions offered to boaters on the West Coast, including new subscriptions, renewals, and subscription account management. Subscribers receive regular issues plus access to subscription FAQs.
2. Single Issue Sales: Past issues available for purchase through the Shopify store (shop.opmediagroup.ca), allowing readers to buy specific back issues of the magazine.
3. Advertising: Advertising revenue from marine industry companies promoting products and services to the boating audience. The magazine offers advertising options in both print and digital formats with a downloadable media kit.
4. Photo Contest Entry: Annual photo contest with entry fees, such as the 2026 Pacific Yachting Photo Contest ending December 15, 2026.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Pacific Yachting publishes a monthly boating and yachting magazine covering Pacific Northwest waters, featuring articles on sailing, powerboating, fishing, destinations, gear reviews, boat tests, and how-to content for recreational boaters. The magazine is complemented by a website with editorial content across multiple categories, subscription services, an e-commerce shop for back issues and merchandise, and the Boaters Blue Pages directory connecting readers with marine businesses.

Product overview

Pacific Yachting operates as a traditional print and digital magazine focused on recreational boating and yachting content for the Pacific Northwest. The company offers a unified product portfolio centered on its core magazine publication, complemented by an online editorial platform with extensive article archives across categories including Currents (news, regulations, how-to), Destinations (outdoors, gunkholes, boating tips), Reviews (gear, powerboats, sailboats, BoatTEST.com), Fishing, and Coastal Characters. Additional revenue streams include subscription services, an e-commerce shop for back issues and merchandise, and the Boaters Blue Pages directory service connecting readers with marine businesses. The publication is owned and operated by OP Media Group Ltd.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Pacific Yachting Magazine A monthly boating and yachting magazine covering Pacific Northwest waters, featuring articles on sailing, powerboating, fishing, destinations, gear reviews, boat tests, and how-to content for recreational boaters. Distributed by print subscription and available online.
• Pacific Yachting Online Editorial Content A web-based editorial platform featuring free articles organized into categories including Currents (news, regulations, how-to), Destinations (outdoors, gunkholes, boating tips), Reviews (gear, powerboats, sailboats, BoatTEST.com), Fishing, and Coastal Characters. Targets recreational boaters seeking Pacific Northwest boating content.
• Pacific Yachting Shop

Quantifiable outcome

• Pacific Yachting 2026 Photo Contest attracted submissions from readers

Named customers3 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

Three partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• BoatTEST.comcoreTechnology or IntegrationBoatTEST.com provides video boat reviews that are integrated into Pacific Yachting's website, offering readers video test footage and expert analysis of powerboats and sailboats. Reviews are displayed with author attribution from BoatTEST.com.
• Boaters Blue PagesminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorBoaters Blue Pages is a directory of marine services, dealers, and boating resources linked from Pacific Yachting's website navigation, providing readers with a resource to find local marine services and products.
• OP Media Group Ltd.coreOthersOP Media Group Ltd. is the parent company and publisher of Pacific Yachting magazine, handling subscriptions, advertising sales, and magazine production from its Vancouver headquarters.

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights3 records

Direct peers

• Soundings Trade Only: US recreational boating publication covering boating news, destinations, and gear reviews with print and digital presence. Comparable business model focused on recreational boaters and marine industry advertising.
• Practical Sailor: Independent boating publication focused on gear reviews, boat tests, and how-to content for sailors and powerboaters. Comparable niche content publisher serving recreational boating enthusiasts with subscription model.
• Latitude 38: West Coast sailing magazine based in California, covering racing, cruising, and recreational sailing on the US Pacific coast. Comparable regional niche sailing/recreational boating publication with similar audience and advertising model.
• Canadian Yachting: Canadian boating magazine covering recreational boating across Canada. Most directly comparable to Pacific Yachting as a domestic Canadian publisher serving the same recreational boating audience with print and digital content.
• 48° North: Pacific Northwest sailing publication covering cruising, racing, and marine community in the Salish Sea and beyond. Directly comparable regional boating magazine with overlapping audience and content categories.

Broad incumbents

• Yachting Magazine: Long-established US boating magazine covering yachting, cruising, and luxury boating. Established broader incumbent in recreational boating publishing with national advertiser base.
• Boating Magazine: Major US recreational boating magazine with broad national coverage and well-established brand. Larger incumbent that competes for the same marine advertising dollars but at national scale versus Pacific Yachting's regional focus.

Emerging players

• WoodenBoat Publications: Niche publisher of WoodenBoat magazine and related books serving traditional boatbuilding, restoration, and wooden craft enthusiasts. Overlapping boating enthusiast audience with more specialized content focus.
• Sailing Anarchy: Digital-first sailing news, commentary, and community site. Comparable niche sailing/recreational boating audience but operates with online-only model rather than print.

Regional players

• Northwest Yachting: Regional Pacific Northwest yachting publication covering boating in Washington and BC waters. Comparable regional boating publication serving an adjacent but overlapping geographic market.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat2 records

Key risks4 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/pacificyachting
• Facebookfacebook.com/pacificyachtingmagazine

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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