Hey, this is pretty cool. MarineroLoco.com is the first consumer boating magazine published daily in Spanish. I wonder if Navagear should launch…um…EngranajeNáutico.com?
Anyway, here’s the press release.
Washington, D.C. – Mad Mariner, the daily online boating magazine and resource for mariners, announced today the launch of MarineroLoco.com, the first consumer boating magazine published daily in Spanish.
Published five days a week, MarineroLoco.com is available for free to all readers. Like its parent, MadMariner.com, the new magazine takes an inclusive approach to boating, writing about men and women, powerboats and sailboats, fishing and cruising, multi-hulls and mono-hulls. Packed with content written by veteran journalists, the site features fantastic journeys, dream boats, expert advice articles and independent reviews.
With more than 300 million Spanish speakers across the globe, including more than 22 million in the United States, MarineroLoco.com targets all who prefer to read about our hobby in Spanish.
“MarineroLoco.com was designed to be the definitive Spanish-language source for boating information,” said Glen Justice, founder and editor of Mad Mariner. “As marine websites have proliferated, Mad Mariner has led the charge. We are establishing ourselves as the go-to online resource for the entire boating community, and it is important that we expand our content to better engage Spanish-speaking boaters.”
Mad Mariner’s MarineroLoco.com employs professional translation to create articles in a neutral form of Spanish that cuts across most dialects. The site also includes Spanish-language advertising that offers advertisers access to new online markets.
MarineroLoco.com publishes every day and is available for free; visitors need only register and read. Mad Mariner also publishes daily, and is available with a free 30-day trial or a paid subscription at www.marineroloco.com. For more information on Marinero Loco or Mad Mariner, please contact 888-256-5011 or visit www.madmariner.com.
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Mike // Aug 16, 2009 at 8:05 am
This is a crazy idea for Mad Mariner and I don’t mean that in a good way. The last thing we need on U.S. waters is more confusion. There is a reason why all airline pilots and air traffic controllers speak English as a common language and that reason is SAFETY. When people are never forced to assimilate to the local language and never forced to understand local laws and regulations let alone customs and courtesy bad things can happen. All that Mad Mariner will be doing is keeping the divide between English and Spanish speakers. as wide as possible. It will not bring the boating community together. It may be a good move financially for the Mad Mariner owner but, I don’t think it is in the best interest of the boating community.
Raul // Aug 17, 2009 at 1:56 pm
Mike, you make a few incorrect assumptions that are somewhat insulting:
1- The only people that read Mad Mariner are US-based
2- Safety on the water has something to do with the language people prefer to read blogs in.
3- People that speak spanish are not capable of communicating in english.
For example, I am a native spanish speaker with a few thousands of hours flying aircraft, both in the US and internationally. When flying or boating I communicate in english. Yet, I like reading in either language.
Raul
Mike // Aug 17, 2009 at 4:00 pm
Raul:
Did not mean to be insulting at all. But, I am concerned about the trend of a lot non English speakers who have arrrived in the U.S. to not assimulate to English despite living in the U.S. for many years. I think it is great that people are biligual , tri lingual etc… I also think it good that you understand to comunicate in the English when flying or boating. My concern is that when people can not communicate or understand things in English there can be safety issues. Such as when NOAA issues a severe weather warning. The Media (not just Mad Mariner) helps keep this situation going by looking at non English speakers as a “market” to be exploited. But, perhaps I’m a little more sensitive about this issue because my boating days were almost ended by two fellows in a pickup who could not read the sign in English that said their lane was only allowed to turn left.
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