Published in its current format since 1991, the magazine's success has increased with the rapid growth in popularity of boating activity worldwide and particularly in Australia. The magazine ranges from 96 to 120 pages per issue with interest from both the professional sailor/builder and amateur alike. Whether it is racing, cruising, design or construction, you will read about it in Australian Amateur Boatbuilder.

Distributed nationally in Australia and New Zealand by Gordon & Gotch and retailing for A$7.15 per copy, Australian Amateur Boatbuilder has a current print run of 9,500 copies with some 1,500 of these being local and overseas subscribers.

Our subscription list is continually growing thus our print run is always on the increase and we can anticipate a distribution of 10,000 by the end of 2009. Over a dozen regular writers and/or contributors are continually providing articles for Australian Amateur Boatbuilder, most of whom are ardent sailors/owners, builders/designers and technical advisers, thus giving the reader a diversity of opinions.