

This is the result of many years' hard work by dedicated editors and journalists. The magazines, by and large, enjoy a reputation for authoritative, responsible, reliable communications. IPC has invested huge sums of money, both in the ybw.com website, and in the individual magazine titles. This isn't about whingeing, it's about branding, and the value of commercial brands. Do not necessarily have everything but the 2 times I purchased Raytheon and Yeoman products from them I was given excellent service and quoted great prices, promptly, by return email. Now that is service! MES in Manchester has been referred to and they are pretty good, too. deduct it) and they replied YES overnight and provided me with the name of a real live contact person. I asked them "will you ship to the USA" and "will you credit me for VAT (i.e.

If the variety on Compass appeals to you, there is another store which I believe offers much better service - They are in Germany and I contacted them recently, when I found a certain product on their site which I could not find elsewhere. They offer everything but nothing in particular. Compass appears to be the wannabe SEARS of boating. Perhaps, this is acceptable in the UK but certainly not in the USA from where I am posting. I emailed them about 4 days ago, requesting a quote and I have yet to hear from them. Another problem with this new YBW / Compass store is that they do not respond to inquiries.
