The Port Hole Is Only As Strong As Your Involvement Is
Aug 12, 2021
– Paul M. Rellinger, Editor-in-Chief, The Port Hole
For The Port Hole to fulfill its mandate to keep CPS-ECP members across Canada informed of events and activities unique to the organization as well as new trends and technologies emerging from the boating world, your submitted contributions in the form of words or images, or both, are vital.
As I noted last year in my inaugural Wind Shifts column, The Port Hole belongs to you, not me or anyone else. Any success it has met in fulfilling its mandate, and will continue to meet, is wholly dependent on hearing from you in the form of your submissions. This is not a time for well-kept secrets.
What I’m talking about here is opportunity; the chance to sing the praises of an activity your squadron has been involved in, or highlight a member’s contribution to the greater cause of recreational boating or, simply share your thoughts on any boating-related issue that excites you or keeps you up at night with concern.
Since its inception, The Port Hole has proven to be a wonderful vehicle for getting the word out nationally on CPS-ECP programs and, by extension, members’ involvement in those initiatives. That is a truly wonderful opportunity that relatively few organizations can boast of. The publication of these pages is not something that can or should be taken for granted. Rather it’s something that we must embrace, ensuring that those who eyes scan these pages are well served.
So it is, as Editor-in-Chief of The Porthole, I encourage you to take full advantage of my invitation to submit your articles and images for publication. I’ll cross the T’s and dot the I’s but otherwise will alter little, if anything, of your contributions. After all, this is your publication, not mine.
For articles, 300 to 400 words works best. Please ensure your full name as you would like it to appear is noted as well as your CPS-ECP affiliation, such as your home squadron and, where applicable, your position. As for images, high-resolution photographs reproduce best but don’t get too hung up on technical details. If your shot is in focus, is framed well and is of a good size, that will generally work.
Now the most important information I can pass on here – email your written submissions, in editable text format (PDFs are a challenge to edit), and/or your images, to one of two addresses – theporthole@cps-ecp.ca or to myself directly at paulrellinger@hotmail.com If you have any questions about what’s required not covered here, or anything for that matter, email me and I’ll help you.
I look very much forward to receiving your submissions and I remain excited by the prospect of sharing your takes, thoughts and views with readers. Together we will take your publication to the next level and then some.
