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SOARINGNZ • ISSUE 60
FROM THE EDITOR JILL MCCAW
Twelve years ago, something new hit the New Zealand gliding world; an up-todate fresh and modern glossy magazine. SoaringNZ issue 1 hit the membership’s mailboxes in December 2007. Twelve and a bit years later, here is issue 60. That’s quite a big number. Allow me to become a little introspective. When we hit issue 30, back in November 2012 we created a collage of all the covers as a centrefold. It seemed like a real milestone at the time. We’re not doing anything like that for this issue, but 60 issues is an amazing body of work all the same. If I lay a copy of them all out on the floor there wouldn’t be much space left in the room. Actually, I’m not sure if they’d all fit in my office. I’m very proud of what I’ve done, for every one of those 60 issues. I have a small team that helps. There are the wonderful Max Stevens and John Goddard who have worked on nearly every of our 60 issues. I can’t thank them enough. These two gentlemen simply want to make sure that the magazine you read is the best that it can possibly be. They give their time and grammar knowledge for free. As well as typo spotting and grammar
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corrections, Max quietly points out the odd thing that we really shouldn’t be sharing in public. That’s something thing I’ve managed to become better at myself over the years; no photos of gliders doing a beat up at zot feet or taking the hats off mountain climbers on top of a ridge, even if it is a great shot. I’ve become a lot better at grammar myself,
but I still pay a proof-reader. And I always will. I have worked with four paid proofreaders over the years, the latest is the lovely Helen Cook from Taranaki. Helen corrects every piece of writing before it goes to print. Helen’s been with us since issue 39. The wonderful look of the magazine is due to the talents of Rosalie Brown and Lee-Ann
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