Firecrown Media has announced the promotion of Lydia Mullan to Editor-in-Chief of SAIL Magazine.
Mullan has been with SAIL for nearly eight years, most recently as managing editor. She has twice been named the marine industry’s best adventure writer by Boating Writers International (2023, 2024), as well as being recognized for her articles about seamanship, the environment, and women in boating.
Mullan is a lifelong sailor, with a particular passion for offshore racing. She was the race commentator for the 2025 Transpac and 2025 Marblehead-Halifax, a 2024 Magenta Project graduate, and the media manager for Cole Brauer’s viral circumnavigation.
“It’s been incredibly rewarding to watch Lydia grow into both an accomplished blue-water sailor and an award-winning marine journalist,” says Editorial Director Daniel Harding. “Her deep respect for and understanding of the SAIL brand, along with her strong digital skill set, will no doubt allow her to grow and expand the brand while staying true to its mission.”
“I’m so grateful for my predecessor Wendy Mitman Clarke’s mentorship the past three years and for the lessons learned from all the editors I’ve had the opportunity to work with,” says Mullan. “I know how much this magazine means to our readers, and I’m both humbled and excited to be charting our course forward. On a personal note, I used to read SAIL when I was still in school, dreaming of someday writing about sailing professionally, and it’s surreal to be here now, responsible for the publication that started it all for me.”
SAIL magazine, now in continuous publication for 55 years, has been the most awarded marine publication by Boating Writers International two years running.
Mullan can be reached at lydia.mullan@firecrown.com.
