Click for the full article in the Capital Gazette. As the PropTalk team poured our blood, sweat, tears, and caffeine-fueled words into this big boat show issue, we received the gift of kind words from a happy reader and writer, Rob Hiaasen, assistant editor of the Annapolis Capital newspaper. In his Sunday column “Let’s talk prop talk” (October 2), he writes about a man standing outside a marina fence gazing at his old slip at Mear’s Marina in Annapolis. He writes: “The same man, undoubtedly, can be seen thumbing through his favorite boating magazine, PropTalk. Oh, to cruise those sandy pages at a cost so utterly foreign to actual boating: free! A free boating magazine to warn you to keep your boating pets away from engine fumes; event listings such as the Blessing of the Fleet and Talk Like a Pirate Day!; and tips such as how to replace the hose and clamp for your A/C water supply and the right fuel additive. Be still your heart, right? “And features on couples, in their well-stocked handsome trawlers cruising the Intracoastal Waterway from Maine to Florida and beyond. Tales of adventures on the high and low seas. Then, their triumphant return to our waters (smiling, tan, renewed) also chronicled in word and picture. Defying all romantic odds, the couples didn’t gaff each other with a boat hook off the coat of Belize. “And all those new boats for sale, such as the 24-foot Cobalt CS3 bowrider that commands two pages in a recent PropTalk. The model is gorgeous, with its French-stitched bow, Buffback gelcoat, six speakers plus Bluetooth, a flip-down swim step… “Moving on, there are countless used boats for sale with brands that are journeys and destinations unto themselves: Egg Harbor. Great Harbour. Californian. Cabo. Meridian. Marlow Explorer. Nordic Tug. Albin North Sea. Menorquin. You wonder about their back stories and owners…” Thank you, Rob, for showing us PropTalk from your perspective. It reminded us why we work so hard to put this magazine together and energized us exactly when we needed a boost. Thank you for reading! Click to capitalgazette.com to read the full article by Rob Hiaasen.