All, My wife and I have been lurking on the list because we (should I say "I"?) intend to purchase a trawler. So, we are learning from all of you. Thank you. This note has a different purpose, however. Q3 publishes books written by those of us in the third quarter of our lives (i.e., you gotta be 50 or older <grin), who are fulfilling dreams by learning new skills to support active lifestyles. I'm wondering if there is a reader of the list who would be interested in writing about his or her experience of learning about, and making significant use of, a trawler? The title for the planned book is Crossing the Horizon. Q3 has a very clear, easy-to-follow format for manuscript development and we pride ourselves on being real editors (anyone remember Hemingway's editor at Scribner's, Max Perkins?). The prerequisites are obvious: it's helpful if you write reasonably well, although almost anyone's writing is improved by good editing. You must have tackled learning about trawlers and subsequent cruising after you reached fifty. And you should have the time and ability to complete the manuscript in a reasonable period of time--three to six months. Happy to talk by phone. FYI, my background includes serving as an editorial VP at McGraw-Hill NY, as well as SVP of a group of technology magazines in California. I moved to Wine Country (Sonoma County) to work as VP Business Development for an Internet start-up sold to AOL in 1995. That was before the days of big money in the dotcoms, but the bio info is to say (1) publishing is my life and (2) new business development is not uncharted waters. Send a short email and then lets talk, if you might be interested? The website should be up shortly. Until then, I'd be happy to provide details. Dick -- Richard Peck, Publisher Active Books for Active People Q3 Press, 131A Stony Circle, Suite 500, Santa Rosa, CA 95401 Phone: 707 537-8989 Fax: 707 537-8585 Email: dick@Q3Press.com Web: www.Q3Press.com