If you prefer high-speed on the water, you probably prefer power boats over sail.  Then again, maybe you just don't want to have to depend on a breeze to even move on the water, to get from one place to another.

The Annual Fall Power Boat Show in Annapolis, Oct. 11-14, will offer you plenty of options - all power, and all new.

Thursday, Oct. 11, 10 a.m.-6 p.m., Press/VIP Day($30)
Friday-Saturday, Oct. 12-13, 10 a.m.-7 p.m.
Sunday, Oct. 14, 10 a.m.-6 p.m.

General admission tickets are $16 for adults and $8 for children under 12.  You can order your tickets online or purchase them on-site.

Spend the day boarding and inspecting new power boats, and take advantage of the opportunity to learn about financing, insurance, electronics and anything else you could ever want to know about power-boating including:

• Power boats ranging from racers and catamarans to trawlers, houseboats and yachts
• The latest navigation technology
• Boating products, accessories, equipment and gear
• Information about services such as marinas, insurance and maintenance

Do you want to live near the water?

There are more than a thousand homes on the market in Anne Arundel County that are located on the water or with water access.  Prices range from the $200.000's to $16 million dollars - surely there's one that's right for you and your boat.  If you would like to look at some of those properties while you're in the area for the Power Boat Show, contact Margaret Woda for a list of available homes in your price range, including addresses, prices, and maps.

NOTE:  The Annual Sailboat Show takes place a week earlier at the Annapolis Harbor