I’m more than delighted to be joined here at Navagear by my friend and colleague, Tim Flanagan. I’ve known Tim for nearly 15 years, during which we’ve both been associated with several boats. A memorable early adventure was a summer day we spent circumnavigating Mercer Island (Seattle area) on Tim’s Laser. I credit Tim with rekindling my love of sailing all those years ago, and setting me on the path to creating Navagear.

Tim has had an interestingly varied career, from talk radio producer, to 911 operator, to writer/editor, to database content system expert. His sailing résumé ranges from Laser, to J-24 racing, to passage-making on a Hallberg-Rassy, but with a couple young kids, and living in the Puget Sound area, he’s about to embark on a motorboat ownership adventure with a C-Dory 22. Consequently, we will be broadening the focus of Navagear to include items of interest to power as well as sail cruisers. Tim also maintains a blog of his own, Content-Complete focusing on the ins-and-outs database-driven content management.

So, welcome Tim! And check out his first posting: AIS for the Masses.