Mark is the publisher at Fine Edge Nautical & Recreational Publishing. He is also the new Editor and Publisher of the annual Waggoner Cruising Guide, the most popular cruising guide in the Northwest and British Columbia. The Waggoner is often referred to as āthe bibleā for Northwest cruising. Mark has always enjoyed boating, and while working in the corporate world he annually would charter in the San Juan Islands and British Columbia as well as other places around the world including the Caribbean, the Bahamas, the Greek islands, Honduras, Mexico and the Chesapeake Bay area. Mark holds a U.S. Coast Guard Masters license with endorsements for towing and sail, and is a NAUI-certified scuba diver. In addition to boating, Mark is an instrument-rated, twin-engine private pilot with over 2000 hours of flight time. He is a long distance cyclist, and has completed several Seattle to Portland (STP) cycling events.