If you read Navagear regularly, you already know that I don't stick to "gear and gadgets" exclusively. Sometimes, I stray into territory I find interesting, hoping that some of my readers share my enthusiasm.

For over a year, I've tried to strike a balance between relevant, on-topic gear and gadgets posts and fascinating, off-topic regional maritime stories. A lot of the great stories I've encountered were so far off-topic that I was obliged not to include them on Navagear at all. It's been a bit of a struggle.

"If only I had a publishing venue, parallel to Navagear, that would allow me to focus on a broader field of subjects with a narrower geographic scope..."

Behold Puget Sound Maritime, my new blog project.

I got a lot of help setting it up from Navagear publisher Aaron Tinling, so PSM is very much a sister publication to Navagear. Occasionally, stories may cross the boundaries between the two, so expect to see links back and fort, or short posts on one blog directing readers to the other. I'm so accustomed to screening stories for both regional and technical relevance that I expect to be faced with a new dilemma in the coming months: "Does this belong on Navagear or Puget Sound Maritime?"