Jonathan McMillan, Technology and Technical Assistance

Continuing with our 20th Anniversary, we would like to highlight one of our most knowledgeable tech's, Jonathan. He can help you with just about any technical difficulty. whether its quoting and installing a switch-battcar system on an 80' yacht or doing an entire electronics and navigation overhaul on your boat, this is the man you need to talk to!

Jonathan was born in the maritime provinces of Canada with the sea in his blood. A descendant of captains and fisherman Jonathan discovered his love of the sea first by roaming the beaches, wharves and waterways of Nova Scotia, and later by venturing out in the boats he once only admired from a distance. His first coastal trip was on a wooden double-ender returning to Halifax from the Mahone Bay wooden boat festival when he was eleven. "I remember  sitting out on the long bowsprit looking down at porpoises breaching. That became my favourite place on board a sailboat." Summer day cruises and occasional overnighters remained an important part of Jonathan's life for many years after that.

Never expecting to turn his passion into his living, Jonathan studied Math and Engineering in college and eventually found himself far from the sea in Fort Worth, Texas. It took some time, but a return to the water was inevitable, this time on the many inland lakes that dot Texas. As a way to sail he decided to try racing, and fell into his second love.  Making up for lost time, Jonathan quickly found himself engrossed in racing multiple times a week for most of the year and has since gained extensive experience from the bow to the traveller and at the nav station during distance races. His history includes a wide range of keelboats including J/22, J/80, Hobie 33, Beneteau 36.7, Farr 39ML and most recently a trans-superior regatta on board a Joubert-Nivelt IOR 50.

Sailing experience aside, it was Jonathan's technical skills that brought him to Mauri Pro Sailing where he can now live sailing full time. Web development, analysis and optimization are important to help customers find what they're looking for within our store, and to provide the information they need to make a selection. When questions arise Jonathan is the go-to guy for sailing instruments, autopilots, electric winches and windlasses.