Tim Tompkins, the owner of Prana Sailing, has been around boats and the sea for as long as he can remember, beginning with long summers at his grandmother's house in Cape May, New Jersey. When he moved to New York City he knew he wanted to stay in touch with the sea and sailing, and eventually was able to purchase this sailboat and set up this business. Although he had sailed for years, including several trips to and from Florida (see photo), he received his formal Captain's certification after completing a course at the Mariner's School in Princeton, New Jersey in 2006. In the spring of 2007, he became a certified Yoga teacher after completing teacher training at the Laughing Lotus College of Yoga in Manhattan. Sailing and yoga are both activities that bring him great pleasure and peace of mind, and so he is delighted to have delved more deeply into them. His "day job" is being the President of the Times Square Alliance, a non-profit business improvement district which works to promote and improve Times Square. He has a B.A. from Yale and an M.B.A. from the Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania.