Unstoppable Rimas Makes Hawaii

Before Russian-born singlehander Rimas Meleshyus sailed out of Monterey on March 21 with a jury-rigged headsail, he told friends he hoped to return to Sausalito’s Richardson Bay in order to make repairs to his vintage Rawson 30 Mimsy — an upwind trip of roughly 75 miles. But 46 days later he showed up at the Big Island of Hawaii — more than 2,000 miles away — having sailed there, as he puts it, "Kon Tiki-style," which we take to mean running downwind under a decidedly non-traditional rig.

Say what you will about this intrepid voyager, he never seems to tire of such offshore adventures, no matter how slow or punishing the trip is. Now comes the question: "Where to next?"