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August 2026

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14Calendar

23Letters

38Loose Lips

40Sightings

50High Times in the Pacific

Pacific Cup 2026 will long be remembered as the year the small boats got off to a lively start with steady 30-knot winds and heavy seas.

54Return To Palmyra

There are certain places in the world that refuse to stay in the past. You carry them with you, quietly at first, until eventually they demand a return. For me, that place has always been Palmyra Atoll.

58Heineken Regatta Surprise

Living on the Peninsula in an adobe house is great in August but not so much fun in winter. That's why we keep Sipsi in the BVI, mostly chartered out by Dream Yachts, but available for us when we need to escape.

62Honeymoon at Sea

The thing most people want to know when they hear about our 9,000-mile, three-year voyage on a 26-ft sailboat has nothing to do with sailing. They want to know how we got along so well together in such a small space.

66Max Ebb — Rally Rules

Whenever two sailboats are in sight of each other, heading in the same general direction, they are racing.

72The Racing Sheet

80Changes in Latitudes

89Classy Classifieds

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