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May 2026

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12Calendar

20Letters

35Loose Lips

36Sightings

4419-Ft Mini Globe Navigation

When Seattle sailor Josh Kali sailed into Falmouth Harbour, Antigua, on March 10, he completed his run in the first-ever McIntyre Mini Globe Race — an around-the-world solo race in 19-ft homebuilt plywood boats.

48Lauren Wilson Vies For L.A. 2028

In most sports, athletes reach their peak in their late 20s and mid-30s, and it's all downhill from there. That's not the case for US Sailing Olympic hopeful Lauren Wilson, a 41-year-old mother of two who is training for the 2028 L.A. Olympic Games in the ILCA 6 class.

52Cruising Then and Now

Liz and I started cruising in earnest in 1985. Our planned 18-month cruise aboard Hoki Mai from Vancouver to Haida Gwaii, then down to Mexico, the Marquesas, Hawaii and back to Vancouver, morphed into nine years.

56Teak Yachts

Not even billionaire Jeff Bezos could completely avoid penalties for breaking the law recently — or at least the company that built his yacht couldn't. But the issue had nothing to do with transporting drugs or migrants, illegal fishing, or even an oil spill. The offense? Using teak.

60Max Ebb — Coincidence?

Every time I help prepare a boat for a long ocean race, it seems that Lee Helm is assigned as our safety inspector. Coincidence? Probably. But when Lee is on a race crew, I put in a request with the race organizers to inspect her ride. Mainly to be sure no corners are cut with respect to safety gear.

64Racing Sheet

In this month's edition of the Racing Sheet, we truly emerge from the winter hibernation and jump into the regular season of sailing.

72Changes in Latitudes

81Classy Classifieds