[MANY APOLOGIES FOR MY MISPRONUNCIATION OF 'ANTIGUA' ON MULTIPLE OCCASIONS. ALSO, MY APOLOGIES FOR THE OCCASIONAL AUDIO/VIDEO CONNECTION ISSUES.] No Welcome, sailors, back to the Passages From The Heart Podcast! So, what happens when average-means are combined with above-average ambition? Meet Josh Kali, builder of his own 5.8m mini yacht, a sailing vessel he calls Skookum, and entrant in the inaugural 2025 Mini Globe Race, otherwise known as the MGR. I recently had the amazing opportunity to catch up with Josh as he is ramping up for departure of the second leg of the MGR, a 4k+ nm passage from the west coast of Panama to the first “pit-stop” in French Polynesia. So what is the MGR, you may wonder? In a nutshell, the Mini Globe Race, or the MGR, is a race in which entrants will sail around the world, west about, in five legs via the traditional trade winds route, in a home-built 5.8m (19.02 ft) length sailboat. In this episode, Josh shares how he came to find his passion for sailing and how he discovered a fire-in-the-belly to not only compete in a grueling around-the-world sailing race, but to take on the challenge of building his own 5.8m sailboat with which to compete in the MGR!

PLEASE BE KIND -- I'm no expert -- I'm just a regular gal learning as I go! Also, I don't have a huge budget dedicated to equipment and/or other resources for recording video and audio -- but, I put lots of love and time into creating these podcasts in the hopes that sharing what I learn might help you!

Did you know that I blog regularly/create videos about sailing and other life-happenings? Come raft up with me at https://passagesfromtheheart.wordpress.com/ and https://www.youtube.com/@passagesfromtheheart

Fair winds! ~ xo

• Josh Kali Ocean Racing | http://joshkalioceanracing.com
• Mini Globe Race | https://minigloberace.com