ALOHA
FROM MAUI
Sprecklesville Beach
2000 MAUI WINDSURFING ADVENTURE
*Link to view Ha'iku Lani where I'm staying from April 8 to 15*
MAUI APRIL 9, 2000
I arrived in Maui late last night. As usual the flight was late.
My car rented from Word of Mouth was waiting for me in the parking lot.
It's an old blue plymouth sundance with a hatchback. The hatchback will
make it easier for stuffing gear into the car, however the hatch lifters
don't work so you have to put something under it to hold it up. Hey, what
do you expect for a Maui Beater!
I awoke this morning to rain. I checked the satellite photos
and it looked like it was going to be like this for most of the day. For
breakfast I headed over to the Pauwela Cafe. The special this morning was
the Pauwela omlette with potatoes. After breakfast I went back to the Ha'iku
Lani and unpacked my gear. It was still raining so I took my time with
this. At 11 o'clock I began my daily adventure.
First thing is to stop at Ho'okipa Beach. No wind here and waves
were small and ugly. Looked like a cross swell from the North and East.
Then I drove into Kahului to the Word of Mouth Rental Car office and did
the contract. It's across from the Second Wind shop so that was my
next stop. I bought a 460 carbon mast for $50 and looked at some sails
and long boards. I then went to the Hawaiian Windsurfing shop and there's
lots of deals there for used and new sails. Next I wasn't too hopeful about
wind, but I drove down to Kanaha. Not very much wind, but there were still
some hardcores slogging around. I then took the short cut through the airport
and drove to Spreck's. Nothing happening here either, but it was time to
relax on the beach and have a beer and lunch. There were about 3 sailors
out slogging and practicing their helitacks. Good Idea, but I decided to
get some grocery and hardware shopping out of the way. By this time (3pm)
I saw some blue sky open up to the south toward Kihei and decided to drive
over there.
It was going off so I quickly (10 minutes) rigged my 5.0. The inshore
here is always gusty and light, but after slogging out to the wind line
about 50 metres offshore I blasted upwind. 5.0 was probably too big. It
was more 4.5. Hey! Warm water! I'm not freezing my fingers off! It was
good conditions for checking out my gear and getting used my new board
a Starboard Carve99.
After my sailing session I did some more shopping at the Star Market
in Kehei. Picked up a 1.75 litre bottle of Hana Bay Rum and some fresh
Ahi (Tuna) and Tako Poke. Tako Poke, a local speciality, is small chunks
of fresh octopus marinated in a secret sauce with local seaweed. On my
way home I stopped off at Ho'okipa Beach Park to relax and take in the
beach and waves. Then it was back to Ha'iku Lani. I had supper watched
the Xfiles and then went to bed before I fell asleep on the couch.
MAUI APRIL 10, 2000
Woke up at 6am. This morning looked a little more promising
with some blue sky. Mauka showers and a Rainbow just to get me in the right
mood. Made some Hawaiian Lion Brand coffee to wake me up and then a Papaya
with a squeese of lime for breakfast. Send some email. Then it's down to
Hookipa to see whats happening. small waves, no wind yet. Well, Sprecks
is on the way, so I drive there next. Looking better, but not quite there
yet. I have to pick Tom up at the airport at 1:45 so I decided that Kanaha
is the place to sail today. Parked my car and rigged my sail with Josh
Stone who also decided to sail at Kanaha today. He rigged a 5.8, but the
biggest sail I have is a 5.0. Oh well, I have get used to sailing
my new board in marginal conditions. How about a Willy Skipper folowed
by a
Sail 360. Thats what Josh Stone did. I managed to get 30% of my
Tacks and it wasn't windy enough to Jibe.
At 2 o'clock I drove up to the airport and picked
Tom up. He only brought 3 boards, 4 sails, 4 masts, 4 booms etc. Hey! A
whole lot of shit! We managed to haul it onto the top of the car and then
it was back down to Kanaha. Tom rigged his 5.4 on his 8'8" board
and had fun. I sailed down to lowers at Kanaha and caught a couple of waves.
WELCOME to Maui Tom.
Josh Stone at Kanaha
Maui April 11, 2000
Woke up this morning to blue skies with a few Mauka clouds.
It looked like it was going to be good day. Tom rationalized his 3 bags
of windsurfing gear into one. Then it was time to take Tom on the North
Shore Windsurf shop tour. First stop was Hawaiian Island Surf and
Sport. I bought a 5.5 Naish Noa for $150 and Tom bought a Surfing Top.
Next was Hitech, Niel Pryde and Second Wind. We finished up at Maui Extreme
Sports and then it was time for Lunch. We went to the Mexican Lunch Spot.
We met Mr. Hookipa, Mike Waltz. He's sponsoring the Kite Surfing event
at Hookipa. After Lunch it was time to head to the beach and start
sailing. We head for Sprecks. I rigged my new 5.5 and Tom rigged his 5.4
Sailworks Revolution. I ran into my friends from last year, Erika from
Holland and Andi from Germany. We blasted until 4:30 totally exhausted.
Next it was up to Hookipa to catch the pros at work. We talked
with Josh Stone, Jason Prior and Svein Rasmussen of Starboard. Then it
was back to Ha'iku Lani for supper. Tom cooked up an awesome steak with
his special barbequed potatoes and onions. A few Rum and Cokes, beer etc.
Paradise is Maui.
Maui April 12, 2000
This morning was even clearer than yesterday. We could see
the top of Haleakala. For breakfast we headed over to the Pauwela Cafe
and then checked out the Dakine shop which is right there also. Driving
down from Haiku we could see white caps on the ocean.
First a stop at Hookipa. The Dakine people where rigging up the
tents for the wave event which is supposed to start tommorow. The
waves today were looking smaller, maybe 4 to 6 feet, but it was going to
be windy.
After a short shopping stop in Kahului we headed
down to Kanaha. It was looking pretty flat wave wise, but solid 5.0 wind
wise. Tom rigged his 5.4 and I rigged my 5.0. While rigging I noticed that
I had actually broken one of my harness lines. Fortunately, the windsurfing
shops are only 5 minutes away so I drove up to Hawaiian Island and got
some new ones. Tom was out sailing while I did my short shopping expedition.
I went out on my 5.0 and found the wind really solid. I probably could
have rigged my 4.1, but we were going wave sailing. After a couple
of runs I came in to adjust my rig. Tom came in to rig his smaller 4.8
and get his smaller board. We then headed out and up to the Upper Kanaha
reef where the waves looked the best. Saw a big turtle on the way up. We
spent 3 hours wave sailing on 2 to 6 footers. Pretty nice. It was pretty
windy and I was working to hang onto my 5.0. I could have easily sailed
with my 4.1. But in the waves I was glad to have my 5.0 especially going
out. After that it was a practice session down off Kanaha beach. I practiced
tacks and lay down jibes on my new board. Tom practiced his monkey duck
jibes. Some other sailor was practicing his willy skippers and flat water
loops. We got off the water at 5:30 which is about a half hour before sunset.
We were totally exhausted. After a couple of post session beers while packing
up we headed back to Haiku. On the way we stopped at the Mana Mart in Paia
and got some Ahi for dinner. In Haiku we picked up a couple of bottles
of wine. I fell asleep on the couch sometime around 9pm and woke up later
and went to bed. It's pretty hard to party when your totally spent after
a solid day of windsurfing.
Tom blasting off Kanaha Beach Park
Maui, April 13, 2000
We were pretty tired after yesterdays sailing session.
Tom was especially burnt out. After breakfast we headed down to Ho'okipa
to catch the DaKine Wave Event qualification rounds. We ran into Serge
who had entered. We cheered him on through is first heat which he won easily.
His next heat didn't go so well. The waves were over mast high with 14
to 18 second period. This made for some epic wave sailing conditions. Glad
I'm a spectator. Tom and I nearly entered yesterday but we couldn't find
Scott Trudon to get the entry forms. Tom chatted with Bjorn Dunkerbeck
and I talked with Serge's friend Luke Siver who had broken an ankle doing
a loop.
Then it was off to Kanaha. I decided to rig a 4.1 because
it was looking pretty windy. Tom rigged 4.8 and he lasted 10 minutes getting
worked in a wave before coming in and rigging a 4.2. He went out and was
catching the best waves until a Euro ran straight into his board and buried
the fin about 6 inches into Tom's board. I was still a bit overpowered
and ended my practicing Tacks. Well that was 2 1/2 hours of epic
sailing.
For supper we headed to Charly's in Paia and then it was off
to airport to meet Dave, Barbara and Steve. Coincidently on the same flight
was Lee Harrison and Jeff Delaney. Then it back to Haiku for a welcome
to Maui party.
Serge Vanderlingen's primo heat at the Dakine Event
Maui, April 14, 2000
We started the day with a shopping trip. I bought a used waist
harness and a new pair of Okespore booties. Dave bought a used mast
and Steve bought a new 5.5 Sailworks Retro for $300. Next it was lunch
at our favorite mexican food spot in Kahului. Kanaha beach park was
the choice for sailing spots. Damn, It was blasting again! Tom rigged his
4.2 and I rigged my 4.1 and put a smaller fin on my board. For Steve and
Dave it was a 4.2. Barbara went out on a 3.2.
We were all overpowered, but managed to hang on for
a 4-1/2 hour windsurfing session. The waves were smaller than
yesterday , breaking at about 3 to 4 feet. I only managed to get 3 good
waves. The rest of the time the wind was cranking too hard to slow down
enough to catch a wave. Even jibing was a challenge without exploding.
Jibe radius was usually about 1 kilometer with major sheeting in. As we
were derigging we noticed that Sam Ireland was rigging a new 5.8 race sail
for a late afternoon session. He had some boards for sale and Dave got
his number so he get a look at them.
After sailing it was a food shopping trip to Cosco and then
home. Serge called and invited us over for a couple of beers and suggested
we all go down to "Jacques" in Paia. It was packed full of windsurfers.
Steve shook hands with Francisco Goya before realizing who it was. We ran
into some fellow Canadians as well. Serge was the perfect host introducing
us to his freinds. We were all in fine form after a couple of beers
and it was suggested we head up to Casanova's in Makawao. The band was
a great "living la vida loca Buena Vista Social Club" band. Steve was hot
on the dance floor and Tom was on fire. We all got home at 1:30 and
quickly died.
Windsurf Shopping
Barbara snaps a photo of Steve Jibing off Kanaha Beach
Maui, April 15, 2000
Everybody was a bit slow this morning. After breakfast we headed
down to Ho'okipa Beach Park to catch the Dakine Finals. All the big boys
and girls were there including Robby, Bjorn, Nik Baker, Josh Stone and
Angulo, Keith Taboul, Francisco, Jason Prior, Kelly Moore, Angela Cochran,
Jocelyn Hrkach and so on. Awesome sailing on very challenging small surf.
It was one of those days I would have gone out at Hookipa. That's how small
it was. At the end of the day it was victory for Keith Taboul and Angela
Cochran.
After the event we went down to Sprecklesville. It looked
a lot more mellow than the last couple of days. I rigged my 4.1, Steve
and Dave on a 4.2 and Barbara was on a 3.2. Serge came and sailed with
us on his 4.7 and gave loop lessons at the beach. I sailed to the upper
reef to get some waves and got one wave and made 6 bottom turns on it.
It was a bit light for me so I put a bigger fin on which made my next session
perfect. Dave and Steve practiced falling in the water for looping. Barbara
got some jumps even though she was overpowered. Tom took the day off but
got biggest air of the day, 1200 feet and 45 minutes of hang time in a
Cessna 172. He's going to take us flying tommorow morning.
After sailing it was back to Ha'iku and barbequed
some Mahi Mahi. We watched a windsurfing video and then faded away into
the night.
Dakine Event Action
Maui, April 16, 2000
Woke up at six this morning and headed for Kahului airport and was
off flying with Tom as pilot. We headed to the Northwest along the west
Maui mountains then over to Molokai. We flew along the north Molokai coast
which was sheer 300 metre cliffs with some awesome valleys. Then it was
over to Lanai where we passed over a couple of shipwrecks on the reef then
back to Maui via Lahaina and along the coast over Kihei. We continued along
the coast to the south and passed over Hana and then transited the North
coast. We flew over Jaws but the waves were really small. We buzzed Hookipa
and Sprecks before landing back at Kahului at 10 am.
Then it was back to Haiku and breakfast at the Pauwela cafe.
Tom and I then packed up and moved our stuff to our beach accomodations
just below Sprecklesville beach. By 2 o'clock we had rigged and were sailing.
It was powered 4.0 sailing again. Waves were 2 to 4 feet. We did an upwinder
to Sprecks where Barb, Dave and Steve were sailing. Peter Lyal had sailed
up there earlier. After doing a couple of runs at Sprecks I headed back
down to our beach came in and had a beer. My final session was about 5
to 5:30.
For dinner we headed up to the Fishmarket in Paia and then
went back to our digs. Watched a video then called it a day.
Link to Aina Lani where were staying until April 23
Maui, April 17, 2000
Woke up at our new digs on the beach at Camp 1. Mauka showers
were falling. It looked like it might be a lighter air day. The reef is
about 100 meters off the beach and there are a few rocks we're going to
have to watch for when sailing here. Peter, Dan and I went for breakfast
at the IHOP in Kahului and then did some grocery shopping. Tom picked up
Louise at the airport and brought her back to the house. Tom got Louise
onto the water right away. Good conditions for her first Maui Sail. She
sailed her 4.2 on her 8'2" board. I sailed my 5.0. It was a pretty relaxing
sail compared to the last few days. Waves were even smaller than yesterday,
about 1 to 2 feet. Dave and Steve sailed up from Kanaha Beach to visit
us. We don't know where Barbara was, maybe practicing her loops.
My final session was from 4:30 to 5:30 in perfect 5.0 conditions and I
felt pretty dialed in.
For dinner Tom barbecued some chicken out on our deck overlooking
the beach and we had some of Peter's Special Hawaiian Punch. Pineapples,Papaya,
Banana, Orange Juice and Tequilla of course.
Sundeck View
Peter gets ready to do yet another Jibe
Maui, April 18, 2000
Mauka showers again this morning and the tide was really low. All the rocks were showing again. I spent most of the morning lounging around on our balcony. I did a short run into Kahului to pick up some film then came back to the house on the beach. After lunch and couple more beers it was almost time to go out for a sail. Barb, Dave and Steve headed up to the Iao Needle State Park for some site seeing. Tom and Louise went to the Sugar Cane Museum. My first run out was on my 5.0 which turned out to be too much sail so I came in a rigged my 4.1 and headed it out again. After a few jumps and waves at our break I sailed up to Sprecks beach and met Dave, Barbara, Steve and Lee up there. Bjorn and Francisco were up there also. After a couple of runs at Sprecks I headed back to our beach. I sailed until a little after 5. The rest of the afternoon was spent relaxing with a couple of beers. Dinner was fresh Ahi Tuna barbequed and served with rice and salad followed by cocktails on the balcone with a full moon shining on the surf offshore.
Aina Lani
Maui, April 19, 2000
No showers this morning. At 8 o'clock we headed over to Kihei
to rent some SCUBA gear. We did our dive at the Five Caves site just to
the south of the Polo Beach Club. Tom, Steve and I went on Scuba. Barb,
Dave and Louise went snorkelling. Visibility was about 25 to 30 feet. We
saw a turtle as soon as we submerged to about 10 feet. We swam out along
a cliff face that is actually a lava tube. There are several small caves
along it. Lots of Fish. Longnose Butterfly fish, Moorish Idols, Squirrelfish,
Box fish , Trumpetfish, Pyramidal Butterfly fish. As we swam out we passed
under one of the main tourist snorkel tour boats. A couple more turtles
were hanging out there and a Spotted Moray Eel came out to see what was
going on. At one point I heard some Humpback Whales.
After the dive we went to KKO for Mai Tai's and the KKO Lava
Flow with lunch. It was hot in Kihei, not a cloud in the sky and no wind
to cause us any anxiety. However, once we got back to our beach on the
north shore it was nuking. Dan was out on his 4.2 and Pete and Chris had
sailed up to Sprecks. I rigged my 3.5 and blasted out onto our reef offshore.
It was perfect 3.5 for me. Tom and Louise took a nap back on the beach
for a couple of hours before going out. Waves were a manageable 2 to 3
feet and made for great jumping. I caught a couple of 4 footers to ride.
All in all it was a pretty good day.
Lava Flow
Coconut Milk, Pineapple, Strawberries, Crushed Ice and Rum!
Maui, April 20, 2000
High cirrus clouds in the sky this morning. It didn't stop
blowing all night and it didn't look like it was going to stop today. We
headed over to Kihei this morning then down to Ahihi Bay just north of
La Perouse Bay. We went Tom,Steve and I went Scuba diving while Dave,Barbara
and Louise followed above us until we found a couple of Turtles. The coral
reef here is really nice with lots of diversity in fish and inverterbrates.
We saw at least three moray eels, some groupers, hawkfish, lots of pencil
urchins, a couple of trumpet fish, racoon butterfly fish, longnose butterfly
fish, Moorish Idols and more turtles. Tom tried to feed his octopus regulator
to one of the morays. After an hour of diving we drove to Kahului and had
lunch at our favorite mexican food restaurant.
When we got back to our place as we suspected it was Nukin
again. I went out on my 3.5, Peter on his 3.7 and Chris and Dan on there
4's. We sailed up to Sprecks where Jeff and Lee were sailing. After a couple
of runs I sailed back down to our reef and sailed until I couldn't sail
anymore. That was around 5:30.
Beer, cocktails and a steak on the barbeque. I don't know
if it gets any better than this.
Kihikihi
Lau-wili wili
Maui, April 21, 2000
Dave, Barbara and Steve drove up to the top of Haleakela this
morning, Tom and Louise went to the Sugar Museum, Chris and Dan went shopping,
and Peter and I lounged around at our beach house. We were all in a slower
mode and at 1 o'clock decided to head up to Ho'okipa to check out what
was happening there. How about 40 to 50 sailors out trying to get the 3
waves that are there. Pretty busy. It would have been sailable for us but
the traffic would have been too much to handle. Robby Naish and Keith Taboul
were out also. I don't think we would have much of a chance of catching
a wave. After an hour or so of watching the action we headed back to our
beach. By 3:30 it had gotten windier and headed out sailing. I sailed my
3.5 again. Peter rigged down to his 3.2. The surf was a bit bigger today
with the larger waves having about 4 to 5 foot faces. I got buried by a
couple of waves on the way out, but I caught a lot more on the way in.
I've been perfecting jibing on a wave face to catch some of the bigger
surf. I sailed until 5 o'clock. Peter and Chris sailed until 5:30.
We headed into Paia and had dinner at Malegro's mexican food
restaurant. Bjorn Dunkerbeck also showed up for dinner there. After dinner
we head across the street and down to Jacque's Bar. It was a repeat of
last friday and quite the windsurfers scene. After Jacque's we headed up
to Casanova's in Makawao. A lot of the windsurfers from Jacque's had the
same idea and showed up. The same band as friday was playing which made
for some great dancing. We got home around 1:30 am.
Louise had a good day
Maui, April 22, 2000
High clouds this morning and the wind is light and from the
south to south east, which is offshore. There were locals out spearfishing
between the reef and shore. It didn't look like it was going to be a windy
day. There was a good north swell coming in though.
This was a shopping day and we ended up doing the windsurf
shop tour. Tom and Louise bought some clothes. I bought some windsurfing
videos. Chris bought a mast. Dave bought a new board. After shopping it
was back to our beach house.
Serge came for a visit at 2 o'clock and stayed for a sailing
session off our beach. By 3 o'clock the wind still looked pretty light
but like a steadier normal NE trade wind. I rigged up to a 5.5 sail,
Peter rigged a 4.8, Serge rigged a 5.3. Chris rigged a 5 also. Louise went
out on a 4.8. After sailing a 3.5 for the last 3 days the 5.5 felt
huge but it had enough power to get me through the wave zone with no problem.
After catching a few waves I came back to the beach. Downwind
it looked like Chris had broken a mast, so I took one of the kayaks from
our place and paddled out and towed him to shore. It took longer than I
thought it would and we nearly ended up at upper Kanaha beach. After that
I went out for one more sailing session. This was the last day for Peter,
Dan and Chris so they packed up after sailing.
For dinner we went over to Sam Ireland's place in Haiku for
a barbeque with a few of his friends. Tom found a guitar and entertained
us with his versions of 'American Pie', 'Stairway to Heaven', and 'Hotel
California'. They all sounded pretty good after a few of Tom's tequilla
and fruitjuice cocktails.
Happy Hour at Aina Lani
Maui, April 23, 2000
This is our last day at the beach house. We spent the morning packing up and moving stuff back to Haiku but kept the windsurfing gear at the beach. By noon we were finished and the wind looked like it was 5.0. I sailed my 5.0 for about a half hour before the wind kicked in. I rigged down to a 3.5 and had an extra long sailing session until 4:30. I only got eaten by a wave 3 times while trying to jibe on a wave face. The north swell was still coming in, but dying down quickly. Tom sailed on his 4.2 and Louise on her 3.7. Tom claims to have made 3 backloops. Serge showed up a little after I stopped sailing and rigged and went out for an hour. At the end of the day we packed everything on the top of the car and drove back to join Dave, Barbara and Steve in Haiku. For our dinner entertainment we watched windsurfing videos.
Aina Lani Beach
Maui, April 24, 2000
I drove Tom and Louise to the airport this morning for their
final Aloha to Maui. Later that morning Dave, Barbara, Steve and I drove
down to Hookipa. The wind was pretty light and the waves were really small.
At 11 0'clock 3 guys went out on their 5.0's. It still looked light. We
decided to check out Sprecks then go for lunch. Sprecks was light to. After
lunch we went down to Kanaha beach park. The sky was fairly overcast and
the wind was still pretty light but it looked sailable. I rigged my 5.5,
Dave rigged a 5.3, Barbara a 4.7. Steve started out with his 5.5 then rigged
down to his 4.2. I broke a boom extension on my second run out to the reef.
Good thing it didn't break completely. I had a spare extension and repairs
were made quickly. It had been decided that it was a 'new tricks' day for
us. Steve made a one handed jibe. Barbara tried tacking. Dave tried old
tricks but none of them worked. I tried helitacking and wymaroo's without
success. We all got wet and sailed until 5:30 anyway.
For dinner we had Cosco Pizza, beer, Barb and Dave's Rum Smoothie
and watched more windsurfing videos.
End of Another Day at Spreck's
Maui, April 25, 2000
It looked like it was going to be another light wind day so
we decide to drive to Lahaina. In Lahaina we did the tourist thing along
Front Street. We toured most of the art galleries and didn't go into most
of the T-shirt stores. Barbara searched for a beach that she thought she
had seen in Lahaina on her last trip to Maui. Dave bought some souvenirs
for family. We had lunch at the Maui Fish Co. restaurant which hangs over
the waterfront. There was a very large cruise ship offshore and boats were
continuously shuttling people back and forth from it and Lahaina.
After lunch we drove back to Haiku. Winds still looked pretty
light as we passed Hookipa. Once we loaded the cars back up with windsurfing
gear we drove back to Hookipa and checked out the conditions. Lots of people
were out and most were slogging so we drove to Sprecks. It was pretty crowded
there and we ended up parking along the road 100 ft from the main parking
lot. By 3:30 we were rigged and sailing. I rigged a 5.5, Dave a 5.3, Barbara
a 4.7 and optimistic Steve rigged a 4.2. He slogged most of the time. Waves
were small again, but a few nice sets came in which made for some good
jumping and riding. We all sailed until 5:30.
After dinner Dave, Steve and I drove to the Sports Page Bar
in Kihei where we met an old friend of mine, Robin, who had been living
on Maui for a couple of years. We drank beer, played pool, and watched
the hockey game.
Maui, April 26, 2000
I slept in this morning until 8:30. Mauka showers again. Dave,
Barbara and Steve went for a hike at Piiholo Hill. I went over to Pauwela
to buy some harness lines at the Dakine factory. I went into the Pauwela
Restaurant to get a coffee and Bjorn Dunkerbeck was there and I ended up
taking pictures of him with other windsurfers. None of them were with my
camera or with me. After that I drove into Kahului to get a replacement
extension for my boom. It was looking windy so I drove back to Hookipa.
I rigged my 5.0. Dave, Steve and Barbara showed up. Dave rigged a 5.3,
Steve rigged his 5.5 and we all went sailing at Hookipa. It was a good
day for us mere mortal windsurfers with 2 to 3 foot waves. Steve and I
broke a batton. Not bad for Hookipa. We saw a couple of other guys swimming
in with broken masts. Barbara stayed on the beach and took pictures
of us. After awhile she left for Sprecks. When a rain squall started coming
in we came in as the wind was dying. At 3:30 we derigged and drove down
to Sprecks. It was just starting to rain when we got there and the wind
was dying quickly. Barbara had been out sailing for about an hour on her
4.2. I didn't bother rerigging.
On the drive back to Haiku there was a rainbow over the ocean
cliffs. We barbequed some fresh Ahi Tuna for dinner.
Hookipa Beach Sailing Session
Maui, April 27, 2000
This is our last day on Maui. Strong mauka showers with gusty winds this morning. It looked like it was going to be another windy day. First thing. To do was packing up our things that we weren't going to need for our last day of windsurfing. Then we drove into Kahului to Word of Mouth Car rentals to settle our accounts with them. Next was a visit to Second Wind so that Steve could replace his broken batten. Then it was over to Hawaiian Island Surf and Sports to say our goodbyes to our Haiku host Dennis. Next was over to Pinata's for a last Maui burrito. By 12:30 we were rigged and sailing at Kanaha Beach Park. I went out on my 4.1, Dave on his 5.3, Steve on his 4.2, and Barbara on her 3.2. There were no waves, but the wind was pretty nice. Perfect for a last day of sailing. I did some long cruising reaches out beyond the reef. The rest of the afternoon was spent perfecting jibes and tacks. We're ready for summer sailing back home. At 4:30 we had to stop sailing and pack up our windsurfing gear. My flight left at 7:30 and Barbara,Dave,and Steve's at 10:30. Aloha and Mahalo to Maui for another perfect windsurfing experience.
Maui no ka 'oi
ALOHA FROM MAUI
(C) All Photos by Randolph Kashino 2000
rkashino@islandnet.com