Monthly Archives: October 2004

Pre-Halloween Sailing

The week before Halloween have been anything but a nightmare for windsurfers here on Maui. On Thursday the Trades bumped up a notch over Wednsesday’s levels and yesterday saw another bump up in wind strength. I had to make it … Continue reading

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Trades Returning After Brief Rest

Winds were pretty light Monday as we saw some heavy clouds and rain associated with a low pressure system cut off our trade winds. They returned late in the afternoon. Winds at Kanaha in the late afternoon yesterday were really … Continue reading

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Portugal Invades Kanaha!

Early this weekend, Kanaha beach park was under invasion from portuguese-man-o-war. Dozens of the little buggers with the small plastic bag looking body and blue stringy, stinging tentacles could be found up and down the upper part of Kanaha beach … Continue reading

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Oops, Getting Behind Again

Looks like I’m getting behind in my reports again. Tuesday was mostly a light day throughout the day – upper teens. I got a call from the beach late in the afternoon that it was a nice 4.7 day and … Continue reading

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Kanaha Kicks In

Though winds were light yesterday, they kicked in strong today. Got to Kanaha in the early afternoon to 4.0 – 4.5 conditions. Rigged 4.5 and my Cultwave. Very powered up. Earlier, I had parked next to Gaastra’s The Team, Phil … Continue reading

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