Monthly Archives: August 2006
August Wrap-Up
The last few days of August we’ve seen some pretty consistent and strong winds here on Maui bringing a nice finish to a pretty good month of sailing. My tally for the last three days included 5.0 at Kanaha on … Continue reading
Back on the Water Again
Ahhh. Feels so good to get back on the water after a week of light or no winds. Today was supposed to be a transition day according to the weather geeks, but what do they know. By late morning, trade … Continue reading
No Wind
Wish there were something better to report, but we’re still stuck in the doldrums here on Maui. A bunch of low pressure systems have cut off our trade winds since last Wednesday. Today is a cloudy, sticky day here and … Continue reading
Attack of the Lows
If you look at the Pacific Synoptic Feature map, it looks like Hawaii is under attack from a bunch of low pressure systems,surrounding us, and effectively laying seige and cutting off our supply of fresh trade winds. In addition to … Continue reading
We’ve seen quite a variety of wind conditions here on Maui the last three days. Saturday’s wind could be be characterized as “brutal” with strong, gusty winds, very easterly and offshore with some hellacious chop. Sunday was also pretty strong. … Continue reading
