Light trades have returned, but so far they’re just a bit too light for me and my biggest gear, 5.7/90L – at least on the north shore. I stopped by Kanaha yesterday afternoon hoping it would be enough. Winds were straight onshore and there were people out sailing. Looked to me like if I had a 6.2 – 6.5 I could probably get planing, but the 5.7 was doubtful.
I think the place to be yesterday was Kihei. Looked like it was probably blowing in the 5.0 range from what I can tell from the graph.
Things are looking somewhat similar today. I’m hoping for a little more wind on the north shore than what we saw yesterday, but it’s only showing about 15 so far this morning and onshore. Even Kihei doesn’t quite look sailable yet.
For those of you following the Maui north shore vacation rental issue, here’s some links to some editorials in the Maui News.
Former Mayor Alan Arakawa weighs in on the issue
