Video action from Hookipa on Thursday. As you can see, it was pretty crowded – lots of photographers in the water and Team Pryde out on their new lime green and purple Prydes. Notable stars in this video, Robby Naish, Kevin Pritchard, Kauli Seadi, Levi Siver, Antoine Albeau, Jason Polakow and more.
Hookipa Hootenanny from Maui Windsurfing on Vimeo.
Yesterday we saw winds kick in a little bit stronger. I caught the later afternoon session, getting on the water around 2:30ish with 4.7/85L. Wind was super light inside but pretty strong outside – strong enough for 4.5 really, but not so strong that the 4.7 wasn’t manageable. Pretty fun session.
The north swell episode from this week is virtually gone now. All we saw at Uppers yesterday was wind swell. Some nice ramps for jumping though. No new north swell planned for at least a few days, maybe a small bump next week.
As for winds, the high pressure is supposed to be building, which should amp up the pressure gradient and therefore the winds too. It’s been an above average March for wind with sailable wind for at least the last 18 days in a row and it looks like we’ll finish the month off with continued strong trades. If you’re on Maui on your windsurfing vacation now, you should be getting your money’s worth.
