Light to moderate trade winds are what the forecasters keep calling the weather pattern we’re currently in here on Maui. Nothing extreme or very exciting going on here that’s for sure. In fact it was light enough most of last week that I didn’t even bother going down since the north shore has been extremely [...]
Day 2 of Jimmie Hepp’s Jumpfest went off today with much better conditions than yesterday on Maui’s north shore. Brilliant sunshine, a small out of season north swell and decent 20mph trades brought out the crowds to Hookipa. With the potential of a north swell plus Kanaha not looking that good, I headed straight to [...]
Winds on Maui have turned a bit “light” again on the north shore, with guys my size needing 5.7s and 5.8s at Kanaha yesterday. It was light enough that I didn’t bother either yesterday or today. Now, I realize that when I say the wind has turned light that that’s a very relative term. Light [...]
Back into normal summertime wind strength on Maui the last few days with 4.5 wind or stronger for me (185lbs) Sunday through today.
Got a chance to sail from one of the beach houses at Camp One on Sunday, powered up 4.5. Nice to be able to launch and just sail straight out to the break [...]
Still not quite a typical summer here on Maui, but the wind has been blowing enough somewhere every day to satisfy all the wind junkies out there. Some excerpts from my session logs from this week:
Saturday
Another postcard perfect Maui weather day. Swung by Hookipa first to check out the conditions. Super light and tiny surf. [...]
During the course of this summer’s Maui Race Series I’ve gotten a lot of feedback from the local slalom racers expressing frustration about the lack of information available online for the race series. The Maui Race Series has been going for something like 26 years. It’s the longest running windsurfing race still going. It brings [...]
Great news for Maui windsurfers who don’t want to worry about packing a lunch when planning a day at Kanaha. Aloha Grinds, a food wagon, has brought their mondo burritos, tacos and more to Kanaha.
In all the years I’ve been sailing Kanaha I’ve always thought a food wagon would perfect for all the hungry windsurfers [...]
Very strange July winds we’re having in Maui. Wind strength and direction is more like January with light onshore conditions dominating on the north shore the past week. Strongest winds have been in Kihei where it has cranked on some days. Wind came up a bit better on the north shore on Friday but I [...]
The calendar says July which means I should be on 4.2 or 4.5 every day, consistently. Sure, I’ve used the 4.5 and 4.2 some this month, but typically in July it seems like that’s all I use and it’s pretty much the same conditions every day. Not so this year. Seems variety is the name [...]
Not exactly a spectacular day for slalom racing, or any windsurfing for that matter, on Maui for the Maui Fin Company Open of the 2010 Maui Race Series. Gray skies and flukey winds dominated, trying the skill and patience of racers as well as the organizing committee. As I understand it, several heats were abandoned [...]
