What's Happening?
What the hell is going on in Maui? Has it been windy? Are there waves?
Well, after last Sunday's drencher, the weather cleared up a bit. The national weather service was forecasting winds in the 20 - 35 range. Didn't happen. On Monday I sailed a barely powered 5.8 and big board under gray skies. Granted, there was surf - the surf started on Sunday in the mast-high range and continued into Monday and even into Tuesday. But the winds have been very light on the north shore. Tuesday saw marginally stronger winds, but I still needed 5.8. I guess some people had a great time - they rigged big and had a great time riding the mast-high sets rolling in. But I didn't even have enough power with my 5.8 to get into the waves at Uppers or be powered up enough to get out through the break at Lowers.
Probably should have gone over to Kihei earlier in the week where the winds were much stronger.
Lots of windsurfing celebrities at Kanaha lately. Lots of Neil Pryde guys out testing huge gear including Antoine Albeau. Also, lots of Team Gaastra, Matt Pritchard getting in his first post-wrist injury sailing and Dorota Staszewska and Phil McGain.
Weather is forecast to be beautifully sunny the next couple of days with an advisory level north swell coming sometime tomorrow, but light wind. Monday we're supposed to start getting wet, really, really wet - through T-Day. We'll see.
Well, after last Sunday's drencher, the weather cleared up a bit. The national weather service was forecasting winds in the 20 - 35 range. Didn't happen. On Monday I sailed a barely powered 5.8 and big board under gray skies. Granted, there was surf - the surf started on Sunday in the mast-high range and continued into Monday and even into Tuesday. But the winds have been very light on the north shore. Tuesday saw marginally stronger winds, but I still needed 5.8. I guess some people had a great time - they rigged big and had a great time riding the mast-high sets rolling in. But I didn't even have enough power with my 5.8 to get into the waves at Uppers or be powered up enough to get out through the break at Lowers.
Probably should have gone over to Kihei earlier in the week where the winds were much stronger.
Lots of windsurfing celebrities at Kanaha lately. Lots of Neil Pryde guys out testing huge gear including Antoine Albeau. Also, lots of Team Gaastra, Matt Pritchard getting in his first post-wrist injury sailing and Dorota Staszewska and Phil McGain.
Weather is forecast to be beautifully sunny the next couple of days with an advisory level north swell coming sometime tomorrow, but light wind. Monday we're supposed to start getting wet, really, really wet - through T-Day. We'll see.
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