January Summary

Well January turned out to be a pretty pathetic month for sailing this year. It's rarely if ever stellar here in January. I thought last year was bad only getting 7 days in. This month, I only got 4.

Ended up sailing very light NNE wind at Kanaha yesterday on my 5.8. Rarely planed and usually had to pump and bear way offwind to get on a plane. Waves were in the head high category, but with such light wind (and it was even lighter outside the break) I didn't really feel comfortable in the break. Despite the light wind, it still felt pretty good to get on the water at Kanaha. It was warm. It was sunny. The water was clear and blue and beautiful. You gotta love being able to do that in January!

For those who like statistics and numbers, here's how 2004 shaped up:

155: Days windsurfed in 2004
50: Estimated wave height of biggest waves at Jaws on December 15, 2004
19: Days surfed in 2004
7: Days wore shoes in 2004
6: Visits from friends or family in 2004
3: Sails worn out in 2004
2.69: Average price per gallon for gas on Maui at year end
1: Boards destroyed in 2004
1: Trips to the mainland
0: Days it snowed on Maui in 2004
0: Days the high temperature was below 70 degrees on Maui in 2004
0: Times I’ve wanted to move back to the mainland