Light Side-Off at Kanaha

Since the forecast today didn't look promising for wind, we decided to try to surf. Surf at Lowers when we got there in the early afternoon looked waist to shoulder high, with light winds. Great. Got changed and started paddling out only to find the wind was up, making for a helluva a paddle. Paddling out to Lowers is bad enough, but it really sucks when it's windy. Realized surfing was going to be no fun so came in and rigged. Unfortunately it was windiest when we were paddling/surfing. It was so offshore that I didn't even bother launching, but Windsurfing Wonder Wahine sailed 5.0 and a half dozen or so other sailors slogged their way out to play in the surf. Me? I stood on shore with my 5.8 watching the wind get lighter and lighter. Oh well. It was sunny. It was warm. Just glad I'm in Maui and not in the east coast blizzard.