Year Ends with a Fizzle

Happy New Year everyone!

2004 exited with no real wind after Christmas Eve. Christmas day there was some light wind in the low teens, enough for lighweights or for monster sails. Wednesday this week saw similar conditions, with the winds peaking at Kanaha at around 15 or 16. Alas, not enough for me and my 5.8.

The national weather service teased us a bit with some potential Kona winds that were supposed to blast us yesterday and today, but apparently the assocatiated low pressure system is to far to the west so Maui isn't seeing it. Kauai is getting wind though - along with loads or rain.

We're in the depths of winter here on Maui now. That means we can go weeks at a time with no wind. Currently there's no wind in Maui's forecast in the foreseeable future. Even on Maui you have to suffer through windsurfing withdrawals.