Winds today here on Maui pretty much went nuclear. Skies were sunny, temps were up into the low 80s where they belong. Got to Kanaha around 1:00 and it looked like a toss-up between 4.5 and 5.0. I went 5.0 and sailed way powered at Uppers in some head-high and occasionally logo-high waves. Lots of fun, but then the wind really kicked in. I went back to the beach and went straight to 4.0 and sailed powered up on that for another hour or so.

Lots and lots of people today. Haven't seen Kanaha this crowded since last summer. Walking around the beach and the park, half of the people are speaking German, Dutch, French or Swedish. Lots of Europeans and Japanese visitors on island right now. (Hey, the weak dollar is great for the Maui economy!) Lowers looked completely packed and even Uppers was pretty crowded, mostly with locals out for their weekend session, plus a couple of kiter kooks, even though it's posted that kiting isn't allowed there. For anyone out there who is a kiter or knows kiters, pass along that it's against the law, yes, the law to kite between Kanaha and Sprecks. The FAA has banned it because there's a runway that ends there and planes are taking off and hey, kites interfere with radar. Not to mention that the area is fairly heavily traffic from low-flying planes and helicopters. So, kiters, stay down at kite beach where you belong. (Ok, end of my anti-kiter rant ... for now).

Wind yesterday was apparently pretty ugly. I needed a day to recuperate and get some work done and opted to stay home. Turns out that was a good call. Fellow Pukalani resident Mike said it was one of the ugliest days he's had here. Very up and down and very shift. Sometimes the iWindsurf graphs don't paint the most accurate picture of actual conditions.

Trades are in the forecast throughout the forecast period. They may drop off a touch the next couple of days, but should be a decent time to be on Maui if you've got a trip planned.