Rag Doll Afternoon

The wind returned to Maui yesterday. Yesterday was pretty light - 5.8. The north shore looked like a big, blue mellow lake. Not a speck of a wave anywhere. Just flatwater and 18 - 20 mph winds. Not even any ocean swell to speak of. Still, it was a beautiful day, perfect for putting it in cruise control and heading upwind to explore the coast.

Today was a different story, wind-wise that is. Winds kicked into the 30 mph range and as a result there were people getting launched, catapulted and rag-dolled all over the place today. 4.5 was way too much for me, but I sailed it anyway. Sailed up almost to Sprecks looking for any hint of waves, but couldn't even find any up there. Some decent rolling swell up out from the big house with the tennis court by Camp One. Coming back downwind was a bit of a white-knuckler at times.
More wind tomorrow and probably Sunday. Then it looks like they may slack off for a day or two. Looks like there might be a chance we might get a small bump in north swell tomorrow too.