It's been kind of a weird week for windsurfing here in Maui in my opinion. Forecasters were calling for strong winds all week. Most days hovered around 20. Not what I consider strong winds. Then we were supposed to get pouring, drenching rains from former hurricane Kenneth. It rained a bit yesterday morning, then cleared up. Didn't rain at all here today. I guess Oahu and the Big Island got drenched and we stayed dry mostly. From what I hear, yesterday was a pretty good day at Kanaha. Local sailor Jazz (the guy in the photo at the top of the page with the sick, tweaked table top) even went as far as to say it was a great day. Me? I missed it. I was doing other things, convinced that it was going to be a rainy, squally day. I've been here long enough I should know not to believe the weather forecasters.
I did get out today for a bit, though I think I missed the best part. Looked like 11:00 to noon was the best wind of the day. I got to the park at about noon and it looked like marginal 5.0 so that's what I rigged. Bad call. Wind dropped big time. Went out anyway and was able to plane on the outside. Wind was way out of the east. There were some fun little waves that made it worth the while, but the wind pretty much sucked. You know what they say... if it doesn't blow, it sucks. The wind just kept sucking more and more. Finally gave up and decided to go check out the 83rd Maui County Fair. Looks like the wind came back a bit, but there's now way that could have compared with BBQ kailua pulled pork, mac salad and rice accompanied by this year's purple ribbon winners of best Maui flower arrangements, award-winning Tahiti limes, Jack fruit, lilikoi and more varieties of other fruits that you could possible imagine, set in a backdrop of cheesy mainland carnival rides complete with screaming teenagers. Probably the first and last time I'll visit the Maui County Fair. If you want a flavor of local-style on Maui and you're here this time next year, check it out. Locals seem to love it. I guess I'm way too haole to get it.
If you're visiting Maui this coming week, it looks like you should get some wind. Forecasters are still saying that it should be wet tomorrow, but personally I think they're all wet as far as Maui is concerned. I think winds will start building back tomorrow and be back to normal trades by Monday. Also, south swell coming again so if you're staying on the south side, you might want to check that out.
I did get out today for a bit, though I think I missed the best part. Looked like 11:00 to noon was the best wind of the day. I got to the park at about noon and it looked like marginal 5.0 so that's what I rigged. Bad call. Wind dropped big time. Went out anyway and was able to plane on the outside. Wind was way out of the east. There were some fun little waves that made it worth the while, but the wind pretty much sucked. You know what they say... if it doesn't blow, it sucks. The wind just kept sucking more and more. Finally gave up and decided to go check out the 83rd Maui County Fair. Looks like the wind came back a bit, but there's now way that could have compared with BBQ kailua pulled pork, mac salad and rice accompanied by this year's purple ribbon winners of best Maui flower arrangements, award-winning Tahiti limes, Jack fruit, lilikoi and more varieties of other fruits that you could possible imagine, set in a backdrop of cheesy mainland carnival rides complete with screaming teenagers. Probably the first and last time I'll visit the Maui County Fair. If you want a flavor of local-style on Maui and you're here this time next year, check it out. Locals seem to love it. I guess I'm way too haole to get it.
If you're visiting Maui this coming week, it looks like you should get some wind. Forecasters are still saying that it should be wet tomorrow, but personally I think they're all wet as far as Maui is concerned. I think winds will start building back tomorrow and be back to normal trades by Monday. Also, south swell coming again so if you're staying on the south side, you might want to check that out.
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