Robby Naish. Windsurfing Instructor?

It's been a light week of windsurfing so far this week, with weak northerlies barely blowing 10 mph. Today, we saw slightly stronger winds as trades start to rebuild. The winds were good enough today to bring windsurfing legend Robby Naish down to Kanaha, but not to sail, but rather teach a beginner how to windsurf. According to one of my local Maui Windsurfing correspondents, who also happens to be a windsurfing instructor, Robby has been the subject of a CNN international piece on windsurfing. Today, he could be found teaching the CNN journalist how to windsurf.

Kanaha was pretty deserted (any windsurfer jonesing to sail would have been better off in Kihei today) as our correspondent/instructor stood on the shore coaching her student alongside Robby Naish coaching his student. How cool is that? The most famous windsurfing icon in the sport teaching a beginner how to windsurf and doing so without throngs of paparazzi and reporters around. Just hanging out, coaching his student and casually chatting with another windsurfing instructor teaching another beginner. Another reason windsurfing is the coolest sport or outdoor activity around.

Looks like the trades should be rebuilding over the next couple of days. My guess is that tomorrow may see some more sailable conditions and things will get even more windy Friday and Saturday and look to hold through at least the early part of next week. The only fly in the ointment is that we'll probably see some occasional showers along the north shore starting tomorrow which can make conditions a bit gusty at times.