Trade winds returned, kind of, on Thursday. It seems that often when we transition from a northerly, sea breeze period into a more trade wind type period the transition days are kind of funky. That was Thursday. It looked like it was going to be light the whole day until about 2:30 when the wind decided to wake up and get going. Dubious that it would last, I nevertheless headed down. Got about 20 minutes of fairly powerd 5.0 sailing in before the wind started dropping. Wind was coming from several locations and a bit holey and the water was pretty messed up - churny and choppy. Not many people out, not very great conditions, but it was sunny, the water color was spectacular and it just felt good to be planing.
Yesterday was a soggy Cinco de Mayo. The trade wind pattern has re-established itself, but unfortunately we have lots of clouds and moisture up stream. So, yesterday's north shore was an onslaught of one squall after another. Local sailor Jazz opted to try Hookipa. His report was that it absolutely "sucked." Kanaha was pretty full of eager sailors anxious to get on the water. Sadly, most of us were on the beach, gear ready and waiting to go, waiting out one squall after another. Got suckered out a few times on 5.0 between squalls, but inevitably the wind would die after about 15 minutes. I dare say some people spent more time swimming yesterday than planing. I know I did. Too bad, cuz there were some pretty sweet waist-high waves at Lowers - clean, smooth, really nice.
Another local sailor, Speedy, yesterday reported spotting a baby whale out swimming around between the inner and outer break at Uppers. This raises lots of questions of course, like "where's your momma?" "Are you injured and is there buffet line of tiger sharks lurking around you?" Pretty late in the year for humpback whales to be hanging around here we only rarely see them off of the north shore.
Today looks like it may shape up to be similar to yesterday. Lots of clouds visible out the window. Lots of rain visible on the radar shot. Things are supposed to improve over the next few days though.
Yesterday was a soggy Cinco de Mayo. The trade wind pattern has re-established itself, but unfortunately we have lots of clouds and moisture up stream. So, yesterday's north shore was an onslaught of one squall after another. Local sailor Jazz opted to try Hookipa. His report was that it absolutely "sucked." Kanaha was pretty full of eager sailors anxious to get on the water. Sadly, most of us were on the beach, gear ready and waiting to go, waiting out one squall after another. Got suckered out a few times on 5.0 between squalls, but inevitably the wind would die after about 15 minutes. I dare say some people spent more time swimming yesterday than planing. I know I did. Too bad, cuz there were some pretty sweet waist-high waves at Lowers - clean, smooth, really nice.
Another local sailor, Speedy, yesterday reported spotting a baby whale out swimming around between the inner and outer break at Uppers. This raises lots of questions of course, like "where's your momma?" "Are you injured and is there buffet line of tiger sharks lurking around you?" Pretty late in the year for humpback whales to be hanging around here we only rarely see them off of the north shore.
Today looks like it may shape up to be similar to yesterday. Lots of clouds visible out the window. Lots of rain visible on the radar shot. Things are supposed to improve over the next few days though.
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