Saturday morning in Paradise. The sun is shining. The birds are chirping. The scent of burning sugar cane lingers in the morning air. Aaaahhhh! While we had some light wind days this week, Maui was able to pull off some sailable conditions if you timed it right on the north shore or if you went to Kihei. I got word from Jazz that Tuesday was sailable 4.7 for him at Hookipa and there was awhile on Wednesday when I could have sailed 5.0 at Kanaha. Unfortunately, I got confirmation from the doctor on Wednesday that my ear drum is indeed ruptured. Even though he himself is a windsurfer, he told me to stay off the water for 3 to 6 weeks! Ouch. That's gonna be tough. The fact that there are no waves right now will help ease the pain a little, but this is going to be a long drought.

Nevertheless, I stopped by Kanaha briefly yesterday to get a first hand look at what it was doing. Conditions in the early afternoon looked perfect for mellow freeriding, racing around, or freestyle. The Pacific ocean looked like a giant lake, not a hint of a wave anywhere - just mellow 5.5ish looking conditions. I drove by Hookipa yesterday. It too was absolutely flat. Nothing. Zilch. Nada.

So, wind is back. No waves at the moment, though I did hear on the news last night that the north shore might get a small bump in the next few days some time. So, summer conditions have set in here on Maui. Some time in the next few days people will be able to go on rigging auto-pilot - 4.5 for guys every afternoon 4.0 for the wahine. If you're looking to get some serious TOW and almost guaranteed wind every day - now is the time to come to Maui.