Received: from hplms26.hpl.hp.com by opus.hpl.hp.com with SMTP (1.37.109.8/15.5+ECS 3.3+HPL1.1) id AA16121; Mon, 20 Nov 1995 15:07:20 -0800 Return-Path: <Geoffrey.Boehm@wj.com-DeleteThis> Received: from gatekeeper.wj.com by hplms26.hpl.hp.com with ESMTP ($Revision: 1.36.108.11 $/15.5+ECS 3.3+HPL1.1S) id AA249048835; Mon, 20 Nov 1995 15:07:16 -0800 Received: (from uucp@localhost) by gatekeeper.wj.com (8.6.9/8.6.9) id OAA14447; Mon, 20 Nov 1995 14:58:41 -0800 Received: from internal.wj.com(144.172.15.212) by gatekeeper via smap (V1.3) id sma014434; Mon Nov 20 14:58:10 1995 Received: from ccsmtp.wj.com by internal.wj.com with SMTP id AA29781 (5.67b/IDA-1.5); Mon, 20 Nov 1995 15:06:09 -0800 Received: from ccMail by ccsmtp.wj.com (IMA Internet Exchange v1.04) id 0b108010; Mon, 20 Nov 95 14:58:09 -0800 Date: Mon, 20 Nov 1995 12:03:13 -0800 Message-Id: <0b108010@ccsmtp.wj.com-DeleteThis> From: Geoffrey.Boehm@wj.com-DeleteThis Subject: Re[2]: Kona / Maui report To: Multiple recipients of list <wind_talk@opus.hpl.hp.com-DeleteThis>, Jeff Hodges <hodges@Breakaway.Stanford.EDU-DeleteThis> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Content-Description: cc:Mail note part
The big island is not good for sailng. I have some avid sailing
friends who used to live there - they sailed the very south tip, which
is virtually inaccessible, and is also quite far from civilization.
Finally, they all moved to Maui. Of course, they had to, since the
lava flow covered all their homes (the lots were quite cheap, though).
Just returned from 2 weeks in Maui. The first week had little or no
waves, but 4 good days (2 4.5, 1 5.0, 1 5.5). Last week was dead
Sunday-Thursday, unless you call 6.5 windy (I did miss a brief late
5.0 Kihei session when I got tired of waiting around).
Friday was seriously mast high at Kanaha - a mast high set came
through about every 10 minutes, and the channel was completely closed
out most of the time. The wind was gusty and marginal - I could plane
pretty well on my 5.0 when it was up, but could barely waterstart when
it dropped, which it did a lot in the impact zone. I sailed very
cautiously, and managed to get some great rides without serious
mishap. There were about 300 people out, all at the lower break. I
think a lot of people came down from Hookipa because it was too big.
Chickening out and jibing at the small end of the impact zone was
scary, as there were so many sailors to avoid.
Toward the end of the day, I was sailing in and saw a crowd of people
standing on the beach, where the lifeguards were trying to revive a
guy they had rescued (the jet skis were constantly running in and out
for rescues). He didn't make it - apparently he drowned. They say it
was the first windsurfing fatality on Maui - we had just been talking
about that "fact" in the morning, wondering how dangerous it would be
to go out. The papers said he must have been a beginner - his
equipment was really funky. The waves at Kanaha are much easier and
safer than on the coast here, but they can still be dangerous. After
that, my enthusiasm was seriously dampened.
The next day also saw big waves, though only occasionally a mast high
set, and the channel was usually open. The wind, however, was down a
notch, and my 5.0 was virtually unsailable. I made a few runs, and
miraculously caught a few waves, but you really needed a 5.5 or 6.0.
Still, there were about 300 sails out, and nobody planed all day.
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Subject: Re: Kona
Author: Jeff Hodges <hodges@Breakaway.Stanford.EDU-DeleteThis> at INTERNET
Date: 11/20/95 11:07 AM
Hey dude,
Uh, no I don't read windsurfing, which issue of the mag has the article? can you
paraphrase it? I've been to kona several times. I was last there two years ago
and windsurfing was essentially unknown on the big island at that time. problems
were largely one of access at the places where there is consistent wind from a
decent direction relative to shore. any details appreciated... thanks,
Jeff
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