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 AA20837; Mon, 20 Nov 1995 17:11:58 -0800 Return-Path: <sdubois@advent.com-DeleteThis> Received: from mozart.Advent.COM by hplms26.hpl.hp.com with ESMTP ($Revision: 1.36.108.11 $/15.5+ECS 3.3+HPL1.1S) id AA269136318; Mon, 20 Nov 1995 17:11:58 -0800 Received: from smtp_out.advent.com (smtp_out [204.243.141.5]) by mozart.Advent.COM (8.6.12/8.6.12) with SMTP id QAA05699 for <wind_talk@opus.hpl.hp.com-DeleteThis>; Mon, 20 Nov 1995 16:54:55 -0800 Received: from cc:Mail by smtp_out.advent.com id AA816915003; Mon, 20 Nov 95 15:59:59 PST Date: Mon, 20 Nov 95 15:59:59 PST From: sdubois@advent.com-DeleteThis Message-Id: <9510208169.AA816915003@smtp_out.advent.com-DeleteThis> To: wind_talk@opus.hpl.hp.com-DeleteThis Subject: Re[2]: Kona
There were some guys sailing off Waimanu valley in a recent copy of
WinMag. Pretty but not much wind. That's a gorgeous spot. I think a
good place would be off the NorthWest Coast, near the borthplace of
Kamehameha. You can see Maui from there and the last time I was there
(in Jan-95), it was blowing easily 30 knots in the channel between
Hawaii and Maui and the 15 foot waves were throwing water all the way
onto the dirt path. Treacherous waters I hear.
If you feel lucky today, try to offshore winds on the Southernmost
point in the United States. I can't remember the name of the place.
Very accessible, relatively windy. But it's a one way ticket to the
Marquesas if you break...
It was a free trip, so I went. But I did not even try to to sail on
the Big Island. Go to Maui....
-stephane
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Subject: Re: Kona
Author: wind_talk@opus.hpl.hp.com-DeleteThis at Internet
Date: 11/20/95 12:27 PM
I stayed north of Kona two years ago (July), and there was no wind surfing,
except one rental shop at one of the big hotels, on a bay with very light
winds. The wind would blow occasionally, but was gusty and light. In a
week I never saw anyone sail. I heard that if you had 4-wheel drive, you
could sail at Cape Kumukahi (south east point).
Go see the lava flow instead, and kick some hot lava if you can. It
feels like soft bread dough, and adjusts the sole of your tennis shoe.
Then do as we did, and go to Maui (no shoes needed).
Dick Rhodes
On Mon, 20 Nov
1995, Jeff Hodges wrote:
> 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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