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| When I picked up the boat, Barry Franks suggested I paddle from Kaanapali on the northwest side to Fleming Beach on the north end, against the wind, to see how I handled the conditions. I did this on Wednesday morning (with 20 to 25 mph winds on the north end in the channel) and soon discovered that one, getting hit in the chest by a wave in Hawaii is not like getting a bucket of cold water dumped your lap like it is here; two, all the waves are coming from the same direction (like what's that all about?); and three, 4'-6' waves at a longer wave length are a hell of a lot of fun. Even ran across a 3' sea turtle - a good omen. | When I picked up the boat, Barry Franks suggested I paddle from Kaanapali on the northwest side to Fleming Beach on the north end, against the wind, to see how I handled the conditions. I did this on Wednesday morning (with 20 to 25 mph winds on the north end in the channel) and soon discovered that one, getting hit in the chest by a wave in Hawaii is not like getting a bucket of cold water dumped your lap like it is here; two, all the waves are coming from the same direction (like what's that all about?); and three, 4'-6' waves at a longer wave length are a hell of a lot of fun. Even ran across a 3' sea turtle - a good omen. | ||
| - | Malika Bay to Kahului Harbor:\\ | + | Malika Bay to Kahului Harbor: (Ed. //This is the Maliko Run//)\\ |
| This is supposed to be the classic Maui run. It's on the north side with full exposure to the trade winds. Wind was probably 20 mph. Guessing 4'-5' waves on 8' ft swells. It was like nothing I've ever seen. The size, speed, and activity of the waves were intimidating, especially when the wave phases line up, but my head was squared away and I was having a ball. I used a route I had plotted on the GPS to steer by. Started out by seeing two sea turtles - a good omen. Getting incredible rides, but discovered you have to be very aggressive and focus only on the wave ahead of you or the wave will pass underneath you and you wallow on the back of the wave. The entrance to Kahului Harbor is not that big and the waves started to stack and steepen. The waves became 7 footers and a bit more chaotic, and I needed to start angling to make the harbor opening. A bit gnarly. It took well over an hour, but I wasn't in a hurry and took a few minutes to sight see. | This is supposed to be the classic Maui run. It's on the north side with full exposure to the trade winds. Wind was probably 20 mph. Guessing 4'-5' waves on 8' ft swells. It was like nothing I've ever seen. The size, speed, and activity of the waves were intimidating, especially when the wave phases line up, but my head was squared away and I was having a ball. I used a route I had plotted on the GPS to steer by. Started out by seeing two sea turtles - a good omen. Getting incredible rides, but discovered you have to be very aggressive and focus only on the wave ahead of you or the wave will pass underneath you and you wallow on the back of the wave. The entrance to Kahului Harbor is not that big and the waves started to stack and steepen. The waves became 7 footers and a bit more chaotic, and I needed to start angling to make the harbor opening. A bit gnarly. It took well over an hour, but I wasn't in a hurry and took a few minutes to sight see. | ||
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