Well we started the year off with a bang. Yesteday's Kona windstorm played havoc in the boat yard. John Macarron, commore, reported today that several boats flipped with one Nacra sustaining serious damage when it landed on its mast. It snapped the front cross bar along with some of the standing rigging. The dagger boards were in the trunks so one took a pretty good hit getting major cracks as well.

Other than this unfortunate opening to 2003, we plan on having a great season with Ryan elected as vice commadore. I hope we can get more racing in this year. Even if the races are very casual with a clock start and no committee boat. That way we all could get some more competition time on the water without all the fuss of a full on race organization.

This forum is titled HHCA but was created for the Oahu sailing community. Please jump in, you do not have to have a Hobie to participate. Any cat will do. And if you are reading this outside of Oahu, fell free to jump on as well. We like to hear what is going on all around the sailing scene.

I have a photo album page set up and it has lots of sailing photos posted. Take a look if you like. It can be found at:

www.picturetrail.com/chris-margaret

As we say in Hawaiian, Hao Oli Makahiki Hou. Happy New Year. CL