I just returned from a second visit to Hawaii in the last few months. I spent a lot of time in and around the water and various beaches. I saw very few sailboats. In fact, on Oahu I only saw a couple tourist catamarans in Waikiki and three kiteboarders in Kailua. Where has all the sailing gone? I remember 20 years ago seeing tons of beach cats in Waikiki and tons of windsurfers by Diamond Head. Not one now.
Eric Poulsen A-class USA 203 Ultimate 20 Central California
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Re: What happened to sailing in Hawaii???
[Re: ejpoulsen]
#137699 03/25/0808:03 AM03/25/0808:03 AM
There is an active catamaran fleet with about 70 boats on the windward side of Oahu. We recently had a big feature on them in "Catamaran Sailor" magazine. Go to the forum, Hawaii Hobie Cat Association, in our "Main Index" of forums. They don't post on there often, but there is a very recent post by ChrisMargaret. If you click on the username, you can get Chris Laletin's e-mail address, and he will tell you what is going on in Hawaii.
And check out the attachment picture from one of their recent events. <img src="http://www.catsailor.com/forums/images/graemlins/smile.gif" alt="" />
Re: What happened to sailing in Hawaii???
[Re: ejpoulsen]
#137700 03/25/0808:13 AM03/25/0808:13 AM
I don't know but I'm just guessing that maybe, like in Florida, with the building boom of the past 10 years most of the public beach storage and access areas have been sold, developed and put off limits to the average cat sailor? <img src="http://www.catsailor.com/forums/images/graemlins/confused.gif" alt="" />
Blade F16 #777
Re: What happened to sailing in Hawaii???
[Re: Timbo]
#137701 03/25/0808:35 AM03/25/0808:35 AM
I've been to Kauai the last three summers, and I've seen several cats on the beach in Hanalei Bay and in front of Duke's at Nawiliwili, but none on the water. Bigger boats, yes, and kite sailors; but not beachcats or day-sailors. By the way, does anyone know the story on the giant trimaran in Nawiliwili Harbor? You can even see it on Google Earth.
What - Me Worry?
2006 Hobie Wave 7358 "Ish Kabibble"
Re: What happened to sailing in Hawaii???
[Re: ejpoulsen]
#137703 03/25/0811:48 AM03/25/0811:48 AM
I don't know that this holds true with regards to boat sailing, but of the Hawaiian islands, Maui is the spot for windsurfing and kite boarding. Particularly the North Shore.
sm
Re: What happened to sailing in Hawaii???
[Re: IndyWave]
#137704 03/26/0807:03 AM03/26/0807:03 AM
By the way, does anyone know the story on the giant trimaran in Nawiliwili Harbor? You can even see it on Google Earth.
When I was there in 98 or 99 I had heard that it was to be entered in the RACE, but the fellow who owned it lost funding or it was just not going to be feasible to finish (building or the race).
Jon
Re: What happened to sailing in Hawaii???
[Re: jdaf31r]
#137705 03/26/0807:33 AM03/26/0807:33 AM