Is Maui dead as windsurfing vacation destination?

daKine · Joined: 23 Aug 2006 Posts: 39

Pacific high is supposed to look like this for good wind on the north shore.

Here is a link to the current conditions.
It's a mess

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quigley · Joined: 23 Mar 2010 Posts: 58

dakine,
Well your right about the weight. I only am about 135 lbs. The " alternate universe " is sailing north east of Kanaha along the Stable Rd beaches. Wind always is 5 to 10 mph stronger then Kannaha.

daKine · Joined: 23 Aug 2006 Posts: 39

trburl · Joined: 10 Apr 2000 Posts: 196

I read the reports of dying wind due to the NE cant, not as N. I also read about all the conflict at Kanaha. I went for Halloween anyway.

It was my umpteenth trip this late October and I had the best wind ever since 2000. Maybe I just got lucky, but it was great sailing from Hookipa to Lowers and nary a kite conflict. 10 days, 7 were awesome, all 10 sailable with my 5.3 and 85 liter quad at 180 lbs.

Don't believe the hype. Just go and trust Maui. Worked out great for me.

coachg · Joined: 10 Sep 2000 Posts: 3550

katiedog · Joined: 09 Jul 2000 Posts: 117

Ahhhhhh......late 80's to 90's at Sprecks. (sigh)

scottwerden · Joined: 11 Jul 1999 Posts: 302

Winter in Maui is hit and miss for wind. This year I did not sail for 2 months between January and March, but last year January was very good wave sailing. But a lot of us just go SUP surfing when there is no wind. SUP surfing is great and I really don't care which one I do at this point. This time of year you can get a SUP session in the early morning and then a windsurfing session in the afternoon.

Spring is of course the best for waves and wind. The last two days the trade winds kicked back in and there has been a good north swell running. It has been very good wave sailing. It will stay this way into May when the north swells quit. Then it is back to SUP surfing on the south side.

Trade winds will keep blowing through October, maybe some in November. North swell will start to reappear in September, so fall is good wave sailing also. This last November had some really good days as a I recall.

So, yeah, there is still wind and waves here on Maui. But if you are one-dimensional and only windsurf, winter would not be the time to come here.

daKine · Joined: 23 Aug 2006 Posts: 39

I think some folks are a bit skeptical about how climate change has affected the trade winds.
My attraction to Maui has always been a chance to sail small gear frequently in summer conditions.
SUP surfing just ain't gonna scratch that itch.
I sure hope the summer season this year is like the old days but then a whole lot of people hope the drought in California goes away too.
They are linked, you know.

trey · Joined: 04 Apr 1995 Posts: 34

I've gone every August for 31 years and the only times I didn't get wind was when a hurricane interrupted the trades. And then it only was three days or less. You won't get big waves but you still get good side-shore conditions upwind of Sprecks and good on-shore conditions at Camp One. Oops! Did I say Camp One! no winsrf dere brudda.

scottwerden · Joined: 11 Jul 1999 Posts: 302