Maui Surf Report - seems like groundhog day here! 80 degrees every day. man i can't take this place:-)
a wahini exiting ho'okipa
Yesterday: Lowers goes off. solid logo high with occasional mast high waves with 17 to 23 knot NE wind made for a fun day at lowers.
the prototype 5.0 North ICE i was using was working well. I sailed for about 3.5 hours with 40 other people at one point. Like a conveyor belt, jibe on the first big nugget you see and peel off down the line smashing and bashing your way to a kick out point...and then watch out for the next set rolling in! Lowers makes you feel like a hero. no wonder these guys get good. like a great day at the cove without the rain:-) I think it wasn't as windy as the locals are used to... so lots of guys on a 4.7's and 70 liter boards bobbing around like corks. maybe they were rigging for the gust? i know its nice to have a small board on the wave.. but the time and pain you have to go thru to float that kind of gear into position? I guess i'm getting old.:-)
Then today.."Ho'okipa mast high+ , Redemption!" First a little history, a long time ago in 1998 I was here in January. Fresh off the boat as they say.. inexperienced with the winter conditions at ho'okipa..and full of excitement looking at mast and a half waves rolling in.. i rigged up and proceeded to launch into what was one of the biggest days that they have seen here in a while..little did i know.. isn't like this here all the time? (i saw it in the video) i should have know something was up since it was crazy windy and there were only 4 guys out.. well I just went on out like it was nothing......... to make a long story short.. Ho'okipa bit me hard that day.. i ended up on the rocks and broke all my gear. I even had to climb up the cliff to get the heck out of there since the current was so strong there was no way I was swimming back to the launch site...that was then... this is now!
slogging out!
here i am on a small warm up wave...
Martine says one wave I rode was easily mast and half.. I can believe her, as I bottom turned around the pitching lip and looked up it was bigger than my house. I sailed 2.5 hours or so thru some varied conditions.. real windy..then not so windy..
a local pro..showing how its done..
Well Keith, I get chills reading this post, and looking at the pics. I too have a similar story from my first time in big Maui Wave conditions. I'm looking forward to redemption there, AND at the Cove. hehehee- Yup, I can't forget that one either.
ps: Here on the east coast, we're getting hit with what they're saying is the biggest snow storm in recorded history. We have almost 30 inches so far. This fence is 3 feet tall
Trees are down everywhere
at there are many w/o power
This is my jeep
and the roof of my house
I tried to pull onto the street, which has 25-30 unplowed inches
It wasn't happening
so we're basically not going anywhere until at least tomorrow
3 comments:
Keith! You're killing us! Look at the snow we're stuck in. Fly me out there. I take yours and Martines photos and I won't miss a shot! I promise. I MISS MAUI.
Hey Grace and Grant, I can see every time you land on my blog. you must enjoy it cuz you keep coming back. You both should have treated her with respect.
back again today huh 1.18pm.
You guys are like pavlov's dog.
your're marketing dept sucks.
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