Having sailed between Oahu and Maui a few times, given the choice start in Lahaina and sail to Honolulu. If the trades are blowing normal to strong the upwind trip from Honolulu to Lahaina can be brutal. One year the Transpac boats that were headed to Lahaina for the Sauza Cup Regatta saw several dismastings and many returns to Honolulu. We persevered but at a high cost to comfort. The boat was a charter so we drove it like it was rented and it stood up to the stress.
Sailing out of Lahaina you can choose to stay in the wind shadow for light easy sailing or venture out towards Molokai and experience trade wind sailing. The Lahaina YC is one of my favorites for having a bar / patio out over the water. Check to see if your YC has privileges. Sailing out of Honolulu you will quickly be in trade wind and sea conditions. Cool if racing, not so much on a cruise with family. I did foredeck on a 54' IOR boat for Clipper Cup in 1982. The mark roundings were epic in the big winds and seas sometimes overlapped with other boats. We experienced multiple gear breakages owing to pushing hard to win vs. keeping the boat in one piece mentality of the owner/driver. Take a look at the web sites of Waikiki YC, Honolulu YC, and Lahaina YC to see if any races are happening during your visit. My guess is you could weasel your way onto a boat through the yacht clubs. Martin Calypso 1970 C&C 43 Seatle ________________________________ From: CnC-List [cnc-list-boun...@cnc-list.com] on behalf of Dennis C. [capt...@yahoo.com] Sent: Saturday, February 16, 2013 1:05 PM To: cnc-list@cnc-list.com Subject: Re: Stus-List Charter Hawaii (not c&c related) Not a TP52 but Contender, US44 AC boat daysails out of Maui. Friend of mine took a ride on it a few weeks ago. Said it was fun. http://www.sailingonmaui.com/ Dennis C. ________________________________ From: Brent Driedger <bren...@highspeedcrow.ca> To: C&C List <cnc-list@cnc-list.com> Sent: Saturday, February 16, 2013 8:49 AM Subject: Stus-List Charter Hawaii (not c&c related) I'm planning a vacation to Oahu this November and have been granted 2 days to go sailing all selfish-like. Lets suppose all the forces of the earth and sun and moon come into perfect alignment and I get exactly what I want, here is what I am seeking. Does anyone know if the the following exists? I looking for an adventure company that happens to own a TP52 and is more than happy to do two day racing style excursions to Maui and back. It seems all my searching so far reveals only relaxing charters but that's not exactly what I'm looking for. Has anyone done something like that? Spirit of Canada style. Brent Driedger 27-5 s/v Wild Rover _______________________________________________ This List is provided by the C&C Photo Album http://www.cncphotoalbum.com CnC-List@cnc-list.com<mailto:CnC-List@cnc-list.com>
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