Thanks everyone for the insight. It looks like I'll be spending some time in the Waikiki YC trying to make new friends. I'll keep a bag with my foulies nearby for spur of the moment activity. I'll bet the bigger challenge will be getting away from there so my family doesn't feel abandoned!
Cheers Brent Driedger 27-5 s/v Wild Rover Sent from my iPod On 2013-02-17, at 3:37 PM, Steve Thomas <sthom...@sympatico.ca> wrote: > I found the Waikiki YC to be very friendly and accommodating. Called the club > and explained who I was and what I wanted, and was > told to come by the club race night and ask for so and so at the gate, and > then go sit in the bar. Got a ride on a J35 in a > round-the-buoys PHRF race with the past commodore. Had a great time. > > Much better experience than the Cal 39 I had chartered for a day earlier in > the week. I did learn a few things, but sometimes you > don't get what you pay for. Nuff said. > > The rest of my Oahu visit could be characterised as expensive and worth every > penny. > > Steve Thomas > C&C27 MKIII > Port Stanley, ON > > -----Original Message----- > From: CnC-List [mailto:cnc-list-boun...@cnc-list.com]On Behalf Of Martin > DeYoung > Sent: Sunday, February 17, 2013 3:42 PM > To: Dennis C.; cnc-list@cnc-list.com > Subject: Re: Stus-List Charter Hawaii (not c&c related) > > > > 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> > > > > > <winmail.dat> > _______________________________________________ > This List is provided by the C&C Photo Album > http://www.cncphotoalbum.com > CnC-List@cnc-list.com _______________________________________________ This List is provided by the C&C Photo Album http://www.cncphotoalbum.com CnC-List@cnc-list.com
