Sport Today

> This has been done so many times before, I'll keep it short. Spent the week
> starting Easter eve til yesterday (saturday) at Rays Friendly Beach House.
> That's one of the houses listed as being just upwind of Kanaha and subject
> to airport noise. I can say that after one day, the airport noise did not
> bother me. At first it was noticeable, but for this trip anyway, the wind
> made more noise than did the planes. And that's a good thing. If you ever
> consider staying there to sail I can't think of a better option. Any of
> those houses on Stable Road are great launches, and probably are worth the
> extra money you spend on them. We seemed to have better wind there than at
> Kanaha, but both were certainly exceptional. While we were there, a host of
> pro sailors were out doing photo shoots and practicing, including Ricardo
> Campello himself. It was fun to watch that.

> Sailed 7 out of 8 days. One 5.5 day, a couple of 5.0 days, and the rest was
> 4.5 to 4.0 or better.

> Two things that bothered me about Maui: First, the litter. We walked the
> road to Jaws and it looks like a 2 mile continuous illegal dump, including
> multiple abandoned vehicles, various and sundry appliances and tons of
> trash and garbage. Same with the area near between the houses on Stable
> road and Sprecks. It seems a shame to allow that kind of treatment of one
> of the most beautiful places on earth. Second, I got bad vibes from locals
> who weren't in the tourism industry, i.e., paid to be nice to tourists. I
> can understand being tired of having tourists around all the time, but
> where's that "aloha spirit" you hear about.

> What impressed me most about Maui: The quality of sailors that sail there,
> and the challenging conditions on the water. If I sailed there more often,
> I'm sure I would improve.

> Steve

> That's to bad about the trash/littering. Is the Maui Windsurfing
> Association still active?

> Yep, trash has been a growing problem on Maui that's exacerbated by an
> expanding island population, never-ending influx of cars and hard
> goods, minimal public transportation,***poor community planning,
> Etc. ? Localism, thankfully isn't as widespread a problem as the
> trash. ? ?I've often called this place a banana republic, but it turns
> out that's an insult to all the banana republics out there. ? Suffice
> to say Maui has its problems. ? Is it getting better? ?We hope so.
> The new Mayor seems to be doing a good job. ? She seems to have less
> tolerance for the corruption and shenanigans that plagued previous
> administrations. ?Maybe they can get something done.

> The MWA is still active. ?The president just called me minutes ago
> from Kanaha beach telling me he's rigging his 4.2!

> -Gary

> > That's to bad about the trash/littering. Is the Maui Windsurfing
> > Association still active?- Hide quoted text -

> - Show quoted text -

> Bush windsurfs???

>> Bush windsurfs???

>Well, he's not really a cowboy, now is he?

>This has been done so many times before, I'll keep it short. Spent the week
>starting Easter eve til yesterday (saturday) at Rays Friendly Beach House.

> pics?????????????

> kev

>Sorry Kevin, my film crew (wife) did not travel with us this time. And in
>my opinion, windsurfing and photography (in the same hands) are natural
>enemies. And as always when they get into a fight, it's the innocent
>(camera) that suffers. I did pick up a Digital Hero waterproof camera while
>I was there and experimented with it mounted on the boom, my leg and on the
>mast. Pretty cool, I have to work with it tho so I can figure out how to
>get on the water video without it being***ed 30 degrees to the side.

>Where did you sail yesterday? I flew home from Maui on a red-eye after a
>full day of 4.0 sailing, got home at 7:00 in the morning, slept about 45
>minutes. Went to Tomales at noon for yet another 4.0 session. This time my
>wife came with me and thank god for that, because I could not keep my eyes
>open on the way home.

>Steve