MONSTER
May 29 2008
Had a nice sail into Kalalau with Matt today. Great conditions for sailing, about 15 kts the whole way. That completes lap 1 of Kauai. We got in about 2 hours after sunset, with no moon. Anchoring on this coast with no light was pretty fun. We stuck around one day, then the trades got nasty. That makes the diving and fishing no good, so we decide to head to Hanalei to find some work. I gave Matt a short tour before I left, but somehow the last thing I heard from him was that the frog legs tasted like chicken. Whatever floats your boat...
When we left Kalalau, we were under full sails, and within 10 minutes we got blasted by 30 kts of wind unexpectedly, and the boat took off into the 6 feet of swell at 15 kts, out of control. Scary. I turned to run with the wind, and brought in the genoa, and we ran down the coast to Poli Hale to hide from the wind. Learned the importance of reefing first with cats. Left early the next day, and sailed the 20 miles upwind to Hanalei with no problems.
1 comment:
that sounds loco. hows your supply of lines and all that? need any small blocks?
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