Lonnie Kropf

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Kona, HI

I’ve been sailing out of Kona (Honokohau Harbor) for a year and a half, on three different boats, with Aloha Community Sailing Club. From no sailing experience, to a skipper for the club. On average I sail once a week.

Lonnie Kropf

Honokohau Marina and Small Boat Harbor, Kalaoa, Hawaii County, HI, USA • Mar 18, 2025

Distance

8.3nm

Avg. speed

3kts

Duration

2h 48m

Weekly day sail

4-6 knot wind, 2’ swell. Champagne sailing all day. Great sail on the Cal 20.

Lonnie Kropf

Honokohau Marina and Small Boat Harbor, Kalaoa, Hawaii County, HI, USA • Mar 12, 2025

Distance

6.5nm

Avg. speed

3.4kts

Duration

1h 55m

Weekly day sail

Double handing the Cal 20. 6-10 knot wind, 2’-3’ swell, great day for a sail. Saw some spinner dolphins returning to harbor.

Lonnie Kropf

Honokohau Marina and Small Boat Harbor, Kalaoa, Hawaii County, HI, USA • Mar 5, 2025

Distance

6.5nm

Avg. speed

2.8kts

Duration

2h 18m

Weekly day sail. 6-8 knot wind, 3’ swell. Sailing the Cal20. All went well.

Lonnie Kropf

Honokohau Marina and Small Boat Harbor, Kalaoa, Hawaii County, HI, USA • Feb 26, 2025

Distance

7nm

Avg. speed

3.9kts

Duration

1h 48m

Weekly day sail

Sailing on the Cal20. 8-10 knot wind, 4’ swell. Good sail, saw a few dolphins.

Lonnie Kropf

Honokohau Marina and Small Boat Harbor, Kalaoa, Hawaii County, HI, USA • Feb 19, 2025

Distance

7.2nm

Avg. speed

3.6kts

Duration

Weekly day sail

Double handing the Cal 20. 6-8 knots of wind, 3’-4’ swell. All went well.

Lonnie Kropf

Honokohau Marina and Small Boat Harbor, Kalaoa, Hawaii County, HI, USA • Feb 5, 2025

Distance

7.6nm

Avg. speed

3.8kts

Duration

2h 1m

Weekly day sail

8-12 knots of wind, with gusts to 15. 2’-4’ swell. A good sporty sail. All went well.

Lonnie Kropf

Honokohau Marina and Small Boat Harbor, Kalaoa, Hawaii County, HI, USA • Jan 29, 2025

Distance

4.2nm

Avg. speed

2.7kts

Duration

1h 33m

Weekly day sail

Double handed on Mahina Pua, a Cal-20. Only 2-4 knots of wind, and 2-4’ swell. Swell was coming at random angles, and the sails were luffing, and back winding on both sides. We decided to call it early, and motored back in. On a brighter note, we saw one whale about 100 yards from the boat, unfortunately I wasn’t fast enough to get a picture.

Lonnie Kropf

Kaiminani, HI 96740, USA • Jan 13, 2025

Distance

6.8nm

Avg. speed

2.7kts

Duration

2h 29m

Weekly day sail

Took out some new sailors with my instructor today. 6-8 knot wind, 2’ swell. Lots of tack and gybe practice. All went well.

Lonnie Kropf

Hawaii County, HI, USA • Jan 8, 2025

Distance

3.6nm

Avg. speed

4.5kts

Duration

47m

Weekly day sail.

Double handed on Sigrid, an Erickson 23. 10-15 knots, with gusts to 20. 4-6’ swell. One reef in the main. All went well, it was a fun ride. Apparently I stopped the tracker before we got back to the harbor. This was the most extreme weather I’ve experienced as acting captain, not much for most of you, but Kona is usually champagne sailing. I welcome the challenge.

Lonnie Kropf

Kailua-Kona, HI, USA • Jan 1, 2025

Distance

7nm

Avg. speed

3.7kts

Duration

1h 52m

New Year’s Eve sail

Took an out of town guest for our weekly sail, on the Cal20 Mahina Pua. 6-8 knot wind, 1-2’ swell. All went well… yet another great sail in Kona. It was a bit hazy today, due to the Kiluea eruption, but beautiful nonetheless the less.

Lonnie Kropf

Kailua-Kona, HI, USA • Dec 23, 2024

Distance

7.4nm

Avg. speed

3.9kts

Duration

1h 54m

Weekly day sail

Triple handed on a Cal 20. 6-8 knots of wind, 4’ swell. Great day for a sail.

Lonnie Kropf

Kailua-Kona, HI, USA • Dec 18, 2024

Distance

8nm

Avg. speed

4.4kts

Duration

1h 48m

Weekly day sail

Three of us on a Cal20. 8-10 knot wind, 1-2’ swell. Great day for a sail.

Lonnie Kropf

Kailua-Kona, HI, USA • Dec 11, 2024

Distance

7.1nm

Avg. speed

3.2kts

Duration

2h 12m

Weekly day sail

Double handing a Cal 20 out of Honokohau Harbor. 6-10 kt wind, 2’ swell. All went well. A beautiful day for a sail. Tried to get a panorama shot, lol, didn’t go so well.

Lonnie Kropf

Kailua-Kona, HI, USA • Dec 10, 2024

Distance

6.3nm

Avg. speed

3.1kts

Duration

2h 3m

Training sail with new club member.

Introduction to sailing, tacking practice. All went well.

Lonnie Kropf

Kailua-Kona, HI, USA • Dec 3, 2024

Distance

7.9nm

Avg. speed

3.5kts

Duration

2h 16m

Weekly day sail

All went well. Great day for a sail. 8-12 kt north wind, 2-3’ swell. Cal20.

Lonnie Kropf

Kailua-Kona, HI, USA • Nov 26, 2024

Distance

10.3nm

Avg. speed

4kts

Duration

2h 36m

Weekly day sail

10-15 knot wind, 2’ swell, double handed a Cal20. Great day for a sail!

Lonnie Kropf

Kailua-Kona, HI, USA • Nov 19, 2024

Distance

11.4nm

Avg. speed

3.5kts

Duration

3h 16m

Weekly day sail

8-10 knots of wind in the beginning, but died out on the way back. No wind, and a knot of current against us, we had to motor back. Still a fun sail.!

Lonnie Kropf

Kailua-Kona, HI, USA • Nov 12, 2024

Distance

6.9nm

Avg. speed

3.5kts

Duration

1h 57m

Afternoon day sail

Double handing a Cal 20 for our weekly sail. 6-8 knot wind, no swell to speak of. Good day for a sail.

Lonnie Kropf

Kailua-Kona, HI, USA • Nov 9, 2024

Distance

6.7nm

Avg. speed

2kts

Duration

3h 26m

Familiarization sail

Teaching two ladies on a new to them boat for the wahine regatta tomorrow. A lot of tack and jibe practice, and engine practice… I hope they’re ready??? We were blocked in the harbor channel by a huge catamaran turning around. I think they would have hit him if I hadn’t taken over engine control. Super stressful, but I handled it well. They had a little trouble getting in and out of the slip, but didn’t hit anything, so that’s good, lol. On a brighter note, when we got out of the marina we were surrounded by spinner dolphins.