First trip to Kāneʻohe Bay

Christy

Catching up on old logs…first time cruising to Kāneʻohe Bay on Bria Mia with Liv, Aidan, and Juliana. Day 1: Planned on making a non-stop trek around the island from La Mariana to the Bay. Took longer than anticipated to get to Hawaiʻi Kai because there was no wind, so we anchored overnight off of China Walls. It’s not a great anchorage because it’s totally unprotected and subject to swell/refraction. Unless you have a super shallow draft and can tuck into Maunalua Bay, 10/10 would not recommend. Explored a little on the dingy around sunset. Picked up our buddy Aidan after dark from the boat ramp. Day 2: Left HK bright and early. Pink skies 💯 Motor sailed because of light winds. Sailed between Mōkapu peninsula and the islets and a couple guys in wife beaters zoomed out on a speed boat from the marine base and said we almost got shot. Apparently a white flag (raised on the opposite side of the peninsula from where we were sailing from…?) means target practice??? Oops??? 😅 Got to the entrance of the commercial channel on the western end of K Bay around 3 pm. Anchored on the Sandbar by 4 pm. Brought our main anchor into ankle deep shallows and threw out the stern anchor into deeper waters, ~40’. May or may not have ran aground around 3 am… Day 3: Picked up our friend Juliana ‘Juju’ from Heʻeia boat harbor and spent the day paddle boarding and cruising on the sandbar. Dropped everyone off at the harbor around sunset. Day 4: The rumble of the waves crashing on the opposite end of the sandbar woke Dave and I up in the middle of the night. Turns out these were in response to the Tongan earthquake/tsunami wrapping around the island. Began the day around 7 am. Made a big breakfast for Dave and I. Cruising is so nice with just the two of us, but it’s also so fun with friends. Sharing the experience is everything. I don’t think I like one more than the other, just definitely nice to have a nice balance of the two. Tandem surfed some ankle biters on the sandbar before heading back home around noon. This is when the tide was the highest in the Sampan Channel (eastern end of the bay). It’s super shallow here, so boats with drafts larger than 7’ are not recommended to traverse. Made it out of the bay and were surrounded by hundreds of spinner dolphins riding the massive long period rollers coming from the north. They felt like moving mountains. Made it back home to La Mariana around 2 am. 💤

Boat & Crew

Bria Mia

Catalina, 34

Christy

Cook

David

Owner