Kona winds!
Elapsed time
6h 45m
Avg. speed
4.9kts
Distance
32.9nm
Moving time
--
Max. speed
-- kts
Honolulu County, HI, USA
Jan 4, 2025 - Jan 5, 2025
@David and I motored over to Kāneʻohe Bay aboard Ciao Bella in 0-5 knots of wind. We had the mainsail up for stability, but there wasn’t enough wind to sail. With heavy Kona winds forecasted in the coming days, we took the opportunity to head to the bay under calm, light conditions. For the first time, we motored inside Rabbit Island, and the conditions were pristine. Between the Mōkapu Peninsula and the Moku Manu Islands, a pod of whales surprised us, surfacing so close we felt their exhalation in our chests before we saw them. While we would have loved to sail, we felt lucky to enjoy such rare conditions, something that only happens a few times a year. We spent the evening on the sandbar, waking up to what felt like the Sahara desert. The vog (volcanic fog carried in by Kona winds) cast a hazy veil over the sunrise and the island. By mid afternoon, stronger winds (around 25 knots) filled in, sweeping the haze away.
