Makani Kai Practice Race

Steve and Josh braved sailing in the race double handed. I must say that they did very well considering, 5th place out of 7. With a tired main sail and no self tailing winches 5th is good. Great job boys!

First Race

Proud to be Miki'oi! We participated in Kaneohe Yacht Club's happy hour race on Thursday, March 20th and came in 3rd place in the scratch division. Our name even got listed in the sports section of the advertiser. Although very small it means a lot. Of course we had an expert tactician helping with strategy, thank you David! David laughed at the age of the Main Sail but we still held our own. We only lost 2nd place by seconds. I am proud of Miki’oi, I know when she gets her new Main people will be afraid. For a 37 year old lady she is still hot, hot, hot.

Maiden voyage

On January 20, we set sail for the first time since we lost our mast in August 2007 for an overnight stay at the sandbar in Kaneohe Bay. The wind was blowing pretty hard with gusts to 20 knots. We decided to go out with just the headsail. Miki'oi handled beautifully getting up to 6 knots with just our small headsail. We decided to sail past the sandbar for a quick look around the bay then headed back to the bar. We anchored and enjoyed a relaxing afternoon, although it was a bit chilly. The evening was picturesque with the full moon lighting a fully exposed sandbar. After a filling meal of BBQ burgers we watched Pirates of the Caribbean and ate lots of cheese and drank lots of wine. The next morning was just as gorgeous (but still cold) as we relaxed and ate omelets and drank mimosas. We had a great time; however, it was not without casualty. We lost our swim ladder and the transmission broke when we decided to move to another spot on the bar (never a dull moment). When it was time to head home we had to go with only sail power. We left the sandbar with sailor like grace if I must say so myself and sailed right into our slip at Makani Kai without incident. It was a great long awaited trip.