Looking for tips on windsurfing Kawailoa Bay

[CUSalin]

Access? Conditions? Hazards? General advice?

Thx in advance and CU Sailin'

[MalibuGuru]

I sailed there in 1991. It is a port tack, and surf can be very large in the summer. Unless you are a good port tack sailor and a good wave sailor, you should go out only on a flat day.

Please post up if you get to sail there. I'd like to know how the windsurfing scene is on Kauai nowadays. Aloha!

[CUSalin]

Thanks Stevenbard,

What do you consider "very large?"

[MalibuGuru]

Normal summer surf can be 3-5 foot, but on the big summer swells the sky is the limit. I happened to sail there on a couple of mast high days. It was challenging because of the wind direction (port tack). I generally sail a starboard tack. By the 2nd day it was getting easier. I'm sure it gets over mast high on the best swells. As I recall, you have to beat upwind to get into the surf, and it's an easy ride home. I also recall some guys throwing their gear off the rocks upwind. 21 years make the memory a little foggy, but I can tell you, I'd like to go back there!

[CUSalin]

Sounds nice! Thnx for your thoughts!

CU Sailin'