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> I didn't know the wind could pick up in the channel between Maui and
> Lanai. Everytime I've been there, it was dead as a doornail. A
> "sailing" cruise out of Lahaina I went on they just rigged the sails
> for appearance and ran the diesel engine the whole time.
Ed,
At times there can be a very strong offshore wind in that area. My
sailboat experience did not involve limp sails. We were on a 40' high
tech catamaran that reached 26 knots! Almost as fast as windsurfing.
John Morris
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