rwc@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
wrote:
> Greetings,
> Is this possible... wise...?
>
> Re****t #1
> A Haena resident, a local, said that kayakers can paddle back to Kehe
> beach, the put-in, from Kalalau. He said the CURRENT is not a
> factor
> in JULY and that paddlers get up a dawn and paddle back early, before
> any WIND picks up. He said the paddle is about 1-2 hours.
>
> Re****t #2
> KayakKauai, the rental shop person on the phone, said that they do
> not
> recommend paddling back because of current and wind. When I asked
> about paddling back at dawn, before the wind... and whether the
> current is active in July, the store person said I could email the
> owner to see what he says and if he'd rent to us if we wanted to
> paddle back.
>
> Our experience: We've done a few open ocean camping trips to islands
> off of Baja, about 3-4 hours crossings. Scuppers.
>
> *** Any experienced advice out there? Thank you much!
>
> -Ralph
>
Possible, yes... we were there in July 2004 and spoke with some locals
at Kalalau; they were paddling back out to Haena. They launched well
before dawn the next morning. All were experienced paddlers from what I
could tell.
Wise, I couldn't say one way or the other. We paddled out to Polihale on
one of the calmest days I've ever seen on an ocean. But a couple days
earlier it was breezy paddling Haena-Kalalau; by late morning, say 15-20
mph or a bit more. Part of the time we rafted up and the guide flew a
kite to sail us along. I didn't notice any current on any day but
calibrate that by saying I probably don't have enough ocean experience
to have recognized any minor current effects.
-- Ray
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