Hawaii 2017-2018

26 Mar Hawaii 2017-2018

Sharry and I are preparing to take Starr from Hawaii to Kodiak, AK (2200nm) this May. We’ll then continue to Prince William Sound.

Although we’ve been silent on this blog for too long, we’ve been busy cruising Hawaii!

Here’s a bit from the last year…

Nautical Miles run: 1900nm

Nights at anchor: 89

The 7 principle Islands span 325nm

Our trips included the following:

Some of our tracks in and out of Waikiki

Kaneohe, a five hour run from Waikiki. Note the depths in feet.

Starr anchored at Kaneohe

We made Spring and Fall trips from Oahu to Kauai, where we spent two weeks on each visit anchored in Hanalei Bay.

Kauai

Hanalei Bay, Kauai

Sunset in Hanalei Bay

Double rainbow in Hanalei Bay

We also cruised the north end of the island twice to see the Pali Cliffs.Molokai: two runs down both the North and South sides of the island.

Molokai with our tracks showing

We anchored at Kalaupapa, home of a still-active leper colony.

Kalaupapa

We also anchored in Lono Harbor and Kaunakakai.
We made two runs around Lanai with stops at 3 anchorages.

Lanai

The three anchorages we stayed at were Needles, Manele Bay, Kaena Point.

Needles, just south of Keanapapa Point on the northwest corner of Lanai

Maui: one run to Lahina on the way to the big Island of Hawaii.

Lahina

On Maui we anchored at Honolua, Mala, Lahina and Olowalu.

Alenuihaha Channel (not to be taken lightly!)

Hawaii: Hawaii down to Kealakekua Bay, also known as Captain Cook Bay since this is where he was killed.

A tight anchorage in Kealakekua Bay! The stern was attached to a dive buoy 10 feet under the surface, leaving 2 feet under Starr’s bow.

Another angle of the picture above. Yes, we spent the night here and slept soundly!

Anchored at Kailua, Kealakekua, Kalukalu.

A useful Guide for those interested is Noodles Notes. Our sailor friend, Bill Leary,(Noodles) has made his favorite cruising anchorages in Hawaii available in NOODLES NOTES, to anyone who is interested is cruising this area.
https://drive.google.com/file/d/0BwLo0m-1fK2bdkFnQ08xczloNG8/view
Thanks Bill!