Maui Monday: 10/24- 10/31/11

Maui this week is dominated by the AWT’s Makani Classic. Hookipa is closed for the event, so all windsurfing is contest windsurfing (unless you head down the coast of course). The Pro division drags on, and I’m in the 3rd round waiting for the competition to start again.

The wind forecast is a bit iffy for this Monday. Windguru gives it no stars. But my most trusted forecast source, University of Hawaii Meteorology, claims that the wind will be good for both Monday and Tuesday:

.MONDAY…SUNNY. HIGHS AROUND 84. NORTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH.
.MONDAY NIGHT…MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS 65 TO 70. NORTHEAST WINDS UP
TO 10 MPH.
.TUESDAY…SUNNY. ISOLATED SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON. HIGHS AROUND
84. LIGHT WINDS BECOMING NORTHEAST 10 TO 15 MPH. CHANCE OF RAIN
20 PERCENT.

Let’s hope for big waves and good wind! I really would love to compete in massive swells– that is what Hookipa is known for, after all.

I haven’t really noticed much else on Maui this last week; the contest has really consumed my mind, making it no longer mine (temporarily I hope). My only thoughts are on the competition, making my thoughts quite boring to the outside world. But, I want to win and I think this is the focus needed to claim that 1st place trophy.

Oh! Also, on Sunday I pulled one of my new moves for the first time ever. Unfortunately, only 1 or 2 people saw it. Oh well… I guess that means I have to do more!

Here are some pics from the event so far: