Kiting Oahu

[Cali_Rider]

Hey Guys,

Traveling for work next week and may be able to have a free day or two... is it worth bringing my gear?

Looks like Kailua Beach is the place to go? Any thoughts or recommendations welcome.

Peter

[Red_Element_Andy]

I've visited Kailua about 1/2-dozen times to vacation with friends - it's a nice place to kite for sure! I used to bring a golf bag with a 9m+12m, but found that it was almost always 12m weather for a TT.

It's trade wind cycles (7-10 days of wind, 7-10 days of no wind), so it's a bit hit and miss. These days I now just like to ride a surfboard there. Kailua Beach Adventures has discounted surfboard rentals for 1 week, which you can swap out for a longboard at any point when the wind is down.

Have fun!

[Red_Element_Andy]

As I'm just sort of verbalizing from above .... bring a kite and a harness. If the wind picks up, you can go kite! Kailua beach adventures is walking distance to kite beach.

[Cali_Rider]

Thanks!

I'll bring my harness, 10 and 14 and hope for the best.

(trip got pushed until next week)

Peter

[AAADiver]

Hey Peter - did you go? I'm headed to Kailua beach this weekend. Been there twice before, good wind once and skunked the other time.


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[Cali_Rider]

I did!

I got there on sunday (6/25) and went to Kailua first but there was no wind. So, I drove up to Mokuleia Beach and was able to get a light wind session there for about an hour (got really lucky with my timing). 14m + surf board there.

M-F was firing at all sites 15kts+ consistently. I was only able to get away from work on Friday afternoon and kited Kailua. It was really nice, switching between my 10 and 14, surf and twintip. I stopped around 6pm, but you could have kited until sunset.

Like some said before, it is either on for 7-10 days or off. I just got lucky that it was on. Really glad I brought my stuff! ($75 on the way there and $25 on the way back - flying virgin america)

Here are a few photos: (got to do some more product testing with the bar mount too! - shameless plug to follow me on instagram @TheBarMount)

Kailua Beach:

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Bar Mount Shot:

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Bar Mount Shot:

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Peter

[AAADiver]

I did!

I got there on sunday (6/25) and went to Kailua first but there was no wind. So, I drove up to Mokuleia Beach and was able to get a light wind session there for about an hour (got really lucky with my timing). 14m + surf board there.

M-F was firing at all sites 15kts+ consistently. I was only able to get away from work on Friday afternoon and kited Kailua. It was really nice, switching between my 10 and 14, surf and twintip. I stopped around 6pm, but you could have kited until sunset.

Like some said before, it is either on for 7-10 days or off. I just got lucky that it was on. Really glad I brought my stuff! ($75 on the way there and $25 on the way back - flying virgin america)

Here are a few photos: (got to do some more product testing with the bar mount too! - shameless plug to follow me on instagram @TheBarMount)

Kailua Beach:

Kailua Beach.jpg

Bar Mount Shot:

BarMount_Kailua_1.jpg

Bar Mount Shot:

BarMount_Kailua_2.jpg

Peter

Cool shots. Your right about the on and off. I'm here now and definitely off :-(. Still praying to the wind gods to give us some wind. Until then, lots of idle beach time :-O


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[Red_Element_Andy]

CaliKite- Glad to hear you got to kite! And hope things turn around for you AAAdiver!