Might be on the Islands soon...

[madmax]

I have a sick relative on Kauai.  Plenty of support there, but she may not know me down the line... Yeah, that.  So I may be flying halfway around the world (again) to say... I don't know... before she's way gone.

Anyway,  I don't want to make this a complete doom/despair trip and am wondering if anybody has a bit of urge to take a downwinder novice on a run or two somewhere.  I've been down there twice (months) and have surfed, sponged, bodysurfed, and dove on four of the islands so I'm not a complete noob (But the F'n Hoale moniker kinda comes with the plane ticket from FL).  But open water downwinding is outside my experience.  No solid plans yet.  Just testing the waters (sorry,  couldn't help it).  Any help with equipment supply and/or accompaniment would be much appreciated.  Does anybody actually run commercial downwinders yet?

Love Kauai, but I will hop to any island to get some aloha and paddling time in.

Thank ya.

[PonoBill]

Boyum does it sometimes, though a lot less lately. Pm him--headmount. Or if you want to learn to read water you could do a run with Jeremy Riggs. Might leave your head spinning though. Like learning to play chopsticks from Billy Joel.

[madmax]

Thank you.  I'll contact them when I get plans set.

oh,  and my head spins pretty much alll the time so that won't be a problem.  lol.