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| quai passa comprend rien , je vais appeller ma blonde pour me mettre la photo. GGGGGGGRRRRRRRR :angry: |
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| Level 6- Freestyle and Wave Sailing Freestyle sailing tricks are fun to learn and fun to do with your friends. Learn big jumps and loops in strong winds or master all the flashy sail tricks in lighter winds. Who says tricks are for kids? Maui is known as the "Mecca of Wave Sailing." Learn to rip it up our spectacular waves with the best of them. Enjoy the exhilaration of long rides on beautiful waves. We will teach you how to make top to bottom, bottom to top turns, and jibing on a wave face. Our experienced instructors will be in the zone with you, showing you the dynamics of waves and wave sailing. Wave selection and safety as well as right-of-way rules will be covered too |
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| Summit Area No place you have ever been can prepare you for the experiences and feelings you will have on the summit of Haleakala volcano. The landscape - deeply sculpted, richly colored, and intensely evocative will be unlike any landcape you have known. Visually expansive, the summit area continually eludes any attempt to understand its scale or dimensions. You may spend a few hours hiking in the cinder desert landscape, or a few minutes looking for native birds in the shrubland - whatever you choose to do, you will do it surrounded by native Hawaiian plants and animals. The mountain summit is one of the only easily-accessible areas of Hawaii where our rare and endemic species survive and thrive. Already impressive in the light of day, the summit takes on a new dimension at night when the darkness reveals the brilliant night sky |

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| Located in Haleakala National Park, the volcano, which has not erupted for more than 200 years, is a place of legends and intriguing biological diversity that last year attracted more than 1.6 million visitors. Sunrise at Haleakala, called "House of the Sun" by early Hawaiians, is not overrated, just overcrowded. The park, which extends over 30,000 acres from Haleakala's summit to Kipahulu Valley on the Hana coast and is open 24 hours a day, seven days a week, offers plenty of alternatives to a sunrise watch in a shoulder-to-shoulder crowd. Here's an idea: Plan a day trip and stay for the sunset. You don't have to arrive before dawn to get a look at one of the park's outstanding volcanic features. Often referred to as a crater, this otherwordly landscape is actually an eroded valley carved into the mountain where signs of volcanic activity are evident. Lava flows partially filled the basin, leaving cinder cones to mark their eruption. Pu'u' o Maui, the tallest cinder cone, reaches 500 feet from the basin floor. Activities like hiking, horseback riding, and guided nature tours are available in the park. And you can always find a vantage point above the clouds and watch the sky by day and the stars by night. To avoid being disappointed, call the National Weather Service (877-5111) for Maui's weather forecast. It can be cold up there with temperatures at the summit typically ranging from 32 to 65 degrees F. and occasionally dipping below zero. No food or gas is available in the park and there is a $10 entrance fee, which is good for seven days. The drive, on paved roads from the island's coastal areas, will take about two hours. |

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| Beach Access in Hawaii Did you know there are no private beaches in Hawaii? By state law, all beaches belong to the public, and everyone is welcome to visit them. Public rights-of-way exist in every neighborhood where private property fronts the shoreline. Look for the "Beach Access" signs -- they point the way for residents and visitors alike to reach the ocean. ![]() Large resorts and hotels are required by law to provide access across their property, and generally they will make parking available too. In Hawaii, the beaches belong to the people. |

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Upcountry Maui is a sanctuary of cool air on the slopes of Haleakala Volcano. This is ranching and farming country, with a small town atmosphere.![]() |
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| Where to go windsurfing on Maui There may be dozens or hundreds of beaches on Maui, but here are the main windsurfing beaches on Maui. North Shore Maui's north shore is where the majority of the windsurfing is done. Maui's dominant northeast tradewinds bring beautiful down the line waves sailing up and down Maui's central north shore, from Ho'okipa, down wind to Kanaha. Kanaha Unless you're an aspiring pro windsurfer or an expert windsurfer, Kanaha is probably the place you should be sailing when you come to Maui. Kanaha park is a big park with several sections, lots of parking, lots of grass for rigging and lots of sandy beach. Kanaha is divided into two main sailing areas; Uppers and Lowers. The upwind launch and wave break is known as Uppers, the lower (downwind) launch and break is known as Lowers. Most of the time Lowers tends to be a little bit smaller wave than you'll find at Uppers though it is also often a cleaner, longer and more predictable wave than the breaks at Uppers. Lowers also tends to be a little lighter winds than Uppers most of the time. The break is pretty close to and directly in front of the launch. Look for the yellow lifeguard tower and swimming area. Looking straight out from that is the Lowers break. Launch downwind of the swimming area. Don't even think about venturing into the swimming area, even if you're swimming your gear in. Just upwind from the break at Lowers, if there's any kind of waves breaking, you should see weird wave breaking at an odd angle. This is the "Weird Wave." Avoid it. There's a channel between the break at Lowers and Weird Wave. This is your best bet for getting outside the reef if you're not comfortable sailing through the waves. Upwind of the Weird Wave is the area known as Uppers. This is a big area that actually consists of several smaller breaks. Most people refer to Uppers as the area from Weird Wave up to some of the houses upwind of Kanaha. Ho'okipa Known throughout the windsurfing world as the premeire wave sailing venue in the world, Ho'okipa is a very challenging place to sail. The launch is shadowed from the winds, and made more difficult by strong currents and if there's any north swell running at all, waves, breaking within 100 yards of the launch. To make things more hairy, the waves and current take anyone in the water to Ho'okipa's infamous unforgiving rocks. Camp One Camp One refers to the area of houses just upwind of Kanaha Beach Park. Unless you're renting out one of these houses, there's no direct launch at Camp One. There are some sandy dunes off of Stable Road, downwind from Sprecks, where you might think you could launch. But, it's prohibited to launch from there and the reef is really shallow there so it's not a good idea anyway. Sprecklesville Sprecklesville refers to the area along the coast between Camp One and Baldwin Beach Park. There is public beach access from Stable Road, but it's dirt road, parking is a challenge and there are no amenities. That said, the allure of Sprecks is that the waves are often bigger than at Kanaha and the wind can be a bit stronger, especially if the wind is ENE. Kihei When the trade winds swing around to north winds or when we get occasional south winds, the beaches at Kihei often have stronger winds than on the north shore. When the winds are from the north, they funnel through Maui's central valley and then blast down through Kihei. These north winds often tend to be a bit gusty and unless the wind direction is NNW, there's often a bit of slog to get to the windline. Ohukai aka Pavilions At the north end of Kihei, on South Kihei Road you'll see a park with a blue cinder block building at the intersectino of Ohukai street. This is the most popular Kihei windsurfing launch. Lots of grass for rigging. A nice sandy launch. The reef can get pretty shallow at low tide so watch where others are sailing. The sailing here can be very choppy and gusty on north winds. Keep you eye on the wind. It can shut down in a hurry here. Maui Sunset Further down the road you'll start seeing lots of condos along the water. One of these, the Maui Sunset, has a public access beach behind it along the beach. There's a very small parking lot. Maui Sunset has a very shallow reef so be very carefull and watch where others are sailing. Maui Sunset has also become very popular with kiters over the past few years, so you have to watch out for kite lines as well. ![]() |



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East Maui is rainforest, with one narrow, winding coastal road connecting the homes and small towns along the way.![]() |
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| The scenery is stunning: expect cliffs, waterfalls, fresh water pools, rainforests, bamboo groves, and unique beaches. Tropical Maui found here! |







