Setting Sail

It was a hot, humid, sunny day on Maui when we met up with a few sailors at the Lahaina Harbor for a sail in a 30' Olsen. What a beauty she was, newer and sleeker than the 29 footer we sail in Santa Cruz with the community boating club. She was clean, her sails were crisp, and she was obviously well taken care of. 

I fell immediately in love with the beautiful cerulean blue of the ocean, and although it was hot and humid, I felt comfortable in my dive shirt and bike shorts. In the beginning we were all quiet as we maneuvered her the hull of the sailboat through the warm water, watching the sights and sounds of Lahaina town pass behind us. As we got further out, several schools of flying fish would evade our advances. Molokini loomed farther out than we would like to travel. It felt like we were participants in a magical dream watching our boat pass through an ocean so blue it looked like someone had poured blue paint in it, along with the lush green fauna on the land nearby.

By the time we returned to the slip, we were chatting jovially and we all decided to head to the Yacht Club for a bite to eat. A great time was had by all, and I snapped a picture of the gorgeous view. Once again, the aloha spirit and the island life on Maui warmed my soul.