Father's Day Keiki Fishing Tournament . . . What a wonderful day we had with over 70 keiki lining the shoreline and docks at the Nawiliwili Small Boat Harbor with fishing poles and nets in hand and ohana in tow. It was so much fun. Click on the picture of that cutie on the left to see the smiling faces of all the darling keiki showing their prize catches to the judges. Mahalo to all the generous Kauai businesses who provided such grand prizes for this event. No keiki went home without one. MAHALO !

Junior Invitational #4 wrapped up this series with a bang. The winds were good and the fleet was determined. Malihini had a near perfect start and took an early lead which she held throughout the race. Lelele got a jump on Fast Company and covered her every move right up to the last tack to the finish line. A good sized crowd gathered at the jetty to watch the excitement and the party after was hopping. Race Results;  Series Summary;  Pix by Joe; Pix by Mavis

JR.#3 . . Well, finally we got some wind! Enough wind to send the nine-boat fleet on a three-lap, six-mile race. First place was decided by a scant four seconds that saw OZone snatch defeat from the jaws of victory. What an exciting finish!!!  Get the race results here. Pictures here.

Junior Invitational #2 had a fleet of nine boats sailing in a nice, steady breeze. Papa a'u took the win in this one, correcting out ahead of five boats that finished before them. Their junior, Colby Curtis, was on the helm.
Get the Race Results here.   Pictures Here  The rest here  New Pix here

Race #1 of the Junior Invitational Series got underway under light, but steady trades; a welcome change from the recent near windless conditions. Fast Company got an early jump on the fleet and held that lead to the finish. Click here for the race results. Here are some GREAT action shots taken by Mavis Aiu

The Offshore Series Race #2 was our annual race from Nawiliwili to Hanalei on Memorial Day weekend, and was also the first leg of the Around-The-Island race that went from Hanalei to Port Allen on Sunday and from Port Allen to Nawiliwili on Memorial Day Monday. The entire weekend was plagued by light, variable winds. Eleven boats left Nawiliwili. Two boats arrived under sail. Those same two also completed the race around. See the #2 scores here; the ATI scores here and the ATI series summary here.  Photos here.

The Gene Wells Memorial Series got off to a great start on February 12th with a fleet of twelve; four multihulls and eight monohulls racing in brisk trades. Look for the results of this series and lots of pictures of the races on the Racing Page. (see correction of "series summary")

Opening Day - 2009 gave us a bright sunshiny day, but didn't give us very much wind to play with. Papa A'u corrected in PHRF to take the win and to beat Fast Company by just 12 seconds. Beautiful day; great clubhouse party; good company and just way too much fun. Get the stats here > Results and click on the picture to see some photos and HERE for Tony's amazing slide show..

The Change of Watch Party. . . was a smashing success. Dinner was enjoyed by nearly 80 NYC members and friends. Marty Ellis did her usual marvelous job of decorating the tables. The 2008 SAILING SERIES TROPHIES were awarded to 48 happy recipients and a good time was had by all. Click on the picture to view the party photo album.