daily cyn: Sailing in Waikiki

These pictures are all sort of jumbled around but since I didn't bring a mouse to Hawaii they are going to stay this way. Monday we went sailing with Kimo on his 47 foot sailboat in Waikiki. He actually lives on his boat docked in Honolulu.

The trip started off great. The girls had never been on a sailboat and got a little freaked out when the wind caught the sail and the boat started going sideways through the waves. They ran downstairs and said they wanted to go back to Turtle Bay. Once they got used to the fact that we wouldn't tip over they came up on deck and enjoyed the ride. We put down anchor about a mile off Waikiki. We were able to jump off the boat and paddle surfboards over to the surf break. Kimo brought his friends Tim and Pam from the Bay area. They were super cool and fun. They took the girls surfing while Rebecca and I manned the boat.

On our way back in we were just about to the buoys leading to the harbor and some rope in the sail snapped and things went awry. Kimo couldn't get the sail in and the wind was whipping it around. The big rope got a big knot in it that was wreaking havoc on deck. He lost a surfboard and a couple of hats. The motor wasn't strong enough to get us to shore and it kept overheating. So he called the coast guard. The girls got all excited because they were certain that the coast guard guys would be cute. They started putting on lip gloss and brushing their hair. So funny. Anyway, they showed up and boarded the boat and did some fancy thing to get the sail rolled up. Then they had to tow us to shore.

Then we all went to Bob's for dinner. Yummy fish for dinner.