MAUI MAGIC – KONA KINGS
Swift and Polakow Go Mad at Lanes
JP: It’s been at least five years since we’ve scored large surf and good southwest winds in Hawaii. The Kona days only come in the winter months and even then only blow a few days out of the year. Kona winds blow the opposite direction of the usual trades. So, to get a large northwest swell with Kona winds on the north shore of Maui is very rare.
These days are very unpredictable and the forecast said the winds were going to be light, but I knew that anything could happen when the wind is blowing from that direction …
Story JASON POLAKOW & ROBBY SWIFT // Photos JIMMIE HEPP
(This feature originally appeared in the May 2014 issue of Windsurf Magazine. To read more features like this first, Print and Digital subscriptions are available. Prices include delivery globally for 10 x issues a year!)
