NORTH SHORE SPOTS
Aside from Ho’okipa there are three other main sailing areas on the north shore, Spreckelsville, Camp One and Kanaha. All these areas have their own merits. Working our way down the coast – Spreckelsville or ‘Sprecks’’ is an awesome playground for jumping, cross onshore wave riding and the odd freestyle manoeuvre on the inside. The beach here is sandy and picturesque with a lot of dead trees hanging in the water downwind. Parking is limited here and the narrow dirt track can be a nightmare when cars are trying to shuffle in and out. Camp One, the next spot downwind from ‘Sprecks’ offers awesome jumping conditions but is a no go for parking unless you know somebody with a house along the adjoining Stable Road. It is a shame that much of this stretch of coast is mostly inaccessible as there are some really nice palm fringed areas but also lots of expensive houses with private beachfronts. Kanaha, downwind again of Camp One, is much more welcoming and has two huge parking lots, lifeguards, picnic areas and grassy rigging spots. It is the place you will find most racers tuning their kit up pre-season in March, April and May as well as the majority of Maui’s windsurfers due to its facilities and wide range of water states from flat water to bump and jump and waves. Kanaha can be and is used by windsurfers of all abilities from beginner to pro and certainly strongly contradicts any notion that Maui’s north shore is just for the pros.