JOHN SKYE
“Maui has always been my dream location. I grew up watching the classic videos like Rigmarole and Heart and Soul and they were all based on Maui and focussed on the fun of sailing. It was always a dream to go there and I remember the first trip just being in awe of the place. The beaches, the shops, the restaurants and everything about it. Still to this day it holds something really special for me and it is the one place I travel to that always makes me more excited than anywhere else. My experience is that people either love it or hate it. For me it is definitely a love place and I hope I can keep going back there year after year! The conditions are for sure amongst the best in the world in terms of quality, but always more importantly consistency. It seems to be a great mix of peaceful island life, but with enough other stuff to do to keep you from going island crazy. One of the nicest things is that it really hasn’t changed much in the 15 years I have been going. Some shops and restaurants have changed their names but the feel of the place remains the same. You can still go to the fish market on a Tuesday evening and find Brawzino, Polakow, Swifty or even JC eating a fish burger and there is a real community spirit to the place!”