Oahu Ancorage

[Gudgeon]

Couple of other things to remember about Waimea Bay Following is cut from Hawaii administrative rules. Just fined a power for going in and dropping someone off.
Hawaii Administrative Rules

13-256-63 Sharks Cove, Three Tables and Waimea
Bay ocean waters. (a) Sharks Cove, Three Tables and
Unofficial Compilation
256-59
Waimea Bay ocean waters means the area confined by the
boundaries shown on Exhibit “Q”, titled “Ocean
Recreation Management Areas, Sharks Cove, Three Tables
and Waimea Bay ocean waters, dated October 20, 2000,
and located at the end of this subchapter.
(1) Zone ‘A’ begins at a point in the water at
approximately 21°38.296 N, 158°04.092 W,
then in a northerly direction along the
shoreline to Waimea Point at approximately
21°38.599 N, 158°03.916 W, then in a
straight line in a southwesterly direction
for approximately one thousand eight hundred
thirty-seven feet back to the point of
origin.
(b) Following are restrictions for Zone ‘A’:
(1) Except where permitted by law, motorized
vessels, except sailing vessels with
auxiliary engines, are prohibited in Zone
‘A’.
(2) Sailing vessels with auxiliary engines shall
be required to enter and leave Zone ‘A’ on
sail power or by oar only.
(3) Manually-propelled vessels, i.e., kayaks,
may embark and disembark from the shoreline
of Zone ‘A’.
(4) Any vessel anchoring within Zone ‘A’ shall
be prohibited from anchoring within two
hundred feet of the shoreline and shall
anchor only in sandy areas.
(5) All vessels shall proceed at a speed of
slow-no-wake, as defined in section 13-250-
5, when in Zone ‘A’.

[JPA Cate]

Uh, Hud,

Those pics don't look like they were taken from the same location!

Ann

[Hud3]

Same location, opposite direction.

[SkiprJohn]

Thanks Hud,
A picture is worth a thousand words.
Hope you enjoyed the islands.
kind regards,

[Hud3]

Still enjoying! ...Except for the rainy weather.

[SkiprJohn]

Sunny today on the windward side of Big Island. Yesterday just a couple light showers. Day before was total showers.

[DRussell]

Was torrential downpour here in Maui last few days and last night brought thunderstorms and there has been some flash floods, very interesting weather

[Hud3]

Here's a photo that I took yesterday at Waimea Bay, on the North Shore. There was quite a surge coming in to the marina at Hale'iwa, too. Kids were surfing in the fairway leading into the basin.

[SkiprJohn]

Thanks Hud,
Seems like you're getting a good view of all the weather and waves. In a town called Kahuku my wife and I got trapped in a flood and couldn't get through in the car. A bunch of high school kids were stationing themselves on each side of the flooded area and pushed the cars through as they stalled out in the water. Great bunch of kids that pushed us through. After sitting for a bit I got the car started and were off home again. The next morning that car wouldn't start so I took the distributor cap off and dumped the water out, let it dry and it started right up. I don't know how we got home the evening before. Lucky I guess.

DRussell,
Thanks for the weather report. You folks have had some excitement the last day or two. We haven't gotten that weather from yet but from what I understand it should be arriving soon.

[Dos Gatos]

Originally Posted by medicrene

Hello,

Is anyone aware of a good anchorage between Haleiwa, Oahu and Kaneohe Bay, Oahu?

Rene

You didn't specify which direction "between". The best anchorage I found was Pokai Bay. Search "Pokai Bay Beach Park, Waianae, HI" in google maps. Leeward side of the island (mostly), holds up to 5 boats. Free. Small town. 72 hour limit which at the time 2 years ago could be circumvented legally. Bus to Honolulu. State run marina nearby. Jerry jug to town for fuel.

[Pau Hana]

Originally Posted by Dos Gatos

You didn't specify which direction "between". The best anchorage I found was Pokai Bay. Search "Pokai Bay Beach Park, Waianae, HI" in google maps. Leeward side of the island (mostly), holds up to 5 boats. Free. Small town. 72 hour limit which at the time 2 years ago could be circumvented legally. Bus to Honolulu. State run marina nearby. Jerry jug to town for fuel.

Pokai Bay is nice, but I wouldn't want to leave an unattended boat down there for long....

[Dos Gatos]

Originally Posted by Pau Hana

Pokai Bay is nice, but I wouldn't want to leave an unattended boat down there for long....

any reason?...

[Pau Hana]

I lived on Oahu from 1986 thru 1995, and did a huge amount of scuba diving during my residence. The only place I ever had any problems (car broken into numerous times) was leeward from Electric Beach (Nanakuli) to Pray for Sex (Makua Beach).

Granted. I did leave there almost 10 years ago, and things may have changed- but that was my experience.

[Dos Gatos]

Understand. I felt like an outsider in mexico, but the vibe in Hawaii was a little more tense.

[DRussell]

Just a haole here as well I only come on plane every couple of years for now but when day I hope to sail by the winds to here. There is a locals versus mentality here but it's the same as any city in the world I think, I see it in my hometown too, most hawaiins are very friendly and accommodating to visitors