08-18-2015, 05:42 PM
"Then maybe our island keiki could learn to ski or surf the summit lake like the Chinese tourists do?"
My surfing pals tell me Lake Waiau is not their favorite surfing spot, in fact, none of them have ever surfed there due to too many novice surfers in the way; they don't understand the rules. Apparently, the main problem is there is no surf so that's where a million visitors go to learn how to balance on a surf board. Everyone gets in the way of each other. No one can actually move anywhere without paddling.
I believe there were a number of complaints this winter that it was too cold and the 100+ mph winds made wind surfing on the lake rather tricky. One or two surfers got launched all the way into Hawi.
As for all the Chinese surfers, they need a good place to learn how to surf on a lake without any waves before taking on the ocean, so you can understand why they might be up there. The TMT will be so large that it will shelter the lake from future hurricanes, so even if the rest of the island is devastated, Chinese surfing will survive.
My surfing pals tell me Lake Waiau is not their favorite surfing spot, in fact, none of them have ever surfed there due to too many novice surfers in the way; they don't understand the rules. Apparently, the main problem is there is no surf so that's where a million visitors go to learn how to balance on a surf board. Everyone gets in the way of each other. No one can actually move anywhere without paddling.
I believe there were a number of complaints this winter that it was too cold and the 100+ mph winds made wind surfing on the lake rather tricky. One or two surfers got launched all the way into Hawi.
As for all the Chinese surfers, they need a good place to learn how to surf on a lake without any waves before taking on the ocean, so you can understand why they might be up there. The TMT will be so large that it will shelter the lake from future hurricanes, so even if the rest of the island is devastated, Chinese surfing will survive.