tiger beetle
N/M 45 Tiger Beetle
Tiger Beetle and I are headed over to Nawiliwili Harbor this weekend, and then anchored out in Hanalei Bay (conditions permitting). I'm planning to stop by the Nawiliwili Yacht Club and say hello. Currently I'm in Kewalo Harbor on Oahu.
If people are interested, I can report back how things are playing out at those two places.
The details I know so far:
Port Allen is replacing their docks, therefore those boats are moved over to Nawiliwili - the harbor in Nawiliwili is fairly full and likely to remain so thru the October/November time frame. Kristy is the harbormaster there, she's been very helpful and found a slip for Beetle.
Docks in Hawaii are typically rough fixed concrete piers and fingers, and double-wide meaning two boats share a slip with no finger in between - each boat is side-tied to a concrete finger. Tidal range here is 2-3 feet, dock lines need to be slack enough to accomodate this. If you're going to be on a dock, have good fat fenders, good dock lines, and chafe gear to protect the dock lines.
In Hanalei Bay, Black Pot Beach is badly damanaged (Black Pot is the sandy area between the pier and the river mouth). Toilets, facilities, etc. are gone - this is due to the flood damage there. The Pavilion (the park I believe the Tree is in) is accessible, that's as far as cars are allowed to go towards Black Pot Beach. There is a fair bit of debris in the Hanalei river, and the coral outside the river is mud-covered and damaged. Land dinghies near the lifeguard station at the Pavilion - at least that was what I was told by DOBOR.
DOBOR is not issuing anchoring permits for Hanalei Bay, nor are they enforcing the anchoring permit requirement. The reasoning is that since Black Pot Beach facilities aren't there to be used, there's no need to charge boaters for them. Boats are anchored there.
I have no information regarding theft in Hanalei. I expect that there is some.
If there's anything I can do that would be helpful, let me know.
- rob/beetle
If people are interested, I can report back how things are playing out at those two places.
The details I know so far:
Port Allen is replacing their docks, therefore those boats are moved over to Nawiliwili - the harbor in Nawiliwili is fairly full and likely to remain so thru the October/November time frame. Kristy is the harbormaster there, she's been very helpful and found a slip for Beetle.
Docks in Hawaii are typically rough fixed concrete piers and fingers, and double-wide meaning two boats share a slip with no finger in between - each boat is side-tied to a concrete finger. Tidal range here is 2-3 feet, dock lines need to be slack enough to accomodate this. If you're going to be on a dock, have good fat fenders, good dock lines, and chafe gear to protect the dock lines.
In Hanalei Bay, Black Pot Beach is badly damanaged (Black Pot is the sandy area between the pier and the river mouth). Toilets, facilities, etc. are gone - this is due to the flood damage there. The Pavilion (the park I believe the Tree is in) is accessible, that's as far as cars are allowed to go towards Black Pot Beach. There is a fair bit of debris in the Hanalei river, and the coral outside the river is mud-covered and damaged. Land dinghies near the lifeguard station at the Pavilion - at least that was what I was told by DOBOR.
DOBOR is not issuing anchoring permits for Hanalei Bay, nor are they enforcing the anchoring permit requirement. The reasoning is that since Black Pot Beach facilities aren't there to be used, there's no need to charge boaters for them. Boats are anchored there.
I have no information regarding theft in Hanalei. I expect that there is some.
If there's anything I can do that would be helpful, let me know.
- rob/beetle
