It seems to be the same picture every Friday night at the coast of Waikiki ... sailboats, busy crew members hissing kites and boats racing to be the first in their class to cross the finish line ..
Friday night is Regatta night! The boats are leaving the harbor around 5pm and depending on the
length of the boat the start is around 05:20! I got lucky once more and got the chance to crew aboard 'Runaway' - a 4o foot aluminum race yacht. It is a fun international crowd from New Zealand, Australia, Canada, Germany, ... all over the world. The race lasts for about 90minutes and if the wind blows hard and the crew is in the mood for more
beer than we keep on sailing until sunset ... I get the chance to learn so much about racing and the first time it was already adventurous... two boats crashing into each other, ripping kites and a hard breeze ...
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