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When the ocean is your office, no two days ever look the same, and that’s our favorite part of sailing in Waikiki. ⛵️✨ Hawaiian green sea turtles are our daily regulars, quietly cruising by and reminding us how lucky we are to share these waters. Tropical fish add pops of color on almost every charter, painting the ocean with blues, yellows, and stripes that never get old. Then there are the surprise visits like the Hawaiian spinner dolphins that show up on their own schedule. Not an everyday sight, but when they decide to swim alongside the boat, it feels like the whole day just got upgraded. And if we’re really lucky? A spotted eagle ray will glide by. Those encounters are rare, but when one appears, everyone on board (including us) instantly turns excited. Whether it’s our everyday turtles or the unexpected magic of rays or dolphins, every moment with Hawaii’s marine life is something we’re genuinely grateful for. This is why we love what we do and why the ocean will always be the best office view around. And above all, we always remember that we’re visitors in their home. We keep our distance, respect their space, and admire every encounter from afar because protecting Hawaii’s marine life is part of what makes these experiences so special. #oauhawaii #hawaiisnorkeling #underwaterwonders #explore #spottedeagleray #dolphins #seaturtles #honu #marineconservation

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The Bottom Up Crew were a little rusty in there first major racing weekend, with the breeze up and the co-ordination between the crew members slightly off they put there J109 on it side in back to back gybes. The video footage always help with the debrief which enable us to correct our mistakes getting on on point for the rest of the weekend. The less than perfect gybes show how forgiving the J109 is even when the breeze is up. After the broach letting both the sheet and kicker go and putting the wheel hard to leeward is all that you need to get the boat off its ear and heading back in the right direction. The major mistake with both of the gybes was the time it took to get the main sheet across. The delay in getting the main across caused the spinnaker to set too early on the new gybe, without the main creating a wind shadow over it there was too much power in the kit which started the broach up, which was made ever worse once the main flipped across. The second change which may have avoid the broach would have been to quickly ease the new sheet 4 or 5 feet the second the spinnaker filled on the new side, this is the next best thing to reduce the power as the kite sets on the new gybe. The redline racing team dusted themselves off and pushed hard enough across the weekend to end with a 3, 2 and a 1 which was enough the take the overall victory in the annual Strangford Lough Narrows regatta. We hope you got some value out of these back to back gybes, learning what not to do.