Category: Private Sailing charters

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Let’s go sailing Oahu, Hawaii

Kaikiwi sails from Oahu’s south shore. You will embark at Kewalo Basin boat harbor, not far from Waikiki beach hotels. We sail past beautiful coastline in the cobalt blue blue waters of our Pacific. The south shore is the protected side of Oahu: calm and crystal clear, making it the perfect sailing destination.

Why Go Sailing in Oahu?

Common marine wildlife sightings on Oahu are for example, Hawaiian green sea turtles, honu, dolphins, nai’a, and humpback whales, kohola (in winter season only). In addition, flying fish, malolo are some of the critters we may see as we sail.

Incredible Sights While Sailing

Beautiful breathtaking views of Diamond Head are just one of the highlights while sailing Oahu. On clear days, although far in the distance, Molokai and Lanai can sometimes be seen from the island of Oahu. This is not destination sailing, destination is sailing!

true tradewind sailing as only Hawaii can offer
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Hawaii Private Sailing Charter

’tis the season to GIVE a Hawaii private sailing charter. Gift certificates are a terrific and unique way to say “LOVE” and “appreciation”.

5 best Reasons to buy a Honolulu Private Sailing Charter gift certificate

  1. It’s Christmas and the gift of a private sailing charter will be the highlight of the season and perhaps the best gift ever.
  2. It’s whale season. Humpbacks swim all the way to Hawaii to berth their calves and to entertain us :-). There is nothing more magical than to see these huge mammals up close on your own private sailing charter, cutely called a “whale sail”.
  3. It’s a loved one’s birthday. The “WOW” of opening a gift certificate revealing the gift of a private sailing charter will be remembered forever and could create the best birthday ever.
  4. A private sunset cruise is for romantics. You will feel the romance of Hawaii the minute your plane lands. Buy your loved one a gift certificate to say “I love you”.
  5. There needs no reason to buy a gift certificate for a Hawaii private sailing charter.

Call/ text/email Sail Blue Hawaii NOW to give the best gift ever: a Hawaii private sailing charter.

Closer than it looks!
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5 best Honolulu sunset cruise ideas

  1. It’s your birthday! What better way to celebrate. Invite friends aboard for your own Honolulu private sunset cruise.
  2. A private sunset sail is perfect for romantics. Any day is a good day for romance and how about ending the day with your own private sunset sail.

Once in a blue moon

3. The sunset sail is perfect. Then you look to the east and see the full moon rising over Diamond Head while sunset colors fill the clouds. This is a once-a-month bonus. But a blue moon is when we get a full moon twice in one month. No, the moon is not blue but this sure is a wonderful addition to you private sunset sail.

4. What better way to ask, what better way to say “I do”, as you sail into the sunset on your own private sailing charter.

5. Go sailing at sunset for no particular reason at all other than being out on the water at the best time of day.

SIGN UP TODAY for your Honolulu private sunset cruise. This could well be the highlight of your Hawaii vacation. Or, if you live on island, this could be the highlight of your year!

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Waikiki Whale Watch

‘Tis the season to sail with whales off the waters of Waikiki on your own private whale watch. A whale sail in winter months can be truly astonishing. Humpbacks are Hawaii’s most famous tourists, making their annual 3,500 mile trip from Alaska to the islands each December through April.  We’ll set sail and hope to find these gentle leviathans.

FACTS ABOUT HUMPBACK WHALES.

• The humpback whale is one of Hawaii’s most iconic creatures (it was once the state mammal) and can be found in the waters of all the main islands during winter season.  They come to Hawaiian to give birth.  That calf stays with mum for the next 12 months.

• The humpback whale is the fifth largest of the great whales.

• When preparing for a deep dive, humpbacks arch their back and raise their tail flukes above the water. The whale’s arched back appears above the water as it dives. It is this arching that has earned the humpback whale its common name.

• A humpback’s pectoral (side) fins can be up to 15 feet long, and are one third its body length.

• Adult female humpbacks can be up to 45 feet long. Males are generally 42 feet long.

• A mature humpback can weigh up to 45 tons (90,000 lbs).

• Baby humpbacks (calves) are generally 10 to 15 feet long and average 2,000 pounds at birth. They gain 100 pounds a day on their mothers rich milk.

• Humpbacks swim tremendous distances during their migrations: up to 7,000 miles round-trip between their summer feeding areas of the North Pacific and their winter breeding grounds in Hawaii.

• Humpback whales can live up to 95 years, eat anywhere from 2,000 to 9,000 pounds of fish and krill each day.  Have you ever seen the bumper sticker:  “SAVE THE KRILL”  :-).  

• While in Hawaiian waters humpbacks do not eat!  Can you imagine spending that much time and energy without so much as a snack?

• Most humpbacks remain in Hawaii for 6-8 weeks, with some extending their “vacation” to late May or early June.

• It’s not uncommon for curious humpback whales to come up alongside the boat, or even swim beneath it. Captains nicknamed these events “whale muggings” because legally they cannot move the boat until the whale has departed!

• Male Humpbacks have been witnessed using glancing rostrum blows, lateral fluke swipes, bubble streaming, head lunging, and various vocalizations during mating challenges. These competitions can range in size from three whales to two dozen and are an amazing sight to witness.

The Hawaiian Islands Humpback Whale National Marine Sanctuary supports management, research, education and long-term monitoring for the endangered humpback whale.  Check out their website for more facts and  ways you can contribute to whale welfare.

Give Sail Blue Hawaii a call today and sign up for your own private Waikiki whale watch

Flukes Away!!
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Hawaii’s best private sunset cruise

Sunset is a beautiful time to be on the water. Why does Sail Blue Hawaii have the best sunset cruise in Hawaii? Nothing can beat your own private yacht. Kaikiwi is beautifully maintained, clean, with no “boat smells”. One client actually commented she could eat off the deck, it was so clean. Beyond all that tho, treat yourself as you sit back and relax with the sound of water rushing by the hull and the sound of surf breaking on the beach a mile or 2 away.

Sunset cruising is for romantics

Perhaps you want to propose, say “I do” or just sail into the sunset with your loved one beside you. Nothing will beat the private sunset cruise with Sail Blue Hawaii. Bring a bottle of bubbly and take yourselves to the foredeck where you can snuggle up and take in the beauty that is all around you. From the rainbow and cloud-filled mountains to the blue sky and cobalt-blue Pacific, you will breath in a new energy that will stay with you long after you have disembarked. You will not be disappointed with Hawaii’s best private sunset cruise.