You want to treat your family to a private boat tour while vacationing in Hawaii. How better than to choose a private sailing charter to keep your family safe and Covid-free. Not to mention experiencing the pure joy of sailing‼
At sea, on your Hawaii private sailing charter, you find a different and very unique way to see the island of Oahu. Sometimes “the best way to see Waikiki is from a distance”. Clients always chuckle and agree!!. Sit back, relax and take in the beautiful views of Oahu and Diamond Head. On clear days, far in the distance, you can see Molokai and Lanai.
You can’t bring your boat with you on vacation
You have a sailboat back home. It’s so frustrating to sit on the beach and watch the boats go sailing by. Your Hawaii private sailing charter with Sail Blue Hawaii will blow that frustration away and give you the supreme tradewind sail that only Hawaii can offer.
You have a boat back home but have never stepped aboard a sailboat! Now is your opportunity to have the experience you’ve always wanted. With an experienced and local-knowledge-savy skipper you can sit back and relax without the annoying sounds or smells of your back-home power boat. You might finally understand the reason why sailing is not about a destination”. “Destination” is sailing. You might even get hooked!
Because this is custom sailing, you can sail any time of day you want and whatever length of time you wish. Our islands are most consistently graced with trade winds so any time of day is a good time to go sailing…✨SUNRISE, morning, afternoon, SUNSET.✨ It is all good.
Yet another day of fabulous sailing from Mexico to Honolulu. Kaikiwi.
Recently, a grieving family called me to see if it was a possibility to scatter their loved ones ashes at sea in Hawaii. YES, this is a wonderful way to memorialise your special person. There is nothing more healing than being out on the ocean to celebrate this momentous occasion.
Life Memorial at sea, Oahu, Hawaii.
Not only were we blessed with a beautiful water day, a mum and calf humpback whale showed up to give an extra blessing. An unexpected whale watching cruise absorbed the sadness of the occasion and the family on board felt truly blessed:
“Dear Capt Gaelyn,
We have all said that his farewell could not have been more perfect even if we had scripted the event. It was so peaceful and perfect for each of us to have our intimate moments with him then let him go. I know that he is now exactly where he wanted to be. That is a huge comfort. We are all re-charging our Aloha spirit for our return to the mainland. You will never know how very much we appreciate how perfectly you aided our final farewell to our Bill. Thank you is inadequate but all we can offer.”
‘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
From sun-up to sun-down, Sail Blue Hawaii offers you the best private day-sail in Hawaii that money can buy. Feel the tradewinds blow and delight in dolphins playing in the bow wake as you set sail. Private sailing charter options are limitless: kick-back sailing, full-sail adrenaline-rushing heeling, sailing lessons, relaxing sunset cruise, a boat tour, ash scattering, life celebrations, saying “I do”, saying “I will”, multi-day charters, corporate fun(ctions), custom cruises…For Sail Blue Hawaii, the horizon is no limit.
We are the Rainbow State
and it is thrilling to sail with the awesome beauty of rainbows all around us. But, you say, where there are rainbows, there is rain. Not over Sail Blue Hawaii.
How can that be? The mountains catch the clouds, giving us blue skies while we are sailing the azure blue Pacific. It is thrilling and never tiresome.
In the case of inclement weather (Captain’s call; day of…please put the weather app/ forecast away while you are on vacation. They are very general and very misleading and don’t consider our microclimates. It’s always raining somewhere in Hawaii but seldom on Sail Blue Hawaii. I have you covered..I don’t want to be out in nasty weather either!.) every attempt will be made to re-schedule your charter. If this is not possible, there is no booking or cancellation fee.
Give Sail Blue Hawaii a call TODAY to book your private day-sail in Hawaii.
Your Hawaii private sailing charter is custom sailing. We can sail any time of day you want and whatever length of time you wish. Our islands are most consistently graced with trade winds so any time of day is a good time to go sailing…✨SUNRISE, morning, afternoon, SUNSET✨. It is all good.
A private sunrise sail to remember
It was a beautiful chilly morning when we left the dock before sunrise. The sky colours changed every minute, it seemed, as we sailed towards Diamond Head. The sunrise clouds coloured every point on the compass.
Along the way, in the precious still of the morning, we dropped sail to scatter ashes of their loved one, flowers following. It was magical, peaceful and a tender way to start the day.
Get in touch with Sail Blue Hawaii for your private sailing charter. Your private boat tour will include magic that you couldn’t even anticipate.
