Oahu vacation rentals for water sport fun!
May 17th, 2008
Oahu vacation rentals are the way to go for great fun in the waves! Here’s some tips from Hawaiianbeachrentals.com on the best places to swim and windsurf:
Swimming:
For a quiet, peaceful place to swim, Malaekahana Bay, near Kahuku, is one of the best Oahu beaches. This mile-long, white-sand, crescent-shaped beach is about a 90-minute drive and a million miles from the crowds at Waikiki. To get there, take Kamehameha Highway past Laie and follow the signs to Malaekahana State Recreational Area. Or take TheBus no. 52 (Circle Island). Another good swimming beach is Lanikai; secluded and calm, this beach is great for families. From Waikiki, take TheBus no. 56 or 57 (Kailua), and then transfer to the shuttle.
Water-Skiing
To learn to water-ski, or to just go out and have a good time, call the oldest water-ski company in Hawaii, Hawaii Water Sports, Koko Marina Shopping Center (tel. 808/395-3773; www.hawaiiwatersportscenter.com; TheBus: 58). Lessons and boat rental are $59 for 20 minutes and $79 for a half hour, including the boat and all equipment rental (maximum of five people).
Windsurfing:
Windward Oahu’s Kailua Beach is the home of champion and pioneer windsurfer Robbie Naish; it’s also the best place for Oahu vacation rentals to learn to windsurf. The oldest and most established windsurfing business in Hawaii is Naish Hawaii/Naish Windsurfing Hawaii, 155-A Hamakua Dr., Kailua (tel. 800/767-6068 or 808/262-6068; www.naish.com). The company offers everything: sales, rentals, instruction, repair, and free advice on where to go when the wind and waves are happening. Private lessons start at $75 for one, $100 for two for a 60- to 90-minute lesson (depending on your skill level); beginner equipment rental is $25 for 2 hours and $35 for a full day. Kite-surfing lessons are also available ($100 for 1 1/2 hr.). Kite board rentals are $25 a day. Kailua Sailboards & Kayaks, 130 Kailua Rd., a block from the Kailua Beach Park (tel. 808/262-2555; www.kailuasailboards.com), offers 3-hour small-group lessons ($79 per person, including all gear, plus lunch) and rentals of windsurfing equipment, surfboards, snorkel gear, and ocean kayaks. Windsurfer wannabes on the North Shore can contact Surf-N-Sea, 62-595 Kamehameha Hwy. Haleiwa (tel. 808/637-9887; www.surfnsea.com), which offers equipment rental ($12 an hour or $45 for the day), as well as private lessons (beginning at $65 for 2-3 hr.).