Friday Afternoon Delight

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Waikiki Sailing Yacht Races

One of the real highlights of being on Oahu is watching the weekly yacht races off of Waikiki.

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The best way to appreciate this event is to climb aboard a friend’s motor yacht, loaded with friends and goodies, and get out there with them.

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Doug and Joan Smoyer

Our hosts on many of these Friday afternoons are Doug and Joan Smoyer. Joan owns Noa Noa and Doug is… well, I like to call him “Mr. Retail”. No one knows more about what’s going on in the world of retail than Doug. I treasure any opportunity I get to be with Doug.

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Whale Watching

On this particular evening Masae was the official whale watcher. She spotted a mother whale and calf that were spouting about a hundred yards from the boat. 

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I just “kicked back” and enjoyed it all.
Mahalo Doug and Joan

2 Responses to “Friday Afternoon Delight”

  1. UH Student 101 Says:

    I go to Waikiki on Friday afternoons to watch this. It must be real cool to do it from the water. It looks like you all had fun. I’m jealous. Someday I will have my own boat. Maybe you can go out on it with me.

  2. Brighton Babe Says:

    Brighton is coming to Hawaii. I hope that we get out there to see this. I have had enough cold weather to last me a lifetime.

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