The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1902-02-08
BEAUTY Of
THE L0CHS
Delights of Cruise
to Pearl
Harbor.

The club house site Of the Hawaii
Yacht Club has been admirably chosen.
1t is enc of the coolest spots in Pearl
Harbor. The view of both the Waianae
and Keolau range of mountains is I'M
DISTRACTED, and to the east over the
low lands can be seen Diamond Head.
The scenery is ever changing, and the
varied hues of the water over the shoal
stretches inside the reef, lend a charm
TO the seascape that one can obtain in
few places.
When the new Puuloa branch of the
Oahu railroad is completed one can
reach the club in half hours time by
train. There will be a ferry system
inaugurated to convey passengers and
teams across the quarter mile stretch
of water between the mainland and the
Puuloa peninsula. The yachts can
reach the anchorage in the average
winds in an hour and a quarter.
The nearness to the entrance of the
harbor Will enable the boats leaving
the city late in the afternoon to drop
their hooks off the house, which would
not be possible were the location fur
Their up the lagoon at Waiau or the
Peninsula, for the winds moderate or
die out completely in the evenings and
they would not have the means of get
ting to their destination. Several de-
Iightful inland trips can be taken from
the club, and as a rule the return Is
made with the wind aft; they can al
ways manage to pick up mornings even
If the wind grows faint.
A trip down the west locks can be
made for five miles. This is the deep
est of the three lochs. and the depth is
maintained in most places right to the
bluff, coral banks. There is little dan
ger of grounding and no pilots are nee
essary. Probably some OF the prettiest
scenery is to be found in this sail. The
overwhelming Lodges, the effect of ero-
sion for centuries, the hardy algaroDa
often growing on the coral formation
that projects over the water. is of in
terest to everyone who has been favor
ed with a trip down this loch on
yacht.
Beyond the last turn the scenery be-
con,es more varied and delightful, with
the low lying marsh lands in the fore
ground. the tall cocoanuts standing
like sentinels on the banks of the deep
green rice fields, the waving sugar
cane On the lower spurs OF the Walan
.e range and beyond the lofty peaks OF
Kaala complete the picture. This part
OF Pearl Harbor used to be alive with
,nuIlet which made their presence
known by leaping from the water IN
their playful way.
beat up to the Peninsula, three
miles from the club, is another TRIP
and the one that is most frequently Ia
ken. One can sail past the point ana
down the middle lochs for ABOUT t"o
miles over the course used by the TO"
ing clubs for their principal events
Then a sail to Waiau, where the rice
mill is situated always means a de-
uchtful fresh water swim In the pond
hack of the mill. This is five-miie
sail from PuuIoa On the return most
of the Yachts sail around the east side
of Ford's Island, which now looks ike
a shorn lamb since the cane mas peeh
harvested.
Pearl Harbor affords more extensive
sailing than most people imagine
sail from the club around the Foro ISL
and race course necessitateS a poal
travelling some ten miles Few Oh .ne
cruising yachts on their trips u '
harbor sail over the water Oh put oi
loch on a trip. Sailing through an 90,
three Iochs, leaving out the co%S 80
bays that everywhere lhueh.
shores Yacht covers over thirty
lilies The principal danger points
hive NOW been staked and buoyed so
+bat one who has never explored lhe
barhor TO any great extent need nay
no fesr of getting ashore. during the
last cr,,ise none of the boats got ashoie
and some of the newest shiPPei
brought their craft in at nisnt from ~
ooaan and sailed to the Peninsula IN
a sbort time arrangements VIII De
made to have range lights III on Ili5
evenings the boys come ooMhf
thew will then have no dlihcuieS "
eating the bar, and saiiihs III go
(Y,,,, a,cborape. This will be an lnno
vation greatly appreciated by all anu
r,a-bons more so by the old timers Wno
boya noked about the bar or darn
nights looking for the channel ana US
1raIIv found it-and the reef. VI cou
ALI these aids to navigation VIII ne
,,,aars Of increasing interest in yacht
inc for many of the yachts nave keP'
syav from the Iochs owing to the hiu-
den dangers which were not easny
hut on the contrary easily found
The first race for the Roth tropns
In he sailed for on the Rext crulse
and the course will be around F0rd
Island. washington's birthday WIN pe
caIsbrated in proper style and the n.
@ flag will be hoisted on the cruz
site for thesfirst time, owing u IN
location and the lofty pole II VIII
saar from a great distance
The Regatta Committee are ,,'h
ra.oa The racing rules of the CLUB
s..-;o,I,, in future contests. The Win
go - tho last race would have been
disonaIified by reason of not having