Maui Activities

Mahalo to one of our guest’s, Julie, for taking these great honu (turtle) photos while snorkeling in Honokeana Bay!

Check out “Queen’s Treasure”, West Maui’s newest high-performance 65′ sailing beach catamaran!  Book your snorkel and sunset sails now for your next visit to Maui.

Snorkel Sails: Daily except Sundays, 10:30 am – 3:00 pm (Check-in 10:00 am)

Sunset Sails: Daily – times vary during year.  Please call for exact times

Whale Watches: Daily except Sundays, December 15th-April 15th, 7:30 am – 9:30 am (Check-in 7:00 am)

The Queen’s Treasure beach loads in front of Whalers Village in Ka’anapali, Maui.

CALL: 808-667-AHOY (2469)

http://www.QueensTreasure.com

The “Queen’s Treasure” is West Maui’s newest high-performance sailing beach catamaran!  She is 64′ long and absolutely gorgeous.

I was at the Lahaina Harbor after her long voyage from St. Croix where the catamaran was built by Gold Coast Yachts.  It was a milestone for the yacht building company – their 100th boat!

The owners, Jan Nolan and Amy Sutherland, were of course onboard and invited me aboard and to go sailing on the boat.  What an honor that was.  Along with a full boat of relatives and friends (she holds 49 passengers plus crew), we left the Lahaina Harbor and spent another 5 hours on her!

Queen’s Treasure is solid, so smooth and fast.  We were out of the harbor in no time and the view of the West Maui mountains was incredible.

Everyone on the boat was ecstatic - mahalo to Jan and Amy, Captain Brad and crew members Linda & Greg, who provided us with the best day.  The food was awesome and it was fun to meet new people who all had one thing in common – the success of the Queen’s Treasure!

We anchored off Black Rock in Kaanapali so that passengers and crew could swim in the ocean.  The boating community is tight and it was awesome to see other captains bring their vessels around Queen’s Treasure and congratulate the owners/crew on her arrival.

Here’s a photo of kids jumping off Black Rock!

The day ended at around 5pm when we were back at the Lahaina Harbor.  Here are some more photos of the boat and West Maui for your enjoyment.

MAHALO AND CONGRATULATIONS again to Jan and Amy for an accomplishment of a lifetime.  May you have incredible success with Queen’s Treasure.  Lola

Mahalo to Brandon Pinard for this amazing underwater video he took while swimming recently with a manta ray in Honolua Bay.  Brandon is a professional videographer on Maui and we at Napili Point Resort recently had the pleasure of working with him another another turtle dvd for the resort.  We are excited to promote his work and will be sharing other videos soon (including ours)!

Underwater Video – Manta Ray at Honolua Bay

A favorite “must do” while staying at Napili Point Resort is driving “the road to Hana.”

To read one of the best travel reviews for the drive to Hana, click on this link to Frommer’s: http://www.frommers.com/destinations/maui/0015020319.html

(Photos by Travel & Leisure/Frommer’s)

Check this out – how fun would this be??!!!  Click on this link to the full Lahaina News article.  Once there, click on the photo to enlarge.  Lahaina News

Many of you might remember the 100-foot, two-masted Carthaginian II, that lived at the Lahaina Harbor.  The ship was carefully sunk a half-mile off of Lahaina between Puamana and Launiupoko Park on a sandy bottom in 95 feet of water in December 2005 because it lacked coral reefs and marine life in the area.

Atlantis Submarine chose this location because it lacked coral reefs and marine life in the area. The company soon incorporated the fascinating sight of the sunken Carthaginian II into its submarine tour. Guests in the 48-seat, battery-powered submarine enjoyed seeing the ship up-close in its permanent resting place, and as time passed, fish and other marine life began to make the vessel their home.

Five years later, Atlantis reported that the Carthaginian II is a thriving artificial reef with an abundance of colorful fish. The vessel’s surfaces are encrusted with plant and animal life — a garden tended by plankton-eating fish.

Only in Hawaii do we send off our loved ones this way – enjoy the video! Maui Carthaginian – Rest in Peace

Napili Point Resort – We invite you join us for a pineapple cutting demonstration every Wednesday from 11:00AM-12:00PM.  Nani demonstrates methods of cutting and presentation of pineapples as well as answer questions about Hawaii. Click on this link to enjoy the video of Nani’s Pineapple Cutting Demonstration

Nani

Just got news on a new 64′ sailing catamaran “Queen’s Treasure” currently being built by Gold Coast Yachts in St. Croix.  Once completed, she will be sailed to Kaanapali and begin charter operations this summer.  Here’s a link with lots of photos for those of you that might enjoy following her construction.  Can’t wait to go sailing on this one!   

http://goldcoastyachts.com/construction.htm