Kohala Blue Sail Hawaii

03/12/2024

🐳💙🐳 Love these neighbors! What an epic season!! Photo credit:

02/27/2024

Captain Damon and crew got to hang out with a couple adult males at the surface for over half an hour late last week and took these clips. (note: He’s rarely inspired to grab images;)

02/12/2024

Great day out with Zett Elyss Amora’s tai-chi/qi gong class. They brought the mana and had whales following our boat all throughout the trip! So epic!!

01/25/2024

🤍🐳💙🩵💙🐳🤍

09/29/2023

AAA Magazine just put us on page 7 of their Oct-Dec 2023 Hawaii Explorer, we’re super stoked!!

Come get salty with us! 20% off all private tours sailing through Nov 15: Promo code: Autumn20

09/06/2023

Thank you KHON2 News for sharing our story! We were featured on their sustainability series, Empowered Hawaii’s travel episode with Alaska Airlines and KIA motors; what an honor! Full episode https://www.khon2.com/empowered/. Here’s our clip:

Electric Yachts of Southern California, Art Nelson Sailmaker / Ullman Sails Hawaii, ePropulsion, H2Odyssey Big Island Creatives Hulaview

Kohalablue.net

08/29/2023

Tonight at 9:30 HST we’ll be featured on KHON2’s Empowered Hawaii sustainability series! Huge mahalo to their awesome crew for sharing our story. We’ll post a link to the show after it airs in case you miss it!

08/27/2023

Big Island Creatives made us this awesome video and while we weren't looking, 7.4k people already checked it out! Thank you so much Bryan and fam, we always love having you guys aboard!

Experience the ultimate eco-friendly sailing adventure with Kohala Blue Sail Hawaii! Hop aboard the Dolce Vita, Hawaii's only renewable electric charter vess...

04/19/2023

Dolphins Dolphins Dolphins!!

04/12/2023

These overcast days can make for some epic sunsets!! Here are a few shots from our gorgeous sunset cruise with the lovely Delillis family. Thank you for coming out with us, we had so much fun with you guys aboard. A hui ho!

03/26/2023

Thank you West Hawaii Today for such a prominent feature in the Sunday paper. We greatly appreciate your interest in our story!

(For the record, our max speed under motor is now about 6.5 knots;)

Art Nelson Sailmaker / Ullman Sails Hawaii, Electric Yachts of Southern California, ePropulsion

A sea tour operator in Kawaihae is leading the way toward a more eco-friendly industry with Hawaii’s first fully electric sailing charter vessel.

03/26/2023

Here’s a clip from today’s KITV News Network news cycle. Thanks KITV for the coverage!

ePropulsion, Electric Yachts of Southern California, Art Nelson Sailmaker / Ullman Sails Hawaii

03/24/2023

Thank you Big Island Video News for covering our story! We’re excited about our new electric system and have been having a blast with it out on the Kohala waters

KAWAIHAE, Hawaiʻi - The company says switching to clean and quiet electric propulsion motors powered with wind and solar "is a game changer for the industry".

03/17/2023

Our new main sail is here and looks beautiful! When we put solar panels on the dodger we raised the boom and the old sail didn’t quite fit..

Huge thanks Captain Damon and Art Nelson Sailmaker / Ullman Sails Hawaii, we are thrilled and can’t wait to try her out!

02/05/2023

Some fantastic whale encounters this morning! And Captain Damon had a new deckhand, er deckpaw; Scout the Portuguese Water Hound 🐾🐾 🐳

01/31/2023

Our cetacean friends are incredibly active up in Kohala these days!

01/29/2023

On yesterday morning’s charter this singing male humpback came up right in front of us! Breathtaking..

01/19/2023

⚡️We made it! ⚡️ Hawaii’s first renewable electric charter vessel is here! Our Gemini 105mc catamaran is now officially driven by silent electric power and the system is renewed with solar, wind and hydro generation. Come check it out!

Here are a few pics from our blessing ceremony with the powerful Michaela Larson Simple Kona Weddings ; courtesy of the amazing Charla Photography

Our team overcame countless challenges and we are ecstatic to finally be back up and running charters! We could not have done it without so many talented and brilliant souls. Huge thanks to the folks at Kaiwi Makai Electrical, Electric Yachts of CA, EPropulsion, the Harbor Rats at Honokohau, and most certainly Captains Dave Murry and Damon Little.

Also thank you to everyone who was present for the blessing; both in person and in spirit; your support has meant the world to us. Let's go get salty!

09/27/2022

Hawaii’s first renewable Electric Charter Vessel is almost here! We can’t wait for our cetacean friends to return to these tropical waters and observe them
in silence

“..because of the water being silent, whales are less stressed to come closer and extend their stay.”

Whales can spend around 90 minutes underwater before they come up to get some air. This practice allows us to catch a glimpse of them on the surface, making one of the most stunning experiences you can have at sea.Whale watching tours have become a popular acti

08/12/2022

⚡️⚡️WE’RE GOING ELECTRIC! ⚡️⚡️

We are excited to bring Hawaii's first renewable electric charter vessel online in the next few weeks

Gemini 105Mc catamarans are know to have drivetrain issues. We’d been considering our options and when our original system failed for the umpteenth time, we seized the opportunity to go big, CLEAN and QUIET

Our new system is driven by 2-48v electric motors mounted on the bottom of each hull. The battery bank is charged by solar panels and wind turbines, and the new props are also re-generative when we’re under sail. For back-up and safety we are installing a 7kw diesel gen-set which we hope to barely use

While we're out of the water we are also undertaking a host of other repairs and renovations, making the Dolce Vita swetter than she has ever been!

Bookings are filling up, come experience the peaceful magic of electric power at sea!
Stay tuned for updates

03/18/2022

Aloha Friends

Kohala Blue Sail Hawaii is excited to announce the re-opening of our sailing charter business in Kawaihae, HI. We offer guided sailing adventures of the Kohala and North Kona Coasts aboard our spacious, newly acquired 34' Gemini 105MC sailing catamaran, the Dolce Vita; and what a sweet life it is!
Based out of our slip in the Kawaihae South Harbor (one hour north of Kona), we offer three private tours a day: morning, afternoon and sunset. The Dolce Vita is a safe, comfortable and exciting way to get out on the ocean and explore the amazingness this coast of Hawaii has to offer. There's nothing like having spinner dolphins cruise the wake of the boat, being front and center to breaching humpback whales, and snorkeling with the exotic fish and colorful coral that Hawaii is famous for - all while being quietly powered by the wind.
Join us to get salty and make your Hawaiian sailing dreams come true!
Huge mahalos to Captain Steve and First & Last Mate Jessica for sharing their passion for this beautiful coast with us. We are honored to continue the dream.
Aloha nui loa,

Nick Kern and Shaun Elise, Owners