I've seen heaps of threads and questions asked about where to rent gear in Maui so I thought I'd post my experience.

Myself and a mate just spent 2 weeks there, I rented from Second Wind and he from another provider.

Second Wind were bloody awesome, they responded to all of my emails (no matter how stupid) leading up to my visit and gave me one of the cheapest quotes and provided insurance.

Upon arrival Kevin handed over a brand new Fanatic FSW, 2 brand new Ezzy sails and components.

Throughout the rest of my trip Kevin, Mike & Ian were great. They'd swap out sails, sometimes twice daily, gave me fixed as opposed to adjustable lines and spend ages looking at beachcams & wind readings providing us great advice. They even chucked me a third sail at no cost when the wind was variable.

They credited me for days I didn't sail, keeping my preferred kit to one side so no one else could rent it. On a couple of occasions I took a SUP instead and they credited the difference in hire costs back to me.

I've been to Maui a few times renting from a few different places and Second Wind was by far the best experience with the best gear.

All boards are Fanatic (full range), sails Ezzy & Maui Sails, components were Chinook etc. (Kevin was saying he was getting a load of RRD boards in a few months also).

My mate rented from someone else at a higher price. Their kit was older and banged up, some sails were well used and according to him felt like table cloths. They didn't credit for no wind days and although nice guys just didn't seem to really give a ...........

Anyway, if you're heading over to Maui and looking for some good rental gear Second Wind are to guys to see.

Cheers,

Simon