Windsurfing & Waterskiing

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Water-Skiing -- Hawaii's only freshwater water-skiing is on the Wailua River. Ski boats launch from the boat ramp in Wailua River State Park, directly across from the marina. Kauai Water Ski & Surf Co., Kinipopo Shopping Village, 4-356 Kuhio Hwy., Kapaa (tel. 800/344-7915 or 808/822-3574), rents equipment and offers lessons and guided tours. A half-hour trip costs $55; an hour-long trip costs $110.

Windsurfing & Kitesurfing -- Anini Beach is one of the safest beaches for beginners to learn windsurfing. Lessons and equipment rental are available at Anini Beach Windsurfing and Kitesurfing (tel. 808/826-WIND or 808/8269463). Owner Foster Ducker has been teaching windsurfing for nearly a decade, he has special equipment to help beginners learn the sport. A 1-hour lesson is $50 and includes equipment and instruction. If you fall in love with the sport and want to keep going, he'll rent the equipment for $25 an hour or $50 for the rest of the day. For those experienced windsurfers who don't want to cart their equipment half way around the globe, he will rent windsurfing equipment for $25 an hour or $75 a day. Serious windsurfers should head to Hanalei Bay or Tunnels Beach on the North Shore.

For the really adventurous, Ducker also is a certified instructor in kitesurfing; he claims he can get people up and on the water in just one lesson. His introduction to kitesurfing is 5-hours long and costs $400 for one person and $600 for two.