Ala Wai Harbor
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Ala Wai Harbor is the largest small boat and yacht
harbor in Hawaii
. The harbor is situated in Honolulu at the mouth of the Ala Wai Canal
, between Waikiki and downtown Honolulu. To the east is beautiful Waikiki beach and Diamond Head; to the west, Magic Island and the Honolulu waterfront.
The harbor hosts 699 berths, 85 moorings, 1 boat ramp, 22 dry storage spaces and can can accommodate vessels up to 85 feet in length.
The TransPac sailing race begins in Los Angeles
to and ends at the harbor, an event that takes place every two years. It is one of the world's longest-running ocean races.
Many Waikiki hotels are in the area, but the Waikiki Prince Hotel and the Hilton Hawaiian Village
are essentially adjacent to the property, and the Ilikai Hotel is built on harbor land, paying rent into the boating special fund.
The harbor is home to the Waikiki Yacht Club and the Hawaii Yacht Club, which host junior sailing clubs, weekly sailing races, and fishing tournaments. Boats from around the world find shelter in state harbor berths, yacht club berths, and fuel dock berths.
Yacht
A yacht is a recreational boat or ship. The term originated from the Dutch Jacht meaning "hunt". It was originally defined as a light fast sailing vessel used by the Dutch navy to pursue pirates and other transgressors around and into the shallow waters of the Low Countries...
harbor in Hawaii
Hawaii
Hawaii is the newest of the 50 U.S. states , and is the only U.S. state made up entirely of islands. It is the northernmost island group in Polynesia, occupying most of an archipelago in the central Pacific Ocean, southwest of the continental United States, southeast of Japan, and northeast of...
. The harbor is situated in Honolulu at the mouth of the Ala Wai Canal
Ala Wai Canal
The Ala Wai Canal is an artificial waterway in Honolulu, Hawaii which serves as the northern boundary of the tourist district of Waikīkī. It was created in 1928 for the purpose of draining the rice paddies and swamps which would eventually become the tourist resort area of Waikiki, and today also...
, between Waikiki and downtown Honolulu. To the east is beautiful Waikiki beach and Diamond Head; to the west, Magic Island and the Honolulu waterfront.
The harbor hosts 699 berths, 85 moorings, 1 boat ramp, 22 dry storage spaces and can can accommodate vessels up to 85 feet in length.
The TransPac sailing race begins in Los Angeles
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Los Ángeles is the capital of the province of Biobío, in the commune of the same name, in Region VIII , in the center-south of Chile. It is located between the Laja and Biobío rivers. The population is 123,445 inhabitants...
to and ends at the harbor, an event that takes place every two years. It is one of the world's longest-running ocean races.
Many Waikiki hotels are in the area, but the Waikiki Prince Hotel and the Hilton Hawaiian Village
Hilton Hawaiian Village
The Hilton Hawaiian Village Beach Resort and Spa, formerly the Kaiser Hawaiian Village Hotel, has been a popular hotel in the Waikiki area of the City and County of Honolulu, Hawaii, United States since 1957. It is the largest hotel of the Hilton chain, with 3,386 rooms and with 7 towers...
are essentially adjacent to the property, and the Ilikai Hotel is built on harbor land, paying rent into the boating special fund.
The harbor is home to the Waikiki Yacht Club and the Hawaii Yacht Club, which host junior sailing clubs, weekly sailing races, and fishing tournaments. Boats from around the world find shelter in state harbor berths, yacht club berths, and fuel dock berths.