Kainani Sails · About the sailboat — SV Kainani, all yours.
A 45-foot Beneteau Oceanis, designed with comfort, safety and performance as priority.
The sailboat
Built for real sailing.
Her modern shape gives a spacious deck with an extra-large cockpit, and her blue-water sailing ability makes her a great Hawaiʻi charter boat. Unlike a lot of boats, we try to get the sails up on every single trip — and you’re welcome to take the helm.
Kainani moved up to this boat in 2019.
- 45 feet
- Beneteau Oceanis
- Up to 6 guests
- Private charters only, with two crew
- Spacious decks
- A large, shaded cockpit with dual helms, dodger and bimini
- Lounging
- Bean bag chairs and fold-out deck chairs
- Swim platform
- Folds out to water level, with a ladder
- Hot shower
- For when you come back from snorkeling
- Below deck
- 3 private cabins, 2 marine heads, a saloon and a full galley
- Fridge
- Anything you bring cold, we keep cold
- Solar
- Mostly sun-powered: charging, lights and 24-hour refrigeration
- Safety
- All safety gear plus an offshore EPIRB
Getting aboard
From the sand to the deck.
We meet on Kaʻanapali Beach, in front of Leilani’s restaurant at Whalers Village. The exact spot depends on beach conditions, and a zodiac shuttle boat takes you from the beach out to Kainani at anchor offshore. Walk across the sand and hop aboard; easy-off sandals and shorts are the way to go.
Please arrive on time, and come earlier if you need to find parking.
How Kainani began
Captain Keao’s story.
“I was always fascinated with sailboats. When I was in Oregon going to college, I bought a little sailboat and learned to sail on a lake. Eventually I trailered it up to Puget Sound and sailed around the San Juan Islands for about ten days.
I sold the boat and went backpacking through Latin America, starting in Mexico. When I got to Panama there’s no road to South America, so I found somebody with a sailboat to help get through the canal. He was heading to Tahiti, so I stayed with him: the Galápagos, the Marquesas, the Tuamotus, and then Tahiti.
From there I sailed other boats, Oregon to Mexico and Mexico to the South Pacific again. Then I decided I could move home and make a living doing this. I crowdfunded from every family member and friend I could, promised to pay them back in two years, and bought my first charter boat.”
— Captain Keao, owner
Come see her under sail.
Check live availability, or call or text to plan your charter.