Moana was a very fun kids movie, with two real heroes and lots of sailing scenes. One thing that bothered me a little was that Moana herself was a pretty lame sailor until the demigod Maui gave her some lessons. Well, as it turns out in some of the earlier storyboards she was a darn good sailor. Not quite sure how the windsurfer/boat thing would have played out anywhere near to believable, but it would have been interesting to see a race in the movie. And perhaps have her teach a reluctant or fearful Maui how to sail.
This cut will be seen as an extra on the DVD version coming out soon.
Kurt grew up racing and cruising in the Midwest, and has raced Lasers since the late 1970s. Currently he is a broker at Swiftsure Yachts. He has been Assistant Editor at Sailing Magazine and a short stint as Editor of Northwest Yachting. Through Meadow Point Publishing he handles various marketing duties for smaller local companies. He currently is partners on a C&C 36 which he cruises throughout the Northwest. He’s married to the amazing Abby and is father to Ian and Gabe.