The Peconic Puffin

A blog about a group of windsurfers and other water sports enthusiasts, and their friends. Established 1993.

Look at this retro video…I’m guessing it’s 20 years old…the gear sure as heck is…and a bunch of wind-wise ladies are shredding quite nicely (check out the chop-hops). They also are not quite entirely dressed. I suspect that in the first Golden Age of windsurfing, this was covered under “freestyle”. On the question of parental warning: In Europe (this video is French) violence is the big issue…the human body taken for granted, while in the United States we reverse these values. So, Parental Warning for American audiences…this is “The Girls of Windsurfing”:

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    ned crossley

    Reminds me of Club Med in St. Lucia back in the day (70’s)…French gal from Montreal…flapping in the breeze sailing back and forth in on shore breeze well off shore. Not to be outdone, dropped my…oops that’s another story. Thanks Mike, it’s true, girls just want to have fun. Ned

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