August 2008: Worst Windsurfing Weather in 16 years (that’s as long as I’ve tracked it) on Long Island. Number of planing days available to me in Peconica: Zero. Frickin’ NONE. While it’s possible that there was an hour here or there where if I’d been in the right place in the right time I might have been able to hook in for a minute, this August was a complete bust. My van is bone dry. The Wolf never called to tell me to head to Sebonac or South Jamesport or Ponquogue or whereever. Nothing.
“I need wind really baaaaaad.”
-Scott, commenting in the Peconic Puffin.
Me too, bro! Scott’s biggest sail is a 5.8…I KNOW he didn’t get out if I couldn’t catch a ride on my 7.0 (we sail the same sized gear.)
August is usually a weak month for windsurfing, but we got out h dozen times last year, including some wave sailing at blessed Ponquogue. There appears to be a real forecast for wind this coming weekend, but Peconic Jeff has reminded me that they lie…
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