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Too Cold To Windsurf

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Every winter I have the "yes I really windsurf when it's this cold" conversation about fifty times with the people I come across in daily life.  I explain that with a drysuit and all the accessories that it's just as comfortable as skiing (for the most part.)   Some of my friends and associates have moved past the point where they thought I was crazy and now take it for granted that I windsurf no matter how cold it is.   I wish it were so.   But it's 14 degrees out.  So here's a note to Russ, Carol, Massimo, Remy, Kurt, my dentist, my parents, the guys at the wine shop, work friends, Andy, Bunty, Joe, Tillerman and all my blogging buddies:

It's too cold to windsurf.

What I wouldn't give for a nice 38 degree day and 25 knots of wind…

(Top:  The Little Peconic at Towd Point looking towards Nassau Point.  There's about 200 yards of ice betwixt beach and liquid.   Photo by Remy McFadden.)

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11 responses to “Too Cold To Windsurf”

  1. Russ Avatar
    Russ

    Glad to hear you know when…Russ

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  2. Jill Avatar
    Jill

    Agree! There is nothing worse than getting psyched to windsurf in the frigidness only to find the shoreline hardened with ice and mini icebergs floating everywhere, making navigation an impossibility! Time to wait for the thaw! Time to head to Bonaire!

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  3. Bunty Avatar
    Bunty

    Well I never thought the weather would actually get the better of you!

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  4. Jill Avatar
    Jill

    A must, “Just say no” to icebergs!

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  5. Ann Phelan Avatar
    Ann Phelan

    Bonaire has ruined me..I can never sail in the US again..

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  6. bonnie Avatar
    bonnie

    40 tomorrow. Think that’ll be enough to break up that mess?

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  7. the editor Avatar
    the editor

    I wish…but by the time the winds come on Saturday any melting will be more than refrozen. The Meschutt cam shows a bleak situation. If the wind blows solid from the south we might be able to get out on the ocean, but I don’t see any S in the forecast.

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  8. bonnie Avatar
    bonnie

    BRRRRR (looking at that webcam).

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  9. cd Avatar
    cd

    Mike,can you wear that mask when you sail?!!!That would be the bomb, I would love to see video of that!

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  10. the editor Avatar
    the editor

    I’m going to work on that…a good project to do with Jeff! Meanwhile missed you Saturday at the Pier…the Wolf and I caught a nice session! Will post about it shortly.

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  11. Mark Avatar
    Mark

    Spoken like a true addict…

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