The Peconic Puffin

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

ABK‘s May windsurfing clinic at Napeague has been cancelled due to weak pre-registration numbers.  Once the cancellation was announced, ABK masterblaster Andy Brandt says he heard from lots of people saying “Hey wait…I was planning on coming…if my friends and I sign up now will you have the clinic?”   I asked Andy this myself, knowing several people who had planned to attend but hadn’t yet registered.

“I know from experience that a certain number of people sign up in the last week or so before a clinic, but if I don’t have a sufficiently large pre-registration it doesn’t make sense for me to make all the reservations necessary to come to Long Island.”

Here’s a thought for those of us who will want to attend the fall clinics:  Last year’s September clinics sold out in advance…Andy had to turn people away.   But preregistration plays a role here as well.  “If I have enough people signed up weeks and months in advance, I can arrange to bring extra instructors so we still have a good ratio of teachers to students in a larger clinic,” Andy told the Peconic Puffin.

So if you want to be a better windsurfer, if you want to learn how to windsurf, if you want to have a fantastic time with other windsurfers and learn new skills, sign up for 6 spaces left
Long Island, New York ** Fri, Sep 30 — Sun, Oct 2 2011″>ABK Boardsports
‘ windsurfing clinics at Napeague 9/23-25 and 9/30-10/2. If you can jibe and are interested in racing, the 9/23 clinic will feature a special racing group. The 9/30 clinic will have a special freestyle group.

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