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Windsurfing “100 degree rule” as practiced on Long Island:
Air temperature + Water temperature + Wind Speed = 100 or higher.
Some Long lslanders like to get a bit more technical, and windsurf when:
Air temperature + Water temperature + Wind Speed + Weeks since last session + 5 (if it’s sunny) = 100 or higher.
Skippers meeting at Ponquogue. Photo by Jeff Schultz.
da # is more like 180 80air 80h2o 20knots 18straight days-44sessions-dont hate peace bb
Aren’t you getting tired, Bill? You must be awfully hot and uncomfortable.
44 Puerto Rico sessions! Send a photo when you get a chance.
It’s not unconfortable at all. Too busy shredding to be tired. 7.5 meter kite almost every day………..priceless. Jh
cant be PLUS windspeed. how bout:
minus (windspeed minus 20kts)
plus TEN times (weeks since sailed)
Of course it’s PLUS windspeed. 40 degrees air and 40 degrees water plus 20 mph wind = 100…we’re sailing!
that pic isn’t from this past weekend is it?
The photo is not from this past weekend. But a discussion of the Long Island 100 rule took place amongst the brethren Friday night, and I asked the Peconic Puffin Senior Photo Editor (Peconic Jeff ) for a recommendation that would illustrate our penchant for cold weather windsurfing. He suggested this shot. I particularly like how the blowing snowflakes indicate good wind speed!
I thought mid-westerners were tough, but now I feel like a sissy.
ha! good stuff
bah humbug! sail until the monofilm cracks!!!
Surfer arrested in Chicago for (wait for it…)
surfing.
I love the “Weeks since last session + 5 (if it’s sunny) ” addition to the equation 🙂
clutch.
A more sane 100 rule (from a NEW Long Islander) is: water plus air temperatures must equal 100 or MORE! LOL!
You guys know you’re insane!
Marianne, if you don’t own one already the day will come when you get a 5/3 wetsuit. And then the day will come one January…it will be 55 degrees and sunny out, wind blowing 25, but the water, alas, will be 40 degrees. 55+ 40 = 95…what to do, what to do?
I predict you will sail!
I generally followed the basic 100 degree rule (air+water temp) but this year I made my fellow Reef Warriors proud by coming up with a new rule: air temp 36+water 36+wind 20+bright sunshine+ OPEN WATER ON LAKE ERIE IN FEBRUARY=one heck of a great session!
Well done, Gail! We only give 5 for sunshine…you gave 8. All hail the Reef Warriors!
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