The Peconic Puffin

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Harts cove windsurfingIt had been nine and a half months since I windsurfed.   Why?   Lack of conditions, conflicting family schedule, bad luck.   I’d stood at South Jamesport with Pav a couple of times watching the wind fail to come up.  

I HAVE spent a few weekends in the introductory-to-wingfoiling waters. And intend to pursue it.   But I hadn’t planed (except for a few three second runs on the foil) in ages.

Finally it came, last Friday.   At Hart’s Cove with Chimply Lord Scotworth (the Earl of Kielt) we caught the summer classic: 4.7 winds, 80 degree air temps!   Was I rusty? Had trouble getting into the back footstrap smoothly, and the jibes were rusty, but shred I did!

I’m back.

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    Mark Paine

    The last time I windsurfed, in 2022, came after a 6 year hiatus. Talk about rusty! Didn’t stop me from moving 6 boards into our garage when we moved here in November, so I’m thinking of breaking them out on the ultra-windy days (like today, too windy to wing foil).

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