The Peconic Puffin
A blog about a group of windsurfers and other water sports enthusiasts, and their friends. Established 1993.
Category: Cold Weather Windsurfing
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On arrival the guestimate was 4.7 and a midsized board. By the time Frank and I had rigged the sand blowing down the beach suggested 4.2. I grabbed my smallest board (77) and launched. One run later I was back on the beach to add downhaul. That worked, until Frank launched and the holes…
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When I think about winter and water time (when I don't have tickets to fly to Bonaire) I worry. What if there are no good days? Silly me. Just because it's freezing cold and miserable doesn't mean there's no fun to be had! A review of Peconic Puffin articles from past Februarys offers up a…
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¿Quien es mas macho? Arctic Artie is. The Art of Windsurfing showing us how it's done Saturday morning in 20-something degrees and a blizzard at Mt. Sinai Harbor. My excuse for not being there is a tweaked back, but I dunno know, man… Rock it Artie!
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The windchimpage was extraordinary. 9 of us! “Most I’ve seen at Webby’s at one time” Scott said. As it was only my second Webby’s session ever I didn’t have much to compare it with, but we had a crowd: Joe and Shelley, Chris, Artie, Rob, Slalom Frank, Scott, the Wolf and your editor. When I…
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(dropping some alliteration on yo' ass is P. Puffin) Scott wouldn't do it, and I couldn't make it, but Arctic Artie caught some at West Neck, along with Chris from Connecticut braving air temps in the low 30's. The Art of Windsurfing described it thus in a text thread: "Killer session! Nuked on a 4.7…
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…or a gift from Santa. Artie couldn't decide how this late year session should be attributed, but sail it (or wing it) we did. The northwest wind had set up a classic Meschutt session complete with color by number ramps, though the wind was up and down. Scott was on a 4.7, Joe Nat a…
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Warm December winds that's right. Huh? “It’s 60 degrees now, and in two days it’s going to be snowing” Scott said. Fine with me as long as it’s windy when it’s 60. A South Jamesport southerly in December? Yes indeed. Don't believe in climate change? It's snowing in Hawaii. 4.7 was the call. Scott, the…
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…there I am at South Jamesport, chasing the ever speedy Scott in the distance. In a shorty. Not a DRYSUIT!!! I am ready for summer shortboarding.
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Can't remember the last time I got a headache after a dunking…January? Arctic Artie dubbed yesterday Frigid Friday, and it was cold. Or it seemed cold. 4.7's for Scott and me, Christian on a 5.0, and Artie arrived late to sail 5.4. Big holes meant shlogging, but when the wind came up we were…
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That's the text I got from Christian at Sebonac Inlet, and it was spot on. Also Windy! I was lit to overpowered on my 4.2…must learn how to properly rig my 3.7…and when I wasn't overpowered it was glorious. The sand bar was sending evenly spaced wavelets across the reach, to jump or to S…