The Peconic Puffin
A blog about a group of windsurfers and other water sports enthusiasts, and their friends. Established 1993.
Category: East Coast Windsurfing Festival
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Lord Burns has spoken: June 6th and 7th! "Pencil in the dates" he wrote in Facebook. Yeah well we'll write them in sharpie, and fix it later as kneed bee. "Cause the East Coast Windsurfing Festival is the bee's knees!
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Here is the word from King Mike and MC Thom: The 2014 East Coast Windsurfing Festival (at Joe's Beach in Heckscher Park) is guaranteed to be a great weekend party for the East Coast Windsurf community! We got trophies. We got T-shirts We got demo boards. We got a ton of raffle prizes and chatchkas.…
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The festival so nice they're going to throw it twice! The seventh annual East Coast Windsurfing Festival will be a twofer, with events on Long Island and Cape Cod. Save the dates: Long Island: June 14-15 @ Joe's Beach, Heckscher State Park Cape Cod: We don't know yet, but keep it in mind. Casual racing,…
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It's on in Cape Cod, y'all. September 14-15! The East Coast Windsurfing Festival Cape Cod edition carries on the traditions of Long Island's East Coast Windsurfing Festival, which is to say that it will be a fun factory. Casual racing, casual freestyle, not-so casual freestyle…competition at it's funnest. Be there. (The East Coast Windsurfing…
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When Sandy trashed Joe's Beach it shut down the East Coast Windsurfing Festival for a year…we thought. But now rising like a puffin from a pile of sand eels, the ECWF is happening…a Cape Cod version! We reached out to a longtime King of the East…Mighty Mike Burns…to ask what the word is on…
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Joe's Beach at Heckscher took too much damage for an event to be possible next month. Here's the word from Mike Burns: "Hello to all the East Coast Windsurfing Festival racers, freestylers, paddlers, tossers, spectators, formula guys, schloggers, crashers, splashers, bobbers, buoys, officials, judges, and sponsors. It's with great sadness that we have to officially postpone…
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Damage from Hurricane Sandy (and delays in getting Federal funding to repair Heckscher Park) rule out Field 7 (Joe's Beach) for the sixth annual East Coast Windsurfing Festival. The organizers need an idea for an alternate site, and right now they don't have one. If you do, please reply here, or post them in…
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I can’t believe I didn’t go. The forecast looked nonexistent, the drive was long, so despite my having enjoyed great days at ECWF past when the winds were light, I decided not to go. This was the wrong answer. Plenty of people went, and had a great time! Results first, then we’ll have some…
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Multi-crowned king Mike Burns (who doubles as the event organizer) asks the following question: "Wouldn't it be nice to officially be the ultimate windsurf champion on the East Coast? Since we're not going to run an official freestyle "Pro Division" this year in competition, the title of "King/Queen of The East" will be up…
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Thus spake racing MC DJ Thommy Thom: We plan to again have Relay Races! We would also like to have SUP races, particularly if the wind is not honking. People: bring down All your boards, for sailing, for paddling, for throwing, for whatever. We will look to have a competitors meeting at 10am, rigged and…