The Peconic Puffin
A blog about a group of windsurfers and other water sports enthusiasts, and their friends. Established 1993.
Category: Gear Head
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August 24th me droogs! Hampton Watersports of course! If you're like me you wished there's been one in the Spring, but the waiting will make this one sweeter! Ya think? Who knows! The details from Jonathan Ford: "Wings, foils, EFoils, surfboards, SUP's, kites and windsurf gear – all at super inexpensive pricing. Stop by early…
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(word from the shop): The swap is on at Hampton Watersports, but it's taking place in the back shed as rain is expected. People have been dropping off gear for two weeks so there's plenty to pick from. The gear will not be laid out on the ground. Swap is on!
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Check out the new foot straps on my beloved 109, which desperately needed them. From Fanatic, they are black on black (tres stylish) comfortable and easy to adjust. It's been awhile since I've upgraded foot straps on a board (I "upgrade" when the existing straps fall apart LOL) but these are so good I…
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"Who replaces foot straps" I used to wonder. During my first 15 years of windsurfing I was a weekend sailor from May-October, and with a good job I tended to replace my boards every five years or so. I never came close to sailing any of those boards enough to put serious wear on a…
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You've been waiting for it. I know I have! Hampton Watersports will bring it live Saturday May 20th. From the horse's mouth: "Buy or sell used and closeout Foil, Wingfoil, Kite, Windsurfing and Surfing gear. Sellers: drop your gear off Monday 5/15 through Saturday 10AM Buyers: Come check it out! " The shop says…
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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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I don't know how well they worked, but they make for a pretty poster! As seen in the Old School Windsurfers Facebook group.
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Scott, the Wolf and your editor at Meschutt. The wind was blowing straight north…a little weird, and barely enough to plane on larger gear. Scott was on his 5.8, I had a 6.2 on my 109, and the Wolf was trying to make a 5.3 work on his 102.* Meschutt Beach is still rigged…
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I'm a two-bolt mast base man. No single bolt uni's for me (except on the SUP which only has an insert.) The attraction is the extra safety…if a bolt fails I can still sail home on the other, though the mast foot may get out of position. Also the two bolt plates can be left…
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“When the world is running down you make the best of what’s still around.” -The Police, from the album Zenyatta Mondatta The song is from 1980 but it sure seems to fit the times. My gear is running down, so when my 20 year old boom (a big Fiberspar, reserved for the 7.5) came apart…