The Peconic Puffin
A blog about a group of windsurfers and other water sports enthusiasts, and their friends. Established 1993.
Category: Peconic Puffin Classic
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“Bring all your equipment, and money to buy more.” -traditional wisdom regarding conditions on the Outer Banks. So far I’ve been able to use most of my gear. But I need to use it more. I have no torn callusses and have only bled a little. Here’s a windsurfing rundown: Thursday 7.0 sailing alongside WindSport…
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Dana to Lily on the phone: It’s foggy, but the fog might blow away. Lily to Dana: Okay! The day began with Sally and Michael visiting Lily and Wilson in Three Mile Harbor, and aside from a commitment to play hide and seek with Emma and Allie, all other plans were TBD. But we’d brought…
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Saturday marked the triumphant return of Slo to board and boom, windsurfing on the mother waters of the Peconic Puffin (Little Peconic, Pink Palace launch) on his Screamer and a 5.8, accompanied by Michael on a 6.2 and 7.0. This is Slo’s first windsurfing appearance in the Puffin since we went digital, though of course…
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Our house is on a creek…technically a tidal inlet, but creek by name. It’s about 50 yards across in the wide spots. When we bought the place I thought perhaps I might do a little longboarding and nonplaning freestyle on it, and over the years this has proved to be lots of fun when the…
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It all started for want of a napkin. It was 1994 and my third summer windsurfing, out of a share house (The Puffin House) on the Great Peconic Bay. Steve and I were wolfing down sandwiches when I managed to get a blob of mustard on my face. I started to look for a napkin…
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The Horse’s Mouth has a regular Friday feature called Fish on Fridays, which is on the Peconic Puffin’s required reading list. We like a good fish. But last Friday’s FOF really caught our eye. Take a good look at the fish in the picture. Look familiar? For a number of Puffins and friends of Puffins,…
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The glitterati joined the winderati Sunday night at an exclusive bash at Sally and Michael’s place. Advance word of the event was strictly hush-hush, and admissions at the door were kept strictly A-list Puffin celebrities. Our photographers brought back evidence of a sumptuous feast followed by a private fashion show. Enjoy our photo spectacular…
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Update from the edit room, where producer (and OG Puffin) Jace Panebianco and producer/director John DeCesare are combining presumably awesome footage with an equally awesome soundtrack (we hear it’s all awesome, and we believe it.) A release date has been set: July 1st, in Hood River, at a special event hosted by Robby Naish. The…
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Steve pulled this blue board from the insatiate maw of the local garbage dump several years back. He admired its beauty, but wonders, as do I, as to it’s origins. It’s manufactured, but by whom? Do you know? Can you help? The first person who succesfully identifies the blue barge (I mean board) to our…
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Spooky, once considered by the Peconic Puffin to be an embarrasment to both dog and man (though a cute little thing you could put in your purse…YOUR purse, not mine) has managed to grow and mature to the point where even Steve says “he’s a good little dog.” The Puffin will accept this, as the…