Category: Puffin Pilot (technique)
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Andy Brandt will be teaching wing foiling at Napeague Thursday May 26th and Friday May 27th. 1-6pm, $300. Sign up at ABK Boardsports.
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Driving south on 95 through blowing snow (state of Delaware, en route to South Carolina, 25 mph gusts) the wife and I spotted this ABK van. Or van tagged ABK at any rate. We were in Delaware, state that hosted many clinics by Andy Brandt and company, but we thought "Andy usually likes a nice…
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Three one-day clinics: October 10th Foiling onlyOctober 11th WindsurfingOctober 12th Windsurfing Each clinic will be limited to six students. Andy Brandt teaching. Get good while the getting's good! Register at the ABK web site.
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Andy Brandt/ABK mini clinic schedule for the NY/NJ area: Andy is doing a series of one day clinics, limited to six people per clinic. Some are windsurfing clinics, the others are foiling only clinics. Here’s the plan: June 27 foil clinic, Atlantic City, June 28 foil clinic, Atlantic City, July 5 foil clinic, Long Island…
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It was a windsurfing party at Meschutt. A dozen or more windsurfers on 4.2's or thereabouts (Hulse Scott the Wolf Frank Sky King another Frank Jan Fisherman Joe Nat Jon Ford Bruce etc) tearing it up on a warm day, the Peconic ramp and chop machine in full effect. Fantastic! But on one outbound run…
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"I like to work on my light wind skills" said John. There had to be an explanation. This was John Natalie talking, John "he only goes out when it's perfect" Natalie. Conditions were marginal 5.4, waves 2-3 feet. I stood on the beach, modeling Indecision and Lack of Commitment. "I can't wait until it's blowing…
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Andy Brandt and company will be working their magic at Tiana Bay September 27-29. Teaching windsurfing at every level and YES FOILING. Last year the low tides at Tiana interfered with foiling instruction, but this year they are adding shallower foils so they can teach us to fly! Go to https://www.abkboardsports.com/camps to register. (photo courtesy…
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I hate Mike Burns. The number of things he can do on a windsurfing board that I can't is greater than the number of things I can do with one, period. These days he's living down in Hatteras (reason to hate him #483) with Chrissy and the kids, and he's recently posted a video of…
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Last Friday I headed out to Napeague for an ABK windsurfing clinic. The forecast was light…6 gusting to 12…but I was fired up and eager because ABK had just added foiling to their instruction program. This was super exciting because -I’d only seen foiling on Youtube videos, where it looked exotic and cool, and -It’s…
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It's that time of the year ladies and gentlemen, boys and girls. ABK time! Andy Brandt's flying circus, with technique, tips, tricks, and a raft of instructors to teach it all come to Tiana Bay 9/21-23/18. If you've never sailed Tiana Bay it's just about perfect for learning at all levels…shallow, flat, and wind direction…