The Peconic Puffin
A blog about a group of windsurfers and other water sports enthusiasts, and their friends. Established 1993.
Category: Video
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Webbies was sweet. Solid 4.7 or 4.2, neck high water, smooth with the occasional easy ramp. T’was me, Scott, Cyrus, Dilay and pilot Frank hogging it to ourselves. Scott lead me across to the other side, at which point I turned around and A: saw nothing through the rain and fog, and B: Even if…
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I don’t windsurf solo much, but conditions were so good and my time was so limited that I opted for nearby Mecox Bay. Shallow, flat, dependable on SW. 5.4 on a 93 beautifully lit (and sunlit!) One huge jibatorium. Will this be my last session of ’22 on a shorty? Who knows…get ’em…
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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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Laurie from Toronto is back! The Peconic Puffin’s favorite on-camera correspondent for explaining stuff presents the findings of a Danish study, looking at which is more dangerous, who is most likely to get hurt, and where will that happen? Of course with Laurie (one of the ten most earnest people on the planet) half the…
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So good! Saturday a crowd formed at Sebonac Inlet for 3.7-4.2 conditions. Partial list of the shredly includes Artie, Christian, Fisherman, Frank, Massimo, Joe N, George Pav, Scott, the Wolf (there were more). The gusts were nuts. Sunday the crowd was dispersed at various launches…South Jamesport, Webbies etc. Massimo and I caught it at Mecox…4.7…
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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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In addition to being a brilliant windsurfing instructor (and the reason I can jibe) Dasher is a wonderful creator of water videos with soul. He posted this gem earlier today, and I’m quick snatching it up to share. Enjoy. Jax Beach Pier from Dasher on Vimeo.
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Q: Why duck jibe? A: It’s so much fun! A dozen years ago I got out of big sails. If I couldn’t do basic tricks with it, I didn’t want it. I thought that meant 6.0 was about the limit. Good bye 9.8 and 8.8. Yeah I’d miss some planing days but this was my…
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"I can't remember the last time we had such great summer wind" texted Chimply Lord Scotworth to the crew. The Earl of Kielt has been getting it big and regular at South Jamesport, and I finally managed to tag along with him and the Wolf. What can you say about 81 degrees air…
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Good times, this move. One of my favorite nonplaning transitions, taught to me by ABK's Andy Brandt back in 2000. I saw the move, pointed, and said "teach me that!" He told me I wasn't ready, that I needed to learn the building blocks first. "Teach me all of them right now!" Within…