The Peconic Puffin
A blog about a group of windsurfers and other water sports enthusiasts, and their friends. Established 1993.
Category: Windsurfing
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Swap Meet and sale at Hampton Watersports Saturday September 23rd. From the shop: "Sept 23. Buy or sell New, used and closeout Foil, Wingfoil, Kite, surf and Windsurf gear. Sellers – please drop your used gear now thru 10 am 9/23 Buyers – Come by and check it out . Note: Anyone looking for…
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Hurricane Lee looks to stay safely away from local waters, though the beaches might take a pounding (what else is new?) Right now Friday is showing some northerly potential. Fingers crossed for good times! Much of the wind chimp/puffin collective is talking Gardiners Bay, though if GB gets huge some of us (me at least)…
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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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An hour is much much better than none. Particularly when the water is warm and there's a crowd to sail with! South Jamesport saw me and The Art of Windsurfing on finned boards, with Joe Bruce James and Rob on wind foils (I think I'm mistaken there…one other sailor was on a windsurfing board but…
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15 years ago I used to sail with Massimo all the time. If there was wind we were on it, particularly if conditions were good at Mecox. But then Mass went golf crazy, and always seemed to have a tee time when the wind was blowing. It was ridiculous. I explained the cardinal rule of…
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How long has it been since I sailed? I was wearing a drysuit! But finally after two months of nothing I caught it big with the Earl of Kielt, the Art of Windsurfing, and George. I arrived at 4 to find people derigging, having been blown off the water or already exhausted. The Wolf had…
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A friend of mine once had a house near this spot, but I forgot about it. Circle Beach on Noyack Bay, for E and NE…not bad! Saturday had us on 5 and 6 meter sails (Bruce may have rigged a 7). That be Joe Natalie and Shelley, Artie, me, Martin and the aforementioned Bruce. Good…
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T'was me, Lord vanderWolf and Chimply Lord Scotworth (the Earl of Kielt). Three guys who haven't windsurfed much in a long time. Struggling to remember how. Struggling to revive atrophied muscles. Very much in need of a Good Day. We got it on Memorial Day. I arrived to find Scott on his 5.3, lit. The…
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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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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…