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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I haven't gone through an entire winter without a session since 1996. It had been four months since my last sesh (at Meschutt). FINALLY the windsurfing gods said "okay it won't be ideal but there will be wind and people to share it with" so I ended up at South Jamesport with Scott, Artie, Christian,…
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For the entire winter a session had evaded me. Scott too…between life schedules, cold temperatures and lack of wind, while many of us had gotten little, the Earl of Kielt and I had got none. Then Sunday Sebonac Inlet beckoned. Cold (36-40) but sunny and windy. I had obligations, but Scott made it on…
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It's March. I haven't sailed since November. The last time I went this long between sessions was 2006! Bad luck, bad scheduling, bad winter for me!
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The forecast seemed so promising. Scott and I were at South Jamesport, willing the tiny whitecaps to become bigger whitecaps. Didn't happen. Some nice people installed a beach cleaning station (baskets to pick up garbage, a can to dump it in.). I took a run with it, returning with a soda bottle, a plastic bag,…
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Me I was on a plane flying from Europe to JFK. We flew in straight east, so I knew it was still blowing straight west. But catching it in the first frigid sesh of the year were George Pav, Artie, Chris, Rob and Steve…maybe others in 38 degrees (my cutoff is 40 unless there's blazing…
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A sunny windy Sunday? Yes please! So what that the tide was high when the wind came. Meschutt’s classic inside ramps may not have been there, but there was fun to be had outside, and some high speed sailing to boot. With a slight wind hole near shore (5.7 inside, 4.7 outside) good times were…
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Let every fall weekend be like this one. Saturday 4.7 at East Landing. The swell was rolling, the jumps and jibes off of them were sweet! “Let’s come back tomorrow” everyone said. But the winds came up… Early word from Napeague was of sailors getting blown off the water. Scott eyed East Landing and said…
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Big winds at Meschutt on Friday, and a big crowd to welcome it! Arrived at 2:30 to find primo Meschutt conditions…picture perfect ramps on the inside and "interesting" jibing a quarter mile out. Rigged a 4.7 like everyone else, ignoring the warnings of the early launchers saying it might be 4.0, launched on…
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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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Stuff is on sale Saturday at Hampton Watersports. Wind, wing, kite, paddle, da works. The store is marking down all sorts of things you want, and they will be selling used equipment belonging to other waterpeople. But don't call it a swap meet! Do you know LL Cool J's song that begins "DON'T CALL IT…