The Peconic Puffin Windsurfing Blog

Wing Foil Clinics by ABK

Andy Brandt will be teaching wing foiling at Napeague Thursday May 26th and Friday May 27th.  1-6pm, $300.   Sign up at ABK Boardsports.

 

Swap Meet Long Island!

The week-long formula at Hampton Watersports has been working, and they'll be at it again starting Sunday May 14th.  From the shop:

"May 14 - May 20. Week long swap is back. People loved the fact that they could stop by whenever it was convenient for them. Buy or sell used and closeout Foil, Wingfoil, Kite, surf and Windsurf gear.

Sellers - please drop your used gear now thru 10 am 9/18

Buyers - Come by and check it out . Note: Anyone looking for anything specific, please let us know before hand. We can shop for you if needed."

I know I'll be checking it out!

 

East Beach

Far far away in the distant town of Port Jefferson (far for me anyway) is a Sound launch known as East Beach.   Private.  Invitation only.  Very hush hush…only the finest people launch there.   Then Artie let some of us in!   Rolling swell and starboard ramps greeted us in the 4.7-4.2 winds (I think Chris rigged a 4.8 for a little extra.).  The guests included Chris, Jonathan, Scott, George, Joe, Cyrus, Dilay and your editor.

It's been a couple years since I’ve had an ocean sesh, and while this wasn’t exactly one coming in just behind the big swell was the ticket to getting out of the water.   On the water there were ramps to jump (Scott got some exceptional air before coming down in an exceptionally flat landing.  He complained…I admired the altitude!).  George was seen throwing a classic wave jibe, complete with a carved/surfed accelerating exit.   Me, I had my worst jibing day of the year, but I still had fun!

East Beach…catch it if you can.

(George liked East Beach.  You would too!  Photo by the Art of Windsurfing)

Andy McKinney..."Lost In Hatteras" R.I.P.

This is so wrong, again.   Andy McKinney, who I knew as an Outer Banks windsurfer and fellow waterblogger, has passed away.   He leaves behind a wife, young son and young daughter.  Here is a link to his obituary.

We met on the web, commenting on each other's windsurfing blogs (his was Lost In Hatteras.)  In 2008 I met him in person on the Outer Banks, and did again in 2009.  Warm, friendly, great source of information (and with gusto!  "Ignore the meters...you can get some at S turns right now!"

My condolences to his family and friends.

(photo of Andy and his wife Anne lifted from his blog.)

Meschuttage

There is something known as Classic Meschutt Conditions.  CDC.  With NW winds and outgoing tide, lines of perfect two-foot ramps set up on the inside to jump, and on the outside well-spaced rollers to jibe off of.   Friday we had CDC.   And the wind?

"Perfect 4.2" Scott pronounced.

Indeed.  Scott and Frank were on it first, with me about fifteen minutes behind.   I have not had much good jumping conditions of late, so between my wanting style and getting a few feet more altitude than I'm used to, it was exciting!  Scott and Frank threw some big ones, and I had one big one..a big explosion on landing LOL that had me swimming after the gear for a moment.   Good times.   I had to leave about the time the Wolf hit the water, but he got some too.

(Photo:  That's Scott outbound.  Look at the lines of rampage!)