The Peconic Puffin

I hadn’t sailed in eight months.   A van that kept breaking, family stuff, hernia surgery, dare I say it…golf…for one reason or another it was the longest stretch of shredlessness since I started windsurfing in 1992.

Saturday morning’s 30 knot gusts were less than ideal for a return to the water, but wow did it feel great when I got locked in!   My windsurfing muscles had been neglected and I was toasted after 90 minutes of lit 4.2.   Still it was great to be back out there!   Also on the water:  El Scotto, Christian, the Brothers Natalie, and assorted wingers and kiters.   A good time was had by all.

There’s a wave of clinics hitting Long Island and New Jersey starting tomorrow for all kinds of windboarding. Check out ABK’s web site for details…here’s the artwork from Social Media:

Ms. Marino would benefit from a proper board and rig. Hampton Watersports will be announcing it’s Spring Swap Meet soon…she should come!

I had a big day planned with the Mrs. out of town: I would play golf AND windsurf on the same day! Forecasts and the gang said to wait for later in the day to sail, so I headed to the golf course. Alas it was too windy to play imho! Contacted Scott and made plans to shred Webbies. By the time I got there the wind died.

Back to back strikeouts!

I haven’t sailed in six months. It’s going to be ugly when I get back on the water, but I remain eager.

Tomorrow is going to honk! Load your shredmobiles.

Check out this wonderful image from photographer Jeff Schultz (aka Peconic Jeff). To me it’s a painting!

The company that provided the internet backbone to The Peconic Puffin since 2006 is shutting down in four weeks. Here at PP world HQ we are scrambling to maintain what we can and move forward. Didn’t think about this 19 years ago when we moved the Puffin from a photocopied newsletter to the interwebs!  We're not sure what it will look like, but it will be different.  Expect no improvement in editorial quality.

Bear with us. Pray for wind.  

The company that provided the internet backbone to The Peconic Puffin since 2006 is shutting down in four weeks. Here at PP world HQ we are scrambling to maintain what we can and move forward. Didn’t think about this 19 years ago when we moved the Puffin from a photocopied newsletter to the interwebs! Bear with us. Pray for wind. The look below that you know and have tolerated will be going away. What’s next we don’t know. When in doubt: Sheet in!