The Peconic Puffin Windsurfing Blog

Wind's a Comin'

The Coastal Marine Forecast is singing our song:

Today:

NE winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt.  

 

Thu

NE winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt.  

 

Fri

NE winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 30 kt.  

 

Sat

NE winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt.

 

Sun

NE winds 20 to 25 kt.  

The Wolf Has Moved South

Jan van der Wolf…the Wolf…commodore of the Eastern Long Island Wind Chimp Association and a proud Peconic Puffin…has decamped for Florida digs.

“It’s too cold here in the winter” he told me.

I agreed. It used to not be.

“It’s the end of an era,” Scott says.

More than that, says we.   Ten years ago for Jan’s 70th birthday I wrote “The Wolf is the goal. The Wolf is a beacon.  Every time Jan vanderWolf catches a wave or launches off a ramp, we're hopeful for ourselves, that we can be out there decades from now.   Also we're having a good time, because let's face it:  The Wolf is fun to sail and paddle with.   "The Stoke of the Wolf" Jeff calls it.”

 

 

Have seen it all with the Wolf.  Supping a "party wave".  Snow sailing at South Jamesport.   Sebonac Inlet going off.  A mid ocean collision.  "You'll have that" Jan says.

Now at the age of 80 the Wolf is exercising some judgment. Good for him, sad for us. We all love the man.   But now we don’t get to sail or paddle with him.   He sold his beloved landscaping business.  And the vanderDome is closed. Our loss.

If he comes to visit everyone will lend him gear, of that I’m sure.   I hope he does.

Elvis has left the building.

(Air Wolf photo courtesy Jeff Schultz.)

Swap Meet!

August 24th me droogs!  Hampton Watersports of course!   If you're like me you wished there's been one in the Spring, but the waiting will make this one sweeter!

Ya think?

Who knows!  The details from Jonathan Ford:

"Wings, foils, EFoils, surfboards, SUP's, kites and windsurf gear - all at super inexpensive pricing. Stop by early for the best deals.

Buy or sell New, used and closeout Foil, Wingfoil, Kite, surf and Windsurf gear.

Sellers - please drop your used gear now thru 10 am 8/24

Buyers - Come by and check it out 10am . Note: Anyone looking for anything specific, please let us know before hand. We can shop for you if needed."

 

 

A Return to Windsurfing

 

It had been nine and a half months since I windsurfed.   Why?   Lack of conditions, conflicting family schedule, bad luck.   I’d stood at South Jamesport with Pav a couple of times watching the wind fail to come up.  

I HAVE spent a few weekends in the introductory-to-wingfoiling waters. And intend to pursue it.   But I hadn’t planed (except for a few three second runs on the foil) in ages.

Finally it came, last Friday.   At Hart’s Cove with Chimply Lord Scotworth (the Earl of Kielt) we caught the summer classic: 4.7 winds, 80 degree air temps!   Was I rusty? Had trouble getting into the back footstrap smoothly, and the jibes were rusty, but shred I did!

I’m back.

More Wingfoil Clinics coming

Scott calls it wingdinging, and I think that's great!   I'm gathering equipment so I can get out there without borrowing.  Meanwhile at Andy Brandt's ABK clinics gear is provided along with instruction...check it out at some new local dates:

August 3,September 2,3,16,24,October 5

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