The Peconic Puffin Windsurfing Blog

Hart's Cove Quicky

As I pulled up Scott and Joe Nat shouted "you killed the wind!"

I hate killing the wind.

They'd been on 5ish gear (Joe bigger, with a cammed slalom sail) before I got there, and were sailing lit.  We stared at the water for half an hour, with me halfheartedly rigging my 5.4, when it came back up.   I caught maybe 30 minutes of nice wind, and in my recovery from a year of practically no sailing I managed not to fall (my jibes are still shite however).   Then it started to rain, and as we didn't want to get wet we left.

Nice little sesh.

East Landing Y'all

"Reasons?  We don't need no stinking reasons!"   That was Artie's thought as we rigged up for fun at East Landing.  T'was George, Joe Nat, moi and the Art of Windsurfing on five meter sails.   There were lulls, the tide was higher than optimal but it was full on buddy time with friends on the water!

More wind on the way for the weekend...

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."