He's Baaaaaaack! (But is he Peconic?)

His blog is back!   Jeff (known to readers of the Peconic Puffin as Peconic Jeff) was the original Long Island windsurfing blogger.    A thoughtful fellow of few words (unlike the thoughtless blabfest perpetrated here) he doesn't update  Windsurfing the East End very often, instead letting us know what he's been up to by his excellent photos on his Flickr page.   But now in a burst of typing P-Jeff is filling us in on recent adventures like taking up SUPing, the ABK clinic, and recovering from the malaise induced by our windless summer.   Peconic Jeff is making noise!

Or is he?  Is he Peconic Jeff?   In recent weeks the irksome meddling of a windsurfing instructor whom I will not name (Andy Brandt) has thrown a wrench into the Puffinworks, suggesting that I should stop referring to Peconic Jeff as Peconic Jeff.   In the ensuing brouhaha Jeff has been seen declaring (both in person and online) that he doesn't mind being called Peconic Jeff.

He doesn't mind.

I don't think that's really sufficient.  Does he have any idea how many people out there want to be called Peconic Jeff but can't because he is Peconic Jeff?  Wannabee P-Jeffs are lined up outside the Peconic Puffin offices every morning, whom we politely but firmly turn away.

But Jeff himself, he doesn't mind being called Peconic Jeff.

So here's what we're going to do.  In the coming weeks we're going to have a poll to rename Jeff.   He may end up as Plain Old Jeff, he may return as Peconic Jeff, or maybe we'll start calling him Jeffune Lord of Tides.   Keep an eye out for the poll, and feel free to suggest new names for Jeff that will be included in the poll.   In the meantime he'll be A Jeff To Be Named Later.

In the meantime, be sure to check out AJTBNL's Windsurfing the East End and his recent photos from The Bowl and South Jamesport sessions.  

(Photo:  A Jeff To Be Named Later on Peconic waters.)

Comments

[Don Spalding]

Peconic is not an English word according to many dictionaries from American Heritage to Cambridge publications. Google search provided the Indian phrase relating to nut tree and a host of Long Island Bay/water related protective groups, people, corporate entites etc. We sail, we are nuts, we like trees so we know which sail to rig and make the call Port/Starboard blah, blah. We, the PDiddyPuffin included, windsurf, so we are all Peconic.

[Rich Simons]

Jeff'oh deGecko

Jeff has been working hard on the Gecko move and is making great progress. This could become his signature move, once that draws oohs and ahs. Hence I suggest the name Jeff'oh deGecko.

Rich S.