August 2008: Worst Windsurfing Weather in 16 years (that's as long as I've tracked it) on Long Island. Number of planing days available to me in Peconica: Zero. Frickin' NONE. While it's possible that there was an hour here or there where if I'd been in the right place in the right time I might have been able to hook in for a minute, this August was a complete bust. My van is bone dry. The Wolf never called to tell me to head to Sebonac or South Jamesport or Ponquogue or whereever. Nothing.
"I need wind really baaaaaad."
-Scott, commenting in the Peconic Puffin.
Me too, bro! Scott's biggest sail is a 5.8...I KNOW he didn't get out if I couldn't catch a ride on my 7.0 (we sail the same sized gear.)
August is usually a weak month for windsurfing, but we got out h dozen times last year, including some wave sailing at blessed Ponquogue. There appears to be a real forecast for wind this coming weekend, but Peconic Jeff has reminded me that they lie...
Yeah, its been brutal the past several weeks. But here comes HANA! I'm mulling a trip to hatteras thursday night
Posted by: George | September 03, 2008 at 10:20 AM
now there's an idea! Head to hatteras and follow Hanna home!!
We haven't even had any wind at Heckscher with the exception of 2 days. 2 days the whole month!!!! I sail more days on the bay in Feb through the ice chunks. What the hell happened?
Posted by: mike burns | September 03, 2008 at 12:51 PM
Sounds like a great downwinder. Yeah, let's sail home from Hatteras! That might make up for the windless summer!
Posted by: Jill | September 04, 2008 at 05:11 AM
You KNOW it was bad if Mike Burns complains. If he can't get going at Hecksher, ain't nobody planing nowhere!
Posted by: michael | September 04, 2008 at 10:00 AM