I'm sidelined with an injury, but representatives of the Eastern Long Island Wind Chimp Association (and Brotherhood of Puffinry) caught big winds this weekend. Here is Peconic Jeff's report on Saturday at Napeague:
"Blown off the water! 3.2-3.7 range. It was too windy to sail the outside, so we hunted for lulls in the harbor, but still got slammed by some sail rattling gusts. With air temps around 40, I wore gloves (something my forearms aren't happy about).
I rigged at 2:30, just as it shifted into over-drive. Bruce & Jan blown off the water 3.2, I joined the Wolf and Scott for a couple runs on my 3.5. Hairy and scary runs (perfect for Halloween)!"
Sunday the guys went to Meschutt. Jeff reports "a classic Meschutt session. Missed exact low tide as early AM temps were still in the 30's, but by 11am we were on the water on 4.7. Lots of bumps to jump and slash. Unfortunately we ran into more problems with one windsurfer badly dinging a knee, and another getting locked out of their eurovan by a major wind gust."
I like how Jeff does not name the injured windsurfer or the locked out one. It's CD and Christian, respectively (CD I'm right there with you...hope it's not bad and heal fast!)
(The Wolf at Napeague, the wind meter tells Saturday's tale, and CD is assisted back to his truck. Photos by Jeff Schultz)
Nice guys
Posted by: george | October 31, 2011 at 10:58 AM
c.d.is having surgery on his knee as i write. he tore the quadracep muscle off the knee on a bad landing!heal quickly chimpus erectus!
Posted by: scott k. | October 31, 2011 at 04:10 PM
by the way..that graph is way off,it never dipped while we were there from 10 am on & it reached 50 by 2 pm! so much for i windsurf meters.
Posted by: scott k. | October 31, 2011 at 04:19 PM
Ow Ow Ow! CD get better soon!
Posted by: Michael | October 31, 2011 at 04:59 PM
get well soon chimpus-remember the crip incident in hood river
Posted by: bill barber | October 31, 2011 at 05:45 PM
Chimpus, heal quickly...pow pow is coming
kite boy
Posted by: John Hulse | October 31, 2011 at 08:39 PM
Yowch what a bummer! Get well soon CD, your positive attitude will no doubt cut your healing time in half!
Posted by: Jeff | October 31, 2011 at 08:59 PM
well c.d.s surgery went fine..he will be off the water for awhile. he was demoing a new board & getting mucho air! every time i looked to see where he was he was in the air.i think he was making up for missing it on saturday's nuclear sesh. well heal quickly c.d. we want to see you on that board again soon!
Posted by: scott k. | November 01, 2011 at 09:17 AM
Thanks for your thoughts guys! Yea Bill, I do remember very vividly your injury! Your recovery from that wack will serve as inspiration and motivate me to get back on the water asap(and things were going so well that day, that's the nature of the beast I guess,eh)
Posted by: Cd | November 05, 2011 at 08:02 AM