The Peconic Puffin Windsurfing Blog

Little Joy at K Road

Scott said we should have got on it earlier.  The wind meter suggests we missed an hour.  Frustration was mighty.

Frank, P-Jeff, Fisherman, the Wolf, your editor, and Chimply Lord Scotworth hit it at K Road as the bells tolled noon.  5.2-5.5 sails lightly powered in 3-4 foot waves...pleasant.   Except the wind died after 30 minutes. Argh.   

Between the limping wind and the current there were many Walks back up the beach.  Me on the 93 FSW and an old 5.5 Naish Amp that I haven't rigged in five years...on run #4 I found myself waterstarting on the outside, when my mast hand felt through the luff sleeve that the mast pieces were not fully together...a fat gap just waiting to break could be felt under thumb.  Kooked again!  By the time I limped to shore, rerigged in the sand, and walked it all back up to the launch, the wind had died.   Switched to the Skate to see if more volume would help, but what I needed was a Hobie Cat.

Argh.

(P.S.  Argh yes, but I did have three backside rides...much better than sweeping out the garage!  Jeff enjoyed surfing his gear back on a solid wave when the wind quit completely.   Every day sailing is a good day sailing.  If we had just caught that one hour before...)

Chimpable Windage Saturday?

Wunderground opines "SW winds...becoming W 15 to 20 kt with occasional gusts up to 25 kt early this afternoon.)

The computer projected fantasy for iWIndsurf's Mecox meter looks like this:

What say ye, men of wind (ladyfolk too)?  There are Puffins who need to get wet!

Bill and Hulse Catch It Big Time!

...at Shacks in Puerto Rico!    Received this from John Hulse a few days ago (I was out of town visiting relatives).  "PR proof" the email was titled.  Look at that wave...the mother of all lefts (in my book anyway.)   John reports "conditions have been pretty good, anywhere from knee high to way overhead. Lots of wind also but the trades generally dont settle in 'til after Christmas."   

Wow does that look good.   Thanks for the photo John!

 

Merry Christmas

Merry Christmas to puffins everywhere!  

(Art borrowed from our favorite holiday card, attributed to Roz Davis. Thanks Roz!)

December has been quiet.

Too quiet.  Where are the wind and waves?   My guess is we'll get conditions right when family obligations keep me nose-to-the-Christmas tree!

P-Jeff reports that some of the guys thought they almost had an ocean together, but the wind and waves crapped out.     I think it's been ten years since I didn't have a December session, but there are still plenty of days left.  Fingers crossed!

(Scott and the Wolf size up the waves.  Photo by Jeff Schultz.)