The Peconic Puffin Windsurfing Blog

Windsurfing Swap Meet May 9th

Windsurfing.  Stand up paddling.  (cough) Kiteboarding.   Stuff to buy, to sell, to swap.

I love swap meets.  All that gear that's seen all that wind and water.  Waves even!

The details:

Hampton Watersports, Saturday May 9th, 9A-4P.  Swapping is free, if you sell you get 100% store credit or 80% cash (last time I checked.)  What watersportsman (or woman) isn't going to spend every dime they get from selling gear on MORE GEAR?  Not me.  I need more gear.  You need more gear.  Also you have too much gear that you're done with but that someone else could really use.  Go swap.

See you there!  For more info call the shop  (631-283-9463).   Hampton Watersports, 1688 County Road 39 Southampton, NY 11968

Directions:

From points west:

• Take the Long Island Expressway (495) east to exit 70 south (County Road 111 Manorville).
• Follow CR 111 south to end. 
• At end it forces you onto Sunrise Hwy (RT27) east.
• Follow RT27 past exit 66 (North Road Shinnecock). 
• RT27 will merge into North Highway CR39
• When 27 changes from highway to road (with 2 lanes in each direction), Hampton Watersports will be 1 mile further on your right.

From east of the shop:

• You know where the shop is, dog.

(if it reads like you read it before, that's either because I'm repetitive, I've copied the copy from a previous post, or both.  At least I changed the date!)

East Coast Windsurfing Festival Dates Announced

Lord Burns has spoken:  June 6th and 7th!  "Pencil in the dates" he wrote in Facebook.   Yeah well we'll write them in sharpie, and fix it later as kneed bee.  "Cause the East Coast Windsurfing Festival is the bee's knees!

Some Waves Are Way Too Big For Me To Sail, Too.

Another day, another wave that I would need to pass on.  Robby Naish posted this picture on Facebook a few days ago (photographer credit is Tracy Leboe).  In his post Robby said "It was not a huge day, but the wind was steady and I had a great time out there."

 

Paddle Paddle Paddle!

Oh man does he want to make it over the lip.   Submitted to the Puffin by Dr. Pain, original source unknown.  

Wave Sailing Aruba?

Wave sailing Aruba.  Yeah I said it.  Check out this photo of the mighty Jeroen Weststrate tearing up Westpunt, Aruba.   Also check out the photo credit in the lower right corner:  Dasher Films.   Methinks something special is afoot down Aruba way.   Watch this space...

Shark vs. Dog

When The Water Is Hard

The Mighty Mike Burns recently queried the Long Island windsurfing forum thusly:  "Liquid water?"  What's a waterman or waterwoman to do with all this ice?   I had a great seven days in Bonaire last month (more reports coming) but I need more.  I subscribe to Long Island's Windsurfing Rule of 100 (works for SUPing too).  But dang...I need me a place to get wet!    Some of the wind chimps have been finding ways around...

Option one is ice windsurfing.   I haven't partaken in a few years, but Scott, the Wolf and Jeff were amongst the gliding at Mecox recently.  Just remember that dropping the sail (or yourself) doesn't mean you stop.  You keep going and going and going...

 

Option two is to head south.  Bill Barber sent word from 'Rico that the waves were tasty and sweet and warm, and that he's having a great time, which is why in the time-honored tradition of the Peconic Puffin: we hate him.  And ask him for more photos!

I myself am in Option three mode...waiting for some ocean conditions or a string of warm days to open up Sebonac.   There's a 4.7 day with my name on it out there somewhere.

(Ice sailing photo by Jeff Schultz.   Photographer of Sir William unknown as of press time.)