The Peconic Puffin Windsurfing Blog

We was skunked

I drove from NYC to the house...grabbed the van...drove to New Suffolk...where I met Scott, Jonathan, and a beautiful windless vista of the Peconic.   It was beautiful.  But NF wind!   Jon took out a big sup with a hydrofoil on it, and almost got planing on it a few times.  Looks tough, but I'd like to try it.

Anyhow what I'd hoped might be the last session of the year was not to be.   There are still a dozen days left, but betwixt holiday travel and whatnot, time is running out.

Dude Check Out Sunday's Forecast

31 gusting to 62?  Air temps in the 50's.   Could be interesting, ya think?

How Long Does A Hamstring Injury Take To Heal?

 

Windsurfing at Tiana in late October I mucked up a jump.   My back foot came out of the strap, I did a split and bonked my head with the boom during the landing.  Here's what I said at the time:  

"I was more concerned with my legs, which did not feel good after the split.   But there was some blood coming from my head when I made it on shore.   Surely it was nothing"

I got a good blog post out of it, what with Dr. Pain talking about stitches and all.  But truth be told it was my legs that I should have been most concerned with.  I pulled my left hamstring (when during the landing the unstrapped right foot went way down into the water whilst my left foot stayed afloat with the board, raising my foot to Rockette heights...I am not a Rockette as Hulse will confirm).   For six weeks now I've been a teense hampered.  There are plenty of things I can do, but overall my leg strength is down, and I can not hold a jibe position (bent leg pressing down) with any authority.  How long does a hamstring injury take to heal?  When I googlify the question I find "moderate strains" take 10 days to six weeks to heal, and severe strains six to ten weeks.  I'm at five and a half weeks now.  

Gotta book me a massage.

Newman Darby R.I.P.

Newman Darby invented the windsurfer. He wasn’t successful at marketing it, and his design needed refinement, but he up and invented it. There are people who quibble over this fact, but Jim Drake (the design half of Drake and Hoyle Schweitzer, who manufactured and successfully marketed the original “Windsurfer” thus launching the sport) always acknowledged that Darby was the original inventor. As does the Smithsonian.  Darby passed away on December 3rd, 2016.  

I can think of nothing to say but Thank You, Mr. Darby. Rest in peace.

(Photo from AmericanWindsurfer.com)