The Peconic Puffin Windsurfing Blog

Windsurfing vs. Kiting...Which Is More Dangerous? Ask Laurie.

Laurie from Toronto is back!   The Peconic Puffin's favorite on-camera correspondent for explaining stuff presents the findings of a Danish study, looking at which is more dangerous, who is most likely to get hurt, and where will that happen?   Of course with Laurie (one of the ten most earnest people on the planet) half the fun is just listening (you haven't lived until you've seen her comparison of wind speed measurements.)

 

Arctic Artie

When your sail is icing up, you know it's cold!

We all knew it was windy.   Artie was on location at Meschutt, salivating at the site of beautiful ramps.   But the air was 30 degrees!

"40 is my limit" Scott said.

"36 in full sun" I noted.   We were out of the running.

Jeremy said he'd be in the sauna.

But Artie would not be denied.   25 gusting to 29, with waist high swell on the outside, he had Meschutt all to himself.  Would have loved to have joined him...in ten more degrees!

(Photos courtesy the Iceman!)

Two Seshes, Two Launches, Two Hours

I t began with a debate over West Meadow vs South Jamesport.   Pav's WM report suggests that it was the better choice, but I was with the SJ crew.  4.7's or smaller for Scott, Artie, Christian, Jonathan, the Wolf and your editor.   But after a half a dozen runs the feeling was that 

A:   The wind shadow near shore sucked.

B:  Any breakdown would have you wishing for near shore...the wind direction would blow you clear across the bay.  When the air is 39 and the water very cold, this is not what one chooses.

So we packed up and headed for Sebonac Inlet.

At Sebonac the call was 5.3s and midsized boards, at least for Christian and I.    The wind was up and down (4.7, 5.3, 6.3, 4.7).  The Wolf arrived to find his mast no longer attached to his truck, so he left immediately in search of lost carbon.    The rest of us caught what we could when we could...a beautiful day but pressing up against the cold border (my own rule is 36 degrees in full sun, 40 otherwise.)

Am glad to have got some!

(Christian up top, me at the bottom, at Sebonac Inlet.  Pics by Artie.)

If 2020 was a jibe attempt...

Windsurfing guru Peter Hart posted the above on Instagram yesterday.   Sounds about right!  Looking forward to a windy and happy 2021.