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November 06, 2012

Big Nor'easter: Is this really necessary?

Wed

NE winds 25 to 30 kt with gusts up to 40 kt...increasing to 30 to 35 kt with gusts up to 60 kt in the afternoon. Seas 4 to 7 ft. Rain. Vsby 1 to 3 nm.

Posted at 09:36 AM in Windsurfing | Permalink | Comments (3)

November 05, 2012

Storm aftermath

I didn't get a single run out of this thing. On Facebook last week I posted "Old Plan: Catch spectacular windsurfing conditions. New Plan: Board up house. While the house didn't need boarding up (the storm surge stopped rising 1" short of our living room) the crawlspace filled with six feet of salt water. The list of new things we need (furnace, duct work) is growing. But we're not complaining. No damage to the first or second floor. Nothing like the disasters that people in Queens and Staten Island and New Jersey had. We sat in the dark in downtown Manhattan, but were blocks away from the flooded streets and damaged buildings that others suffered. We are fortunate and grateful!

Cupsogue did get the new inlet Scott was warning about. I've often complained about the 4WD requirement to get to the Cupsogue break...now it will take a boat. (Thanks Jeff for the link!)

Posted at 05:47 AM in Spectacular Displays of Nature, Windsurfing | Permalink | Comments (2)

October 29, 2012

No Play for Us. Getting Ready to Ride Out Sandy

There was way too much work to do at our house this weekend to think about catching Sunday's winds. We are flood zone fodder! Everything that could be carried upstairs is upstairs, everything we couldn't carry upstairs we raised as high as we could (the dining room table has been designated sacrificial...the couches are now stacked across it.) . Peconic Jeff has lost power (but his cell is working!)

Everything we couldn't raise is going to take a dip, in all likelihood.

Sally and I are back in NYC, but our neighbors (whose house is a little higher than ours) are riding it out. As of 10AM our backyard is beginning to fill with water (photo by Peconic Puffin contributing photographer Remy McFadden)

Posted at 10:29 AM in Spectacular Displays of Nature, Windsurfing | Permalink | Comments (1)

October 26, 2012

Windsurfing Hurricane Sandy...A Safety Note

The prospects of windsurfing a storm like Sandy gets everyone excited. I was glad to read a post from Billy T in the Long Island windsurfing bulletin board, that I've excerpted:

"Depending on the direction, and the force of the wind, there will probably be crap floating in the water. Keep Joe in mind when the storm sailing hype starts, sail safe."

Joe was the great and mighty Joe Rocco, an excellent windsurfer and storm sailor who died when he hit floating debris following Hurricane Irene last year.

Be careful. Wear a helmet. Keep Joe in mind when the storm sailing hype starts. If the storm really tears things up, sailing immediately afterwards might be a terrible idea.

R.I.P. Joe.

Posted at 12:40 PM in The Prudent Puffin (Safety), Windsurfing | Permalink | Comments (0)

October 25, 2012

Wind, she is coming

(it's been so quiet here, I know. Did catch a 6.2 session a week ago at Mecox with Bill...shoulda been at Tiana but a flat tire held me back.)

Meanwhile:

Sunday NE 25? Let it be!

Posted at 08:43 AM in Windsurfing | Permalink | Comments (3)

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