Joe's Beach at Heckscher took too much damage for an event to be possible next month. Here's the word from Mike Burns: "Hello to all the East Coast Windsurfing Festival racers, freestylers, paddlers, tossers, spectators, formula guys, schloggers, crashers, splashers,...
Damage from Hurricane Sandy (and delays in getting Federal funding to repair Heckscher Park) rule out Field 7 (Joe's Beach) for the sixth annual East Coast Windsurfing Festival. The organizers need an idea for an alternate site, and right now...
This post is part two of my account of last weekend's East Coast Windsurfing Festival. A more complete description with pictures and a list of winners is on The Peconic Puffin. The racing winners were riding round-bottomed "Division II" boards, but standard flat-bottomed raceboards were close behind. Show More Summary
I can’t believe I didn’t go. The forecast looked nonexistent, the drive was long, so despite my having enjoyed great days at ECWF past when the winds were light, I decided not to go. This was the wrong answer. Plenty...
I'm at the Holiday Inn in Ronkonkoma, NY, lying on the bed in my salty swimsuit and wondering if the sun I got today is going to turn to tan or burn. It was Day 1 of the East Coast Windsurfing Festival at Hecksher State Park. Despite...Show More Summary
Multi-crowned king Mike Burns (who doubles as the event organizer) asks the following question: "Wouldn't it be nice to officially be the ultimate windsurf champion on the East Coast? Since we're not going to run an official freestyle "Pro Division"...
Thus spake racing MC DJ Thommy Thom: We plan to again have Relay Races! We would also like to have SUP races, particularly if the wind is not honking. People: bring down All your boards, for sailing, for paddling, for...
I just registered for the 2012 East Coast Windsurfing Festival at Hecksher State Park on Long Island. http://www.ecwindfest.com/East_Coast_Windsurfing_Festival/ECWF_Home.htmlThe event centers around informal racing and freestyle competition,...Show More Summary
We race. We freestyle. We SUP. The good times they do roll. The fifth annual East Coast Windsurfing Festival takes place June 9-10 at Joe's Beach in Heckscher State Park on Long Island. His Highness The King of the East...
I saw this in an iWindsurf forum, posted by the mighty Jerry Evans (maker of both the Clew View and East Coast Windsurfing Festival trophies) who tells me he found it on Facebook. In any event I think there's a...
Notice of a Scheme to Race: Given the popularity of the races at June’s East Coast Windsurfing Festival, and the great time that was had at the 2009 East Coast Fall Regatta, Pete Roesch (who always does well in these...
Hey. I edited up some more footage from last weekend's East Coast Windsurfing Festival on Long Island. Watching myself make all kinds of mistakes in the races has me motivated to shore up my major weaknesses, like tacking. Here's a video of the races. Show More Summary
One of the many thrills at last weekend's East Coast Windsurfing Festival was the chance to see a PWA champion sail. We saw Josh Angulo's mindblowing speed in the races, we saw a Very Large Loop...it was a treat! But...
(A semi-coherent description of the events of day one of of the festival may be found here. Tomorrow a second helping of scattered recollections and thoughts, focused on day two may be found on the Peconic Puffin as well. Here...
Woo hoo! I just got back from the biggest gathering of windsurfers I've ever seen north of the Frisco Woods Windfest in the Outer Banks. It was the "2011 East Coast Windsurfing Festival" at Hecksher State Park on Long Island, New York. Show More Summary
Where to begin? Here’s an early report on Saturday. (early? I know...) 70+ competitors turned out (including former PWA champion and new east coast windsurfer Josh Angulo) for 18-24 easterlies at Long Island’s Heckscher State Park, where the racing was...
Heavy is the head that wears the crown. So I'm told. Former PWA champion Josh Angulo knows first-hand, though, and he's losing sleep over his upcoming battle with Long Island's Mike Burns, two time East Coast Windsurfing Festival crown-wearer (or...
He is coming. Windsurfing legend Josh Angulo (who WON Cabo Verde...that’s more rad than the Bowl, homes!) is bringing his mightiness to Heckscher this weekend for the 2011 East Coast Windsurfing Festival. We at the Peconic Puffin say “Wow!” Stoked,...
That's right. Oh yeah. PWA wave champion (and your basic windsurfing legend) Josh Angulo will be on the water with you (or at least with me, and everyone else who is coming to the ECWF). I don't know if we...
...is less than four weeks away! The fourth annual East Coast Windsurfing Festival takes place June 11-12th at Heckscher State Park. If you've been to the festival before but haven't yet signed up (by emailing his lordship King of the...