A personal Windsurfing/SUP blog featuring beach and on-the-water photos/videos from the East End of Long Island. Updates every month or 6.
Friday, October 10, 2008
Windsurfing the Bowl with a Camera
Usually, windsurfing at the Bowl in Hampton Bays means clouds, rain and generally subpar video and photo opportunities due to the cold, easterly winds. On September 25th, however, our bowl session actually started with some sun, thanks to getting stuck between a Carolina coastal low / Canadian high pressure combo that delivered NE side-off wind in the 20's. Before racing off to the water myself, I filmed a few minutes of the early action:
After donning the wetsuit, the waterproof Olympus 970 got a workout:
I also attempted some more on-the-water shooting, including this hand-held footage (back hand on camera, front hand on boom) while on starboard tack, heading back to shore (you can see beach and jetty in the background):
We want submissions. Hi I'm Randy Burke. I saw your pictures on blogger and flickr. Today I'm writing to you about LI Sail, an electronic, flip-book-type magazine on sailing in Long Island waters. Located at www.lisail.com When published, LI Sail will have the flexibility of being read online or downloaded to the reader's computer for later reading. We are seeking exciting editorial stories and great images of Long Island sailing, by Long Island sailors. If you like to sail in or around Long Island waters and have the pictures and stories to prove it, we want to hear from you. Send us the photographs and tales that best capture your dream of Long Island sailing. Submissions will be judged by the editors and staff of LI Sail and published in the inaugural issue in May 2009. submission@lisail.com
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We want submissions. Hi I'm Randy Burke. I saw your pictures on blogger and flickr. Today I'm writing to you about LI Sail, an electronic, flip-book-type magazine on sailing in Long Island waters. Located at www.lisail.com When published, LI Sail will have the flexibility of being read online or downloaded to the reader's computer for later reading. We are seeking exciting editorial stories and great images of Long Island sailing, by Long Island sailors. If you like to sail in or around Long Island waters and have the pictures and stories to prove it, we want to hear from you. Send us the photographs and tales that best capture your dream of Long Island sailing. Submissions will be judged by the editors and staff of LI Sail and published in the inaugural issue in May 2009. submission@lisail.com
Randy Burke Publisher
83 Sebonac Rd
Southampton, NY 11968
randy@lisail.com
631.287.2837
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