Broken little toe but great wind forecast..

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Shooting the breeze.

Kirgo

QLD

46 posts

Kirgo

QLD, 46 posts

31 Dec 2012 9:27am

Advice needed- excellent wind forecast this week but broke my little toe stabbing my foot into the back footstrap yesterday.
Tried strapping it but strapping came straight off while sailing and just had to stop because it hurt and was awkward getting that back foot in the strap (wind 25 knots and choppy).
Will booties allow pain to be tolerable enough?! Any other tips welcome. Awesome conditions forecast this week

Thx
Pete

deejay8204

QLD

557 posts

deejay8204

QLD, 557 posts

31 Dec 2012 9:46am

Good luck, little toes are the worst to break, done mine a few times now. Never tried windsurfing with a broken toe though. I dont think booties will help much, but if you try to splint it with the next toe over and then put a pygmy condom over them it may help support it while out on the water

FormulaNova

15105 posts

FormulaNova

WA, 15105 posts

31 Dec 2012 8:00am

I've used electrical tape to strap the little toe to the few alongside. I also wear booties, so there was no sudden pain as I put my foot into the footstraps.

Rus13b

NSW

271 posts

Rus13b

NSW, 271 posts

31 Dec 2012 11:11am

Hey go to the chemist & get a roll of leukoplast BLUE, it has the blue plastic ring around it. its designed for use in water, when i got cuts or blisters this stuff stays on, it will roll up a bit from ya foot straps but just roll it down again & it sticks.
maybe this tape with a small split taped to toe next to it.
hope this helps.

Kirgo

QLD

46 posts

Kirgo

QLD, 46 posts

31 Dec 2012 4:18pm

Really appreciate the great tips and will likely use a combination of all!
Happy sailing to all
Pete

Stuthepirate

3591 posts

Stuthepirate

SA, 3591 posts

1 Jan 2013 7:58pm

Or you could move to WA and not get any wind to go sailing in.

GreenGriff

137 posts

GreenGriff

SA, 137 posts

1 Jan 2013 11:30pm

Broke 4 toes except little one. 7 weeks later and 2 weeks after surgery on big toe to reset cause they FRacked it up the first time still in pain struggling to stand up for more then 10 mins at a time

NOT HAPPY JAN!!!

still another 2 weeks in plaster

Nosejob

10 posts

Nosejob

WA, 10 posts

1 Jan 2013 11:41pm

be careful...have also broken my little toe in the past trying to get the foot into the footstrap....6 weeks to heal properly....took ages to walk properly and put my full weight on the foot....how can such a small bone cause so much grief?

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