Hi everyone , i was talking to a friend the other day swapping water war wound stories , when i realized that i haven't heard many SUP horror injury stories yet( only cause I'm new to the sport) and i'm sure there must be heaps , i dont know why i love these ? probably the shock factor when you go Wooooh
.now i am sure some of you don't want to know and might be a bit squeamish so please click your back button now as the following might be

go on I'm waiting for you to click the back button

last chance !


You know how they start
" did ya hear the one about ?"
ok i will start
a friend of a friend heard a story about this SUP guy somewhere whilst surfing some pretty heavy waves was was dropping down the face of some beast wave when he bottom turns the wave closes out and the lip crashes beside him ( freaky timing stuff ) just as he is swapping the paddle to his IN side the lip pushes down on the paddle blade forcing the top of the handle up and out of his hand , at this point the T part of the handle catches on the inside of his mouth YES mouth and rips his cheek ofF ! Wooooh.

tom

Mucking around at Playgrounds when I let the board get in between me and the wave. It hit my chest and I started coughing blood. It was only knee high

Ahhh thats better thanks greenroom,
and thanks for the encouragement 62mac ,
i think this all started eons ago with the tracks surf mag or one of those , they would have a section called "gash of the week" (sounds like tracks) usually a gorey photo of some near death fin slash with a description on how it happened . i haven,t bought mags for years so they may still do it .
and greenroom i have been caught between my board and on coming white wash as well , i will try and do that only once good way to knock myself out .
come on more stories ............
tom

I heard a beauty from a friend not long ago while doing a long down-winder and the wind dropped and we talked as we paddled along... I've been thinking about mentioning it here but would like to check with him first.. It's about what happened with him and his mate while sup'ing a point break at Phillip Island and noticed his mates board floating all by its self way out the back.

DJ

i dont want anybody to think i need to see any gore photo stuff , so greenrooms blood spitting photo just passes the gag threshold .
i'm keen to find out about DJ's mates board and why he wasnt on it .and
Brooko torn ligaments in the knee ...Ouch busted ribs ! fin gash and donkey kick in the chest ..
so far your in front for the coveted Evil Kenevil SUP memorial award ...classic!
tom

messup,don't slow the blood flow mate,you asked for it and by the look on things its rushing at you bud![}:)]

mac

your right 62mac ,

BRING IT ON ![}:)]
educational it is .
tom

First time I ever took my 11' NSP in the surf I went out through some few knee high whitewash. Wasnt sure what to do but just bent my knees a bit and it was all too easy to ride over it. Then a larger set came through and suddenly the white water was head high. "No worries" I thought, just do the same thing.

Yeah I got taught.

In a flash the board came vertical and smacked me fair in the face. No serious injury but I was seeing stars for a while. Thank God for the full foam deck on the NSP.