finally after 7 weaks of no action im back on the water.(after broken ankle).. im only on a SUP and i am not using straps constantly but im plaining and doing a bit of wave riding, and life is good...

out at lano today and some of the ocean swell behind main break was good shoulder to head high, just tacking onto the face and riding it all the way into main break. and gybing just before the reef to go out for more.

had a go on a goya freewave as well im in the straps and everything fine, but i wouldnt trust my ankle yet to go out too far because i am finding it hard to keep enough pressure on the food to keep it flat.

any way had to express my stoked(iness) and what better

Broken ankle? PAH! That's nothing! I once sailed with THREE broken ankles! So there!

Good for you made!!!!

Rip it up!!!!!!

Cheers from a colt Holland!!

Robert

I dislocated my ring finger once .... which really hurt my nose too as I was picking it at the time.


only jokin about the pickin bit


dislocated it out the back at lano and had to sail in with a bloody cucumber sized finger on one hand

whats this got to do with a broken ankle ... NOTHING.

Glad its on the mend, and even more glad to see you stoked

stribo said...

HTFU jordo!!! You should be out there popping double forwards by now

Hey Chris...you should be on the water at Lano-not on here
enjoy your last few days of freedom-before you are inside again!!

its not definate, but what is thought by two physio's is that it would it just as likey for it to have been cracked because of the way keeps swelling in the same areas and where it is tender, but it didnt need an xray because it is treated the same way as if it wasnt broken, and just tendon and tissue damage

Sailhack said...

You're doing better than our local crew......there's only 6 of us!

1 has gone over to Lancilin.....
1 has picked up work in WA (FIFO).....

as for us left, last weekend.....

*One guy snapped mast, and twisted ankle (stuck in strap!)
*Another nose-dived a jump, internal bleeding in thigh, thought is was just a 'corky' (wearing pressure bandage)
*Me.....back seized up (lower back & cyatic nerve), still struggling to straighten up!


No wind at the moment, so, no biggie, I guess?!?

what did your crew do to karma. that really sux

jord070 said...

finally after 7 weaks of no action im back on the water.(after broken ankle).. im only on a SUP and i am not using straps constantly but im plaining and doing a bit of wave riding, and life is good...

out at lano today and some of the ocean swell behind main break was good shoulder to head high, just tacking onto the face and riding it all the way into main break. and gybing just before the reef to go out for more.

had a go on a goya freewave as well im in the straps and everything fine, but i wouldnt trust my ankle yet to go out too far because i am finding it hard to keep enough pressure on the food to keep it flat.

any way had to express my stoked(iness) and what better

That sucks Jordo
good to hear your back on the water. How did you do it?
I dislocated my ankle when i broke my leg and I found when I got back on the water (finally!) my leg was strong (maybe becasue there was a metal plate and about 9 screws in it!) but my ankle was really weak so i started wearing a ankle brace.
Its a motocross ankle brace made by 661 and it works really well.
I trash them all the time becasue of the grip tape of the board but i am still wearing it most of the time espesially in waves. so maybe give something like that a try. its heaps easyer than tapeing every sail...Good luck with it!