Is that why they call you Bob?

used2surf said...

Anyone else suffer from this , bloody annoying when the first thing you do is ram your foot in the strap and miss, the rest of the sail just doesn't seem as pleasant. Bob

yes

my small toe on the right foot has taken the brunt of the bashings.
terrible to look down and see it pointing out sideways on a right angle.

I did it once, or so I thought. My feet were cold so couldn't really feel it too bad. Kept sailing on it though then when I got back into shore decided to try and put it back into place. Wiggled it around for ages trying to get it to pop back but it just wasn't going. Thought, bugger it, I'll leave it that way, it wasn't badly out of place. That night it started to hurt and swell and go black. Off to the medical centre for an x-ray which showed a lovely little fracture in it which I certainly hadn't been helping by pulling and pushing. Glad the water was cold that day otherwise it wouldn't have been fun. Made walking for the next week a crappy chore.

I've also had my toes rammed into the straps quite a few times (painful), cut feet from rocks or glass, feet burnt on hot sand and frozen feet on cold days. I tried all sorts of booties and hated them. The fellas at SHQ recommended a pair of 3mm O'Neill Superfreak booties (with the separate section for the big toe). Love them! no more toes ramming into the end of the booties while in the straps. I still kick the straps every now and then but doesn't hurt anywhere near as much. They have good feel and nice and toasty on cold day.

Stay with the boots, two ugly foot injury's put paid to me windsurfing bare footed Wife wont hear of me going out unless I wear them no matter how much I hate wearing the bloody things

used2surf said...

Yeh I've been wearing boots for about a year now but yesterday I got to a place called Yallingup on a bigday and you guessed it ,

Stayed at Yallingup on my campervan trip from perth to Margaret River. Very cool waveriding place from what I could see.

Anyway, yeah I dislocated and cut my middle toe in a nasty catapult when getting back into the sport, I went one way and my toes wanted to stay in the straps. With all the blood and bent toe I thought my toe was hanging by a thread. Anyway it's now sort of fused the knuckles together so it doesn't bend. Yummy!

I might add that there is an upside...my better half has been a glorious nurse, I haven't lifted a finger since I got home from the beach yesterday!

Do you have protection?

Yes Maam , I have booties!

gaffa tape works a treat!