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kevinkan
Joined: 07 Jun 2001 Posts: 1662 Location: San Francisco
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beallmd
Joined: 10 May 1998 Posts: 1154
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Posted: Thu Feb 02, 2017 6:30 pm Post subject: |
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skiing leftover clumps of powder at Sugarbowl, first run! stick a ski, went forward, ankle stayed behind. most folks avoid heavy crud like that, smart.
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jp5
Joined: 19 May 1998 Posts: 3394 Location: OnUr6
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Posted: Tue Feb 07, 2017 1:22 pm Post subject: |
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beallmd wrote: | skiing leftover clumps of powder at Sugarbowl, first run! stick a ski, went forward, ankle stayed behind. most folks avoid heavy crud like that, smart. |
Sorry man, still a few months left of good snow! Heal fast.
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dllee
Joined: 03 Jul 2009 Posts: 5330 Location: East Bay
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Posted: Tue Feb 07, 2017 3:24 pm Post subject: |
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Ankle injuries can be real bad.
I landed a jump in '07 and my foot folded under, so I could see the bottom of my foot while it was still in the footstrap, barely sailing after the landing. I couldn't move that foot at all, so sailed into the dock at Berkeley with the foot folded under inside the front strap.
Didn't have medical, probably would not have seen a doc since I could just walk on it and carry the gear back to the car.
Now, 10 year's later, I still cannot run at all, my jumps are halved in height, and I gimp around full time.
Get it healed, don't be like me.
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beallmd
Joined: 10 May 1998 Posts: 1154
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Posted: Wed Feb 08, 2017 11:17 am Post subject: |
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wow zirtab, so sorry to hear that. My leg was not going the same direction as my foot so I knew it was unstable immediately. There are many possible injuries to the ankle and not all are seen on xray. I've learned a lot about ankles. First; they hurt a lot. Second; complicated set of joints and ligaments. Third; the ankle fracture-ligament injury is the most common lower body injury and are very common. Causes include Kiting, surfing, windsurfing, skiing, slip and fall on ice and on and on. Looks like a caterpillar with a big dick on my fibula. The long screw fixes the syndesmotic joint (what's called a high ankle sprain).
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dllee
Joined: 03 Jul 2009 Posts: 5330 Location: East Bay
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Posted: Wed Feb 08, 2017 1:04 pm Post subject: |
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Yeah, I know how it feels.
I got two tib/fib breaks, so both legs are screwed with plates, pins, and wire.
One was a roadracing fall at old Cotati Raceway, the other a motocross fall at Carnigie Park. I just can't fracture a bone, I have to shatter it in 6 places each time.
At least all 4 of my collarbone breaks healed just fine, 3 with the bone set at odd angles sticking out in weird directions.
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bert
Joined: 10 Apr 2000 Posts: 665
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Posted: Sat Feb 18, 2017 9:16 pm Post subject: Coyote Point |
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4.2/90L noontime sailing at Coyote this Saturday. 4 windsurfers and a couple of kiters on foil already on the water when I got there. Blowing 18 on the inside and 25 at the first buoy with decent chop. Kinda rusty and the winter blubber buildup surely raised my planing threshold, but the extra insulation helped keep me warm because the water was fricking cold!
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rpaillon
Joined: 02 May 1998 Posts: 124
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Posted: Sun Feb 19, 2017 3:20 pm Post subject: Saturday at Tomales |
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The usual suspects were there, most riding on their smallest gear. I noted 3.3, 3.8, 3.5, 3.5 and 4.0 rigging down to 3.5. It wasn't the windiest I've seen there but enough for the first day of the season and not extremely gusty either. I've got my eye on Wednesday and Thursday.
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beallmd
Joined: 10 May 1998 Posts: 1154
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Posted: Sun Feb 19, 2017 3:53 pm Post subject: |
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Tomales is a windy spot huh? is there a way to sail waves there? how big is the swell? have fun.
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windoggi
Joined: 22 Feb 2002 Posts: 2743
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Posted: Sun Feb 19, 2017 4:31 pm Post subject: |
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The San Andreas fault runs right up the middle of Tomales Bay. So, if you hit it right, the swell could be memorable. Chopswell!
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