Retirement Sale - Advice

Alena · Joined: 04 Jul 2000 Posts: 43

I was just wondering what happens when windsurfing just becomes impossible? Anybody have ideas for that?
Anybody with experience?
Does one get a little sail boat ?
Just interested as another birthday went by.
Alena

WaterKook · Posted: Mon Nov 23, 2015 5:57 pm Post subject:

Alena
Then you turn to kiting Wink

isobars · Joined: 12 Dec 1999 Posts: 20935

isobars · Joined: 12 Dec 1999 Posts: 20935

Alena · Joined: 04 Jul 2000 Posts: 43

Yes birthdays don't mean that much, but...there is a point when windsurfing may become impossible and I just can not imagine anything fun to replace that?
I am interested in a report from somebody that went through this and found a good solution.
Or maybe these people do no have to follow the wind anymore and deleted the iwindsurf bookmark and their lives are serene and peaceful and full of other things?
Is kiting easier? Or was that a joke?
I still think it will be some fun fancy fast sail boat in my case.
Alena

jingebritsen · Joined: 21 Aug 2002 Posts: 3371

sail boats can be as physical as windsurfing if you want to go that route.

or not. totally up to you.

same with long board windsurfing.

cgoudie1

Greetings Alena,

I know people that have gone all different routes. I know a guy who
had a hip replacement, and went to sailboats, which he says can be just
as hairball as windsurfing, but not as hard on your body. I have a
friend (now deceased), who went to Kiting and he was adamant about how
much easier it is on your joints. I also have friends with hip and
knee replacements, who went bionic specifically so they could continue
to Windsurf, and I've got one friend (upwards of 80), who moved to Maui,
so that he didn't have to deal with the cold Gorge conditions on his
ancient body. Our forum resident codger British longboard junkie
seems to really enjoy that (and he still gets out on short boards occasionally also)
Oh, I also know a guy who had a femur rebuild and
quit adrenaline sports. He seems pretty happy to golf.

Personally, I'm a rebuild kinda guy (though I don't have any metal, other
than some screws and wire, yet), but you can only rebuild as long as you
can heal up, and once you get South of 85, healing time might just take
you clear to the long kiss good night, so I figure if I'm lucky enough to
live that long, and still have some semblance of health, to learn to Kite.
Heck, my high school graduating class thought I was most likely to die
young, so at 59, it’s been a bonus 30 years!

And now back to our regularly scheduled sell-off.

;*)

-Craig

mat-ty · Joined: 07 Jul 2007 Posts: 7850

Alena there's always a new passion around the corner. I was a golf nut when young, then a windsurfing nut, always a ski nut , and now a kite nut.
I do find kiting a little less stressful on the body, although after 80 sessions this year my elbows and shoulders are hurting a little.

boardsurfr · Joined: 23 Aug 2001 Posts: 1266