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    Posted: 09 Apr 14 at 11:08am
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Sp. There's always another way, re-rig the boat so that you don't have to stand to hoist. Maybe you have spiro poles already, rig it so you launch the pole (a much shorter length to move) and the crew hoists & drops. I've seen it done in a Five Oh.


DD, thank you for that; I have to confess that in worrying about the problem during the long recovery process (14 months and counting...) I had completely overlooked such an obvious and simple solution. I've been told I tend to overthink things, and maybe this is evidence of that.

Whether there will actually be a physical problem is something that I don't actually know, and probably won't until I try it. The current, very real problem is the psychological one of confidence in my own ability to maintain my balance in all sorts of situations where previously I wouldn't have given it another thought. But I'm working on that.
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Hi Sheetpuller,
I think that I may have been luckier than you as I got away without surgery, but it was touch and go as the consultant reckoned there was a 10mm gap.  Anyway 10 weeks in plaster and adjustable boot did the trick, so with great trepidation I will try it, sailing wise tomorrow evening.  I don't think the hiking will be a problem, we only have about 5 knots forecast, only the boat recovery, which I will try and not twist my leg.  If things are ok then I am sure that it won't be too long before my confidence will return.  I will post how it goes.
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Sp. There's always another way, re-rig the boat so that you don't have to stand to hoist. Maybe you have spiro poles already, rig it so you launch the pole (a much shorter length to move) and the crew hoists & drops. I've seen it done in a Five Oh.

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I also ruptured my achilles tendon last year when a bus turned right whilst the driver was looking left and drove straight into my car, writing it off. I saw him coming and stood on the brakes, and I think the hydraulics in the brake system provided some cushioning effect for my right foot; but my left foot was either on the solid footrest to the left of the clutch pedal or had floored the clutch itself, I'm not sure which. But with no cushioning either way, it was my left Achilles tendon that went with the impact.

Unfortunately, in order to repair the Achilles tendon the surgeons had to use the tendon that pulls my big toe down; now, when I scrunch my toes up, four of them curl and the big one just sits there sticking straight out in front. I can walk pretty well with almost no limp now, but I haven't got back into my boat yet. I'm seriously worried about my ability to maintain my balance during tacks and gybes, and most of all, how I'm going to stand in the boat with my feet close together with the tiller between my legs as I hoist the spinnaker. Possibly I'll be OK in flat water, but in a seaway I think it's going to be a real struggle.
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Originally posted by laser193713

YA good private sports physio is hard to beat!

I could not agree more. Many years ago my back got so bad I was walking bent over with a stick.  Some injections in the spine and some robust treatment from a superb Aussie physio got me right. "Do you do any running?" he said, "Not any more you don't" - and I haven't since.

No only did he get me right but much more important was to not be afraid to push myself (weights fine, rowing machine - careful with that posture) but be aware of any warning signs and take action (stretching etc.) when the signs re-occur. Nearly 20+ years of avoiding back-pain.
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Mr i tickle wrote,
The great thing is that you feel like sailing. I had a week in hospital about a month ago and came out fixed but with gout (from blood thinning drugs?), a painful arm from stent insertion and three different colds in succession. I have sorted my boat ready to go but some how I just don't feel like it until the weather warms up a bit.

Ouch Mr i Tickle, that sounds painful.  In fact I have had some of that myself stent wise, 4 years ago, with no side affects; keep taking the medicine and all will be fine.  I was back sailing 4 weeks after a stent.  We must keep us old timers going as many of the youth are falling by the wayside.

I quite agree, sailing shouldn't be too painful for the Achilles and I will make sure that my bad leg is not taking any strain if at all possible.  The thought of a bacon butty after Wednesday sailing is a good incentive.  Thanks for all the advice. Wink
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Originally posted by fab100

  1. Make that crew of yours do all the hard hiking!
  2. You are hereby exempted from more than a derisory effort when it comes to moving boats up or down the massive Porthpean slope (or the beach)
  3. Exaggerate the limp after sailing, to reinforce point 4 to all

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porthpean really could do with a "boat escalator"
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Originally posted by fab100

  1. Make that crew of yours do all the hard hiking!
  2. You are hereby exempted from more than a derisory effort when it comes to moving boats up or down the massive Porthpean slope (or the beach)
  3. Exaggerate the limp after sailing, to reinforce point 4 to all

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You know what I meant! A good private sports physio is hard to beat!
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