Windsurfing & Stand-Up Paddleboarding in Michigan
While reviewing a video, I noticed that the aluminum boom was really flexing. I'm about 200 lbs, and this was a new boom and a 6.5 m2 sail. I didn't intend to make a video about this, so I don't have a similar shot with a carbon boom for comparison.
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Actually, I'm planing to "heal" my carbon boom. I'll post something on that process. Stay tuned!
Ribs heal, carbon booms don't!!
Just kidding, We know so many people that have broken ribs windsurfing it seems to be one of the major injuries that take place. Although, Bernie the bigger fellow that was with us at the Cass Lake swap stayed with us in the house in Hatteras. On the last day, the friday, we were out frist thing in the morning windsurfing and by around 1 in the afternoon the wind and tide had dropped the water level to inches where we normally jibe on the inside and as Bernie came around in his turn the fin bottomed out and he was catapaulted hard forward cracking the nose of his board with his shin. He drove home that night and by the time he arrived home his shin and leg were orange, black and blue. The next day at the clinic the doctors put him on cumadin a high level blood thinner as they were afraid of the dangers of blood clots from the injury. It looked like his leg had gotten run over by a car. In the house across from us in Avon a fellow that was windsurfing on a big 4.0 day crashed and broke 2 or 3 ribs and his leg and had to be taken away by ambulance. these accidents are very detrimental to boom integrity in the long run. (sorry couldn't resist!)
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