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spot1

1588 posts

spot1

WA, 1588 posts

9 Dec 2006 9:27pm

Is good fun practicing push loops had attempted about 6 over the course of the arvo and was getting in a nice groove by about 4.30 it was quite windy 4.2 when tis nice sized peak showed up hit it well went nice and high and started to pull it around then all I remember was wack in the side of the head and then waking up face down on the sail under water coughing **** which way up!!!!! head popped up no colour just all black and white, salt water coming out mouth and nose
After about a minuet or two the colour came back and got my self together flicked the sail up to find the main panel big hole
Sailed back to the beach and drove home with a headache
The moral of the story is to wear a ****n helmet when going for the big stuff ok

mineral1

4564 posts

mineral1

WA, 4564 posts

10 Dec 2006 9:44am

Spot1, yep, but not just going for the big one, my crash cost $3500, and that wasnt any cost to my gear, just me

And it was getting belted in flat water.

Wife asked where the hell was my helmet, hanging in my shed of course

(didnt want to wear it out)
Soooo now it goes on every time. Best bit of gear I have.

Mineral

Greenroom

7608 posts

Greenroom

WA, 7608 posts

10 Dec 2006 9:45am

Pugwash

7733 posts

Pugwash

WA, 7733 posts

10 Dec 2006 11:19am

quote:
Originally posted by mineral1

Spot1, yep, but not just going for the big one, my crash cost $3500, and that wasnt any cost to my gear, just me And it was getting belted in flat water.
Wife asked where the hell was my helmet, hanging in my shed of course (didnt want to wear it out)
Soooo now it goes on every time. Best bit of gear I have.
Mineral

Bloody heck Mineral. What is it you actually did??? Knock out all your pearlies with your mast or something???

elmo

8890 posts

elmo

WA, 8890 posts

10 Dec 2006 3:19pm

Spoty 1,

Glad to hear luck was on your side and you lived to write about it.
Bet it felt good to go home and see the familly.

Wear the helmet peoples

spot1

1588 posts

spot1

WA, 1588 posts

10 Dec 2006 4:11pm

no sailing today still have a headache and sleepy
will be wearing helmet

mineral1

4564 posts

mineral1

WA, 4564 posts

10 Dec 2006 5:36pm

Pug's yep you got im

decrepit

12872 posts

decrepit

WA, 12872 posts

10 Dec 2006 6:23pm

Much as I support wearing helmets, don't think they protect your teeth!
Unless you have a visor down, then you can't see.

CJW

NSW

1731 posts

CJW

NSW, 1731 posts

10 Dec 2006 8:34pm

Do you know what actually happened because I consider the pushloop a 'fairly' safe move even when overpowered? They can go south in 2 ways from my experience. One is if you hit the top of the mast on the wave - usually results in a nose dive ala a under rotated backloop where the rig is totally underpowered as it is almost always pointing dead downwind. The second is if you push out too late and you land on top of your gear - once again pretty safe as it will never happen if you're really high and as long as you keep a solid hold of the boom it's fine. I've never even come close to hurting myself trying them but if this is some new epic way to KO yourself I'd like to know so I can attempt to avoid it :o Glad you're okay.

mineral1

4564 posts

mineral1

WA, 4564 posts

10 Dec 2006 6:49pm

Decrepit, inverted, or that’s what I think I was, mast first right side near lug hole, then into boom. Teeth firmly clenched, you can imagine the rest

still not enough skills, thinking I was near 21 again

.

Hmmm maybe wouldn’t have saved the pearlies , but sh1t at the time I wished I had it on to prove one way or the other

Any way my new look

The moral is I bloody had it and was too stuffin lazy to put it on, dunno why.
But each time I look at somebody with a new set of sails for the next year I will be reminded of it

Mineral

Pugwash

7733 posts

Pugwash

WA, 7733 posts

10 Dec 2006 7:11pm

quote:
Originally posted by mineral1

Pug's yep you got im

Oh... That had to HURT!

The new teeth look grouse

A lot better than

Greenroom

7608 posts

Greenroom

WA, 7608 posts

10 Dec 2006 7:33pm

quote:
Originally posted by elmo

Spoty 1,

Glad to hear luck was on your side and you lived to write about it.
Bet it felt good to go home and see the familly.

Wear the helmet peoples

How about posting a photo of your helmet Elmo

and I'm not refering to the one in your pants

elmo

8890 posts

elmo

WA, 8890 posts

21 Dec 2006 11:04pm

Got catapulted face first into mast tonight on a speed run doing 60kmh.

Once again Thank you Mr Gath

The bruise on my forehead was achieved whilst being Behind a fixed visor which gives 1-1/2" clearance to my forehead. Must say I howled like a baby laying on my board for a few minuted before I got my act together and sailed in.

The knees also have some nice swelling from also connecting with the mast.

Helmets GOOD, Elmo Clumsy

Alby

Any prang you can walk away from still hurts

poor relative

9106 posts

poor relative

WA, 9106 posts

21 Dec 2006 11:53pm

quote:
Got catapulted face first into mast tonight on a speed run doing 60kmh.

I am so sorry elmo but i cant help laughing my ass off. Classic
The image that springs to mind of you doing 60kmh into a mast brings tears of laughter to my eye.

Sorry mate but ROFLMFAO

mineral1

4564 posts

mineral1

WA, 4564 posts

22 Dec 2006 12:04am

Elmo, remember and write this down 1000 times.
Must turn head when catapulting, otherwise end up looking like Mineral

Flash one big new smile, A

No money for new sails, mast booms fixing dents in boards and have to keep gear for long long time. Other wise end up at end of season with all gear big bugger up.

and you be doing only max 6kph and not the required 60kph

Mineral

Zed

1274 posts

Zed

WA, 1274 posts

22 Dec 2006 9:15am

Nah no helmet, they look gay! I had a bad stack last week at seal island, went for a forward and as I jumped realised the wave was pitching too high and just at the point u rotate I bailed, but didn't realise I had accidently hooked in. So the rig flipped and took me with it.Landed on my boom - nice! Imagine if I had landed it though, the worlds first no hands no feet forward.

elmo

8890 posts

elmo

WA, 8890 posts

22 Dec 2006 10:44am

quote:
Originally posted by Zed

Nah no helmet, they look gay! I had a bad stack last week at seal island, went for a forward and as I jumped realised the wave was pitching too high and just at the point u rotate I bailed, but didn't realise I had accidently hooked in. So the rig flipped and took me with it.Landed on my boom - nice! Imagine if I had landed it though, the worlds first no hands no feet forward.

With the way I look (and sail), the gay image would be the least of my problems

Zed

1274 posts

Zed

WA, 1274 posts

22 Dec 2006 10:47am

quote:
Originally posted by elmo

quote:
Originally posted by Zed

Nah no helmet, they look gay! I had a bad stack last week at seal island, went for a forward and as I jumped realised the wave was pitching too high and just at the point u rotate I bailed, but didn't realise I had accidently hooked in. So the rig flipped and took me with it.Landed on my boom - nice! Imagine if I had landed it though, the worlds first no hands no feet forward.

With the way I look (and sail), the gay image would be the least of my problems

elmo

8890 posts

elmo

WA, 8890 posts

22 Dec 2006 11:20am

Just re dead your move, would have been damned impressive to land.

The pro's are just starting 1 handers and foot out's and here you are going the full wazza.

Nads of Steel

Zed

1274 posts

Zed

WA, 1274 posts

22 Dec 2006 11:23am

1 hander and foot out> Pffft old skool

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