by Ellen Falle » Sat, 26 Mar 2005 07:33:26
by sm.. » Sat, 26 Mar 2005 08:59:07
by Ben Kaufma » Sat, 26 Mar 2005 09:39:37
>> 3) My feet stay in the straps better with booties
>> 4) Less injuries to feet when sailing = more sailing time and a better
>> windsurfing vacation experience. ;-)
>I agree that you get less foot injuries when sailing with booties, but
>that's SMALL injuries. If your foot doesn't come out when it should,
>you might break your foot (as I did) or your ankle, and miss the whole
>season. I think I'd rather have a few small injuries than one big one.
>I'd be interested in hearing more opinions on this issue.
Ben
by Rox » Sat, 26 Mar 2005 14:10:41
> >> 3) My feet stay in the straps better with booties
> >> 4) Less injuries to feet when sailing = more sailing time and a
better
> >> windsurfing vacation experience. ;-)
> >I agree that you get less foot injuries when sailing with booties,
but
> >that's SMALL injuries. If your foot doesn't come out when it
should,
> >you might break your foot (as I did) or your ankle, and miss the
whole
> >season. I think I'd rather have a few small injuries than one big
one.
> >I'd be interested in hearing more opinions on this issue.
> One of those "small" injuries could result in a *** infection.
> Ben
by Rox » Sat, 26 Mar 2005 14:10:35
> >> 3) My feet stay in the straps better with booties
> >> 4) Less injuries to feet when sailing = more sailing time and a
better
> >> windsurfing vacation experience. ;-)
> >I agree that you get less foot injuries when sailing with booties,
but
> >that's SMALL injuries. If your foot doesn't come out when it
should,
> >you might break your foot (as I did) or your ankle, and miss the
whole
> >season. I think I'd rather have a few small injuries than one big
one.
> >I'd be interested in hearing more opinions on this issue.
> One of those "small" injuries could result in a *** infection.
> Ben
by Rox » Sat, 26 Mar 2005 14:10:37
> >> 3) My feet stay in the straps better with booties
> >> 4) Less injuries to feet when sailing = more sailing time and a
better
> >> windsurfing vacation experience. ;-)
> >I agree that you get less foot injuries when sailing with booties,
but
> >that's SMALL injuries. If your foot doesn't come out when it
should,
> >you might break your foot (as I did) or your ankle, and miss the
whole
> >season. I think I'd rather have a few small injuries than one big
one.
> >I'd be interested in hearing more opinions on this issue.
> One of those "small" injuries could result in a *** infection.
> Ben
by jeff feeha » Sat, 26 Mar 2005 22:06:32
>>One of those "small" injuries could result in a *** infection.
>>Ben
i hope 4 weeks is enough to get you back on the water.
as i said, the day after i hurt my toe was a beautiful 5.0 day,
the kind of day i go to cabarete for, and i felt like a total
idiot for missing it.
i guess ben is saying that booties protect your feet from small cuts,
which can get infected. those infections can be _really_ bad where
c***reefs are involved. i have heard of people needing to have large
amounts of skin and muscle cut away to save their foot. i have no
idea how common those infections are. but, even a small infection
could ruin a vacation.
i will definitely be reconsidering booties on vacation. i think i'll
probably wear them from now on.
booties would also save me for another, more minor, anoyance: i don't
skip light air days at cabarete - vela has excellent light air gear,
and i like to sail formula boards. as i said, i usually pump them
pretty vigorously. in fact, i pump pretty much all boards. the problem
is that the nonskid takes a few layers of skin off the bottom of my
toes (the wood construction starboards have pretty agressive non-skid)
the more i pump, the worse this problem is, and after a few days
i can end up bleeding. it doesn't stop me from sailing, and i tend not
to notice it too much on the water, but it can be painful, and might
get infected.
i think i'll get a new pair of booties.
jeff feehan
by jeff feeha » Sat, 26 Mar 2005 22:17:48
>>i noticed some wind in the afternoon, but i didn't get near the water
>>to really see it. i don't think we had 30kts though.
>>i think you guys on l.i. are crazy - it seems like everyone there
>>likes to windsurf in snow. don't you guys know that that's what lasers
>>are for?
> umm... I had no idea!
> ;-)
> Come on, Jeff - of all sailing vessels the experience on a Laser is just
> as wet and cold as on an 80 liter board.
> florian /FFF/
jeff feehan
by sm.. » Sun, 27 Mar 2005 08:02:18
by Dan Weis » Sun, 27 Mar 2005 15:09:18
>> Maybe we need straps that release when a certain amount of force is
>> applied... i.e. before a bone breaks. Shouldn't be too hard to
>> manufacture.
> Something like this did exist once upon a time and there was quite a
> bit of commentary about it on this newsgroup. I tried one but found it
> very uncomfortable, but maybe I didn't have it mounted correctly.
> Before I had a chance to follow up, the guy was bought out by one of
> the big companies, who promptly dropped them.
> But I think the injuries mentioned here are caused by accidentally
> kicking the strap. Nothing but careful, controlled sailing prevent
> that. You can stub your toe on a perfectly flat surface.
by Dan Weis » Mon, 28 Mar 2005 13:54:11
-Dan
>>> Maybe we need straps that release when a certain amount of force is
>>> applied... i.e. before a bone breaks. Shouldn't be too hard to
>>> manufacture.
>> Something like this did exist once upon a time and there was quite a
>> bit of commentary about it on this newsgroup. I tried one but found it
>> very uncomfortable, but maybe I didn't have it mounted correctly.
>> Before I had a chance to follow up, the guy was bought out by one of
>> the big companies, who promptly dropped them.
>> But I think the injuries mentioned here are caused by accidentally
>> kicking the strap. Nothing but careful, controlled sailing prevent
>> that. You can stub your toe on a perfectly flat surface.
by Jay Halfor » Tue, 29 Mar 2005 04:03:33
Downside is my feet are cut up all the time, but just minor stuff from
rocks. I just pour hydro peroxide on em every day, no probs.
> When you're on vacation, you're much more likely to be sailing
> different boards, and even to switch several times in one day. So I've
> learned to be sure to test the footstraps before I head out, and then
> be patient enough to sail back to land and readjust them if they're not
> right.
> I recently sailed Jericoacoara and used one board the whole trip, which
> is kind of the European system of rental. I was able to set the
> footstraps the first day and not worry about them. Quite a relief.
by Paul Braunbehren » Tue, 29 Mar 2005 04:42:19
I think the injuries mentioned here are caused by accidentally
The toe issue is easily resolved by wearing booties.