Good to hear Pete you are doing ok . By the sounds of it you received some traumatic injuries.lm surprised no one has been killed yet down that part of the river. anyway hope you get better soon.l use to sail with you down at Melville waters back in the day.
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Be very conscious of safety on the water - look thru your sail more often not just to windward.
This is great advice!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Recently I've had a couple of very near misses at Fangy's because I failed to do this
I nearly t-boned a dingy that was heading straight upwind at Fangy's. The two blokes in the tinny were looking straight ahead, I was coming from the side and they couldn't hear me over their engine.
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Injuries are healing well Anita.
They have moved me to a rehab centre yesterday.
Physio reckons some time next week I will get to go home - though it is looking like I will have to move to my sisters place which is ground level unlike my place.
The knee is the big one I think.
First 4 weeks must spend every second in a zero degree bend brace.
Then I swap over to a 20 degree brace at the 4 week mark then a 30 degree brace till 8 weeks.
Crutches after that for a week or two I think.
Max healing takes place after 2 years but the majority of the fusion between tendon and the knee cap happens in the first few months from what the surgeons have said to me.
Windsurfing is probably one of the better sports to get back in to after such a serious injury,though I'll take it easy for a while after returning.
I'll post a few pics of my broken equipment and injuries when I eventually get home. My carbon Maui boom survived seemingly.
Looking forward to getting back to sailing Lucky Bay again - Pelican Point is more enjoyable for me but those boats!
Does that mean you are selling the boom?
I bought the Maui wave carbon 170-230 boom from 2nd Wind. After his sad passing Peter Volwaters gear was in the shop for sale. I remember there were two of the wave booms for sale and I bought one.
It has been a while now and it has has become sentimental to me so not for sale.
Hoping it still might see out the next 20 years or so.
The skipper of the tinnie probably got mesmerised by the graphics on that board. It's doing my eyes in even now!
I would hate to be the one doing an invisible repair on that board with those graphics.
50 year old guy a mechanic two doors down from me.
I talked to him four days ago for 20 minutes.
Was driving his mates motorbike at work - a one off and he came off.
His left arm had to be sewn back on. His left leg is a lot,lot worse than mine.
It was in a vice or calliper. He said tests will come back Tuesday.
Either he loses the leg completely,or it is reconstructed or damage is not as great as first prognosis.
Anyway, I wheeled past his room tonight on my wheelchair and stopped in to say hullo etc.
His spirits had dropped alarmingly not wanting to engage in any conversation.
I thought the worst but a nurse told me later he still has a decent chance of saving it.
I am starting to think I was lucky now. It could have been so much worse.
I get out tomorrow. After spending 20 days in hospitals I have found a fantastic appreciation for home.
And for good health.
Well done Pete!
Every body says, "look on the bright side", it's great if you can, but it's not always that easy. Keep you spirits up and enjoy home when you get there.
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50 year old guy a mechanic two doors down from me.
I talked to him four days ago for 20 minutes.
Was driving his mates motorbike at work - a one off and he came off.
His left arm had to be sewn back on. His left leg is a lot,lot worse than mine.
It was in a vice or calliper. He said tests will come back Tuesday.
Either he loses the leg completely,or it is reconstructed or damage is not as great as first prognosis.
Anyway, I wheeled past his room tonight on my wheelchair and stopped in to say hullo etc.
His spirits had dropped alarmingly not wanting to engage in any conversation.
I thought the worst but a nurse told me later he still has a decent chance of saving it.
I am starting to think I was lucky now. It could have been so much worse.
I get out tomorrow. After spending 20 days in hospitals I have found a fantastic appreciation for home.
And for good health.
Have you found a good appreciation for the anaesthetics and analgesics and antibiotics the big pharma companies make? 
