Patellar snapped in half.

[Spoon]

Ok Beery we are coming into some warm weather and small surf, time to get wet and merge our crippled bodies into the throngs of Sydney's weekend warriors.
Hang near the supps and they won't be worried about us

[Beerfan]

Bit of a snag for me. For some reason I can't squat anymore. Get an odd weird feeling in the front of my knee, regardless of the type of squat. Otherwise, normal function is improving but anything athletic or dynamic, it just feels odd. I'm fkkukking spewing. My non qualified half arsed theory is that now I have some kind of strength in my quads, they pull on my tendons harder, which means the wires pull harder, and it accentuates the fact that they're there.


My surgeon won't take the wires out til may, so I'm kind of in limbo til then. I'm thinking of getting a sit on top kayak just to get in the water, as I'm not very confident about my knee in the surf. I might just go for a paddle on the weekend but fkukk that might suck big time.

I'm confident when the wires come out I'll have much better movement and I'll be able to start working my way back, just kind of sucks to have to wait.

[marauding mullet]

Beery have you tried a dry run at home, popping up to your feet?
That would be the make-or-break part of your first surf I would have thought?

[godsavetheking]

Hey beery, I own an inflatable sit-on-top made by a czech company called gumotex that I take out in small waves sometimes. It's self bailing, so you don't have to get out and empty it after each wave and it's rigid enough to allow you to sort of properly surf it. You can go off the top, cut back, do floaters and so on (after a fashion, of course) and being an inflatable you largely avoid the goat boat stigma and it would probably be kinder on your knee than a hard boat. Taking waves off hopeless SUPers is also an added bonus.

It will handle waves up to around chest high quite comfortably and is still fun in micro stuff that I would never bother taking a board in. It's also an OK touring boat and light enough to carry on your back for a mile or two. Might be worth considering if surfing's out of the question.

You can get them in Australia for about $1000 or you could save yourself $150 and get one shipped over from the UK.

[Trev]

Hey beery, I own an inflatable sit-on-top made by a czech company called gumotex that I take out in small waves sometimes. It's self bailing, so you don't have to get out and empty it after each wave and it's rigid enough to allow you to sort of properly surf it. You can go off the top, cut back, do floaters and so on (after a fashion, of course) and being an inflatable you largely avoid the goat boat stigma and it would probably be kinder on your knee than a hard boat. Taking waves off hopeless SUPers is also an added bonus.

It will handle waves up to around chest high quite comfortably and is still fun in micro stuff that I would never bother taking a board in. It's also an OK touring boat and light enough to carry on your back for a mile or two. Might be worth considering if surfing's out of the question.

You can get them in Australia for about $1000 or you could save yourself $150 and get one shipped over from the UK.

Or he could get a cheap second hand goat boat.

[godsavetheking]

I'm trying to be helpful here Trev. Have some compassion you spiteful bastard

[Trev]

I'm trying to be helpful here Trev. Have some compassion you spiteful bastard

[Beerfan]

Cheers mate. I think using one in waves would be risky for my knee, I'm thinking flat water. Pop up I don't believe is an issue, just any kind of bending and turning/ twisting with force I believe will cause issues with the wires.


No goat boats. Ever

[Spoon]

2nd surf in tiny waves this morning. Used it more for a excuse to paddle. Still restricted but more reach than before. Fcuk its a slow process but again good to get wet and also good to break out the springy.