Sorry to hear about the cold fin. Here in sunny Queensland it's beauuuutiful....but no wind today.

Blue because of the cold, right, Fin?

   Yes, right, turning a chilling blue,!

Hay Wazza, dont rubb it in,...   so are you getting any sailing in??

   Oh no, sorry to read that Mike, hope it will be better soon.     

  I forgot,...   I went out with the ex muffin board with long cutaway 47 to 42, the Avi 4.7 and 24cm45weed,... I see the beens didnt stay

with me for long,... but was nice for a few minets..  

Yikes Decrepit that doesnt sound so good, but if you can still move it thats a good sign. Rest,antinflammatories and review by GP would be my pick - PHC emergency on Sat night is not a fun time, or a short time. 

Well done guys for braving the conditions to get some good numbers - enjoy defrosting in a hot shower

Mike - there are a couple of late night GP clinics in town that are open and are a better bet. 

Mike I hope it's only a minor niggle that just needs a couple of days rest before your out flying around again.

Good effort by the Mobsters that got out today in what sounds like difficult conditions. Today made yesterday seem like a gentle breeze down here so I decided on cowardice over valour & to stay in & watch the footy

I did try to get the rainbow in the background, but you can see the important bit, still smiling.

Mike, I know the face injury wasn't nearly as bad as it looked, but I hope the shoulder is alright too.

 Adds a whole new meaning to the saying a captains knock and taking a hit for the team!

Thanks Paul and Shane for helping me undress and downrig. I could never have got out of that wet suit by myself! It keeps me toasty warm, but i's a bugger to get on and off. And of course Paul for washing most of the blood off so Dot wouldn't freak too much.

Dot says the eye looks worse now, that it's started to swell up, should have a nice black eye tomorrow.

Think I'll take your advice Fangy, go to bed with a nurofen and see what it's like in the morning.

You're a bloody trooper Mike Hope the shoulder comes good!. Good going tday MM.

only a flesh wound... still some ice should help with the swelling. I hope the shoulder comes good soon.

Bonus points to all who sailed today.

I would have joined you but got called in to work.

Decrepit 'Black Knight' - 'it's only a flesh wound'

Paul - great to see the small board got an outing!

Great stuff guys, braver than me, went to the movies came back saw someone struggling to get going at Soldiers then chatted with Lunny at Liptons but couldn't get myself excited enough to brave the GAf conditions, felt vindicated when it started hailing an hour latter.

Mike, the trick with the emergency room is to say you hurt your neck, as well as other assorted injuries. The neck will get you straight in and neckbraced and checked out straight away.

Do not do a Yoyo (unless you need it) and complain of chest pains as they will detain you for 8 hours as I recently found out.

hope the shoulder is only twinged and a hot cuppa or three makes things better

Bloody hell Captain, talk about taking one for the team 

I hope you woke up much better today mate 

Get healed quickly Captain.

Sent my files to Daffy, and he's OK with leaving the GW52 data there, he thinks the GT31 filters may have rejected the acceleration. But it's all speculation, If I wasn't wearing the GT31, I certainly had no reason to question the 34.67.

Yep, had a good nights sleep, make a Dr's appointment tomorrow to see about x-rays.

You can see where the damage was done on my tracks above, top right, there's my 2nd best bearaway, going way right of my other tracks, then the upwind run back comes to a sudden stop, at around 20kts, if those colours are anything to go by. Then there is the long walk/swim back to base, I did have a go at sailing, but by then the wind had died, except for the odd short gust, which was just too painfull to manage the water starts. walking was easier.

ouch hope nothing to serious mike

sorry to hear about the injury mike

i bailed before i did somethink similiar.

being tired from nightshift and conditions like that dont really mix well.