Poetry in motion Alby 

The fortitude inspired by the Magnificient 7, or just the smell of wet fur in the morning?

Elmo just because our fearless went for a head wound doesn't mean you have to follow suit. Good to hear you like the new toy 

Sounds like you found a nice way to end the weekend Rats 

good to catch up with you and Noel Rob, enjoy your trip..

Nice work from the fellas down south today. Morts, you were meant to be nursing that 5.8, not killing it :-) Hey Ratz, thats a nice swag of jellybeans!

Slugger after all that rigging up for the young fellas you still found time to go out and pick yourself up an Alpha JB well done 

Fangy I'm hoping the Sail Santa will make an early appearance this year so I won't have  to use the 5.8 much. Will get some proper sail tape to try & hold it together in the meantime...

Well done Guys, I really really don't mind losing all my jelly beans!

Slugger, did you put Max on Dereks 4.0? if so how did it go?

Just love Sandy Bay!!!!!!!!!!!!!! hope you get some more Rob.

Just come back from Dr, he's given me the all clear, no broken bones no torn ligaments. Recommends not favouring the shoulder, act as normal and has given me a precription for powerfull anti-inflamatories and pain killers to cope with any pain. So looks like I can get straight back on the water, but it won't be in storm conditions!

Excellent news Mike

I'll boil the kettle next time theres a serious storm

Mike, I would recommend seeing a physio for your shoulder, and sooner rather than later. After an injury muscles can tighten up which prevent normal movement (even if you are unware of it) and this can create impingements and bursitis. Remember seeing me with my arm in a sling a few years back? That was from an injury I don't even remember getting. I found physio worked better than anti-inflammatories and cortisone injections, because without correcting the muscle imbalance the inflammation keeps getting stirred up. Now I know how to loosen those muscles myself, but I was not even aware they were tight until I saw the physio. I also learnt that if you get treatment quickly it resolves quickly. Once it becomes chronic it takes a lot of treatment to shift it.

Hey Max of the madness!! 4 PBs, great stuff, keep them coming, you'll be beating your old man in no time.

Thanks Anita, tomorrow I'll be seeing the physio who takes our oldies keep fit session, I'll have a word with her.

Nice work Max

Nice work Mad Max.....go get 'em!! Great PB's.

Capt'n, Windex knows what she is talking about when it comes to an injured seadog like you so +1 that physio advice if in doubt. If your nose is shiny and moist and your beard nice and glossy then you'll know everything is coming good. Just don't tell her if you're running a temperature.

You're not lacking in testicular fortitude Elmo but are you bolting the big shiny ones on correctly? I'm glad that your helmet absorbed the impact though...masts are expensive. Tracey will be getting concerned you'll k'nacker yourself.

WazzaVBfan I didn't connect with the mast twice now i've landed solidly flat on my back flicking my head back to slam into the water, Sunday I went from 24knots to zero using my back and head as a brake

Decrepit make sure you don't stay on anti imflammatories too long unless you are taking pills to protect your stomach. I almost died of a stomach bleed staying on mine 3 months..

Thanks for the advice, but I ditched them after the first day Sue.

Both pain killers (Prodeine Forte) and the anti inflammatories (Proxen SR 1000) have listed side effects of nausea dizzyness and drowsiness. And tell you not to drive if you experience any of them!

I had all 3 in abundance!

So I stopped the Prodein first, which improved things, but not enough, so then I dropped the Proxen. Still went to the gym and the exercise group, and only took it a little easy on my shoulder. I found it better to put up with a bit of pain than the side effects.

Had a brief sail today, downhauling the last cm gave me a bit of a twinge, and sailing over chop wasn't totally comfortable, but it was good to get out.