Given that MY LIZZY TOO is 38 tons wet one would think that surfing behind it might be dangerous. Indeed, this year alone I've gotten two black eyes, gotten a concussion, injured both shoulders and broken a toe. Bloody hell as my British friends would put it! Keep in mind, I'm 40 something and highly prone to injury. Check out the stereo black eyes.
The sad truth is that there really is nothing all that dangerous about yachtsurfing. I'm just an incredible klutz.
Over the past 20+ session yachtsurfing I've been able to characterize the top 3 injuries as follows:
The sad truth is that there really is nothing all that dangerous about yachtsurfing. I'm just an incredible klutz.
Over the past 20+ session yachtsurfing I've been able to characterize the top 3 injuries as follows:
- The friggin rope handle! It either gets dropped on your head when you're surfing or someone surfing chucks it into the boat when you're not paying attention. It friggin hurts too.
- Getting on, off or hit by the chase boat. One potential is that you get run over by the pickup driver. Fucking hell! To reduce this potential and increase the speed of pickups, we've moved from a wakeboard boat down to a jet ski to have something more agile around the surfers. The other source is from getting hurt while getting towed on the tube behind the jet ski. Some pickup drivers get a little, uhm, excited after the pickup. They drag you at 20-30 or more mph and you get bounced around. That, too, can really friggin hurt!
- "That guy." This brings me to the last potential source of injury. Two words: "Jed Holm" is "That Guy". This man is a
savage and will be the most likely cause of my death. If you see this man, watch-out! He's about 230 lbs of mostly spasmodic muscle. The volume of gray matter is debatable. Having said that, keep in mind, he's a great surfer and is super fun to hang out with. I think every group has a "That Guy". Be sure to keep them away from the keys, the wheel, your body and all that you care about.
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