Last year I started this thread mentioning my stenosis in my back and its complications on catsailing.
Well, the stenosis is cured (knock wood) almost completely by itself. In my eyes a little miracle because expectations on that were low.
So I could fully sail on my cat last year until…….

On first Christmasday the next fysical problem showed up after my leg got trapped under my frontbeam and the beachsand (I know that sound strange). I yelled it out from the pain and couldn't stand on this leg again. So I payed for a MRI
investigation. Result: kneedisc severly damaged plus gonartrosis (worn out knee). After some months of rest I started searching for aids that could help me sailing again.

I discovered that with two small support shelfs mounted on the side of the hulls I could hang on the wire again. And keeping my knee aligned just above my foot. Which was painfree for my knee as long as I kept the right position.:


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Ofcourse I know that the arthosis will go on and I will end with a knee replacement but now I can pay some time...…..






ronald
RAIDER-15 (homebuilt)

hey boy, what did you do over there, alone far out at sea?..
"huh....., that's the only place where I'm happy, sir.