What age do you reckon you'll be sailing till

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Sputnik11
Sputnik11
VIC
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VIC, 972 posts
22 Oct 2016 12:38pm
I started as a 13yo in 1983. Now 46 and I will only stop when my body gives up on me. Very good to hear from sailors in their 60s and 70s here and still going strong.

Windsurfing is my happy place.
Tardy
Tardy
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5339 posts
22 Oct 2016 10:29am
hargs said..




funny..had a good laugh .....amazing how the harness and board are the last things to rot ,other than the bones .hair and sunnies .. .
Relapse
Relapse
VIC
621 posts
VIC, 621 posts
22 Oct 2016 9:58pm
2rundave said..
A few 70+ sailors on the Goldie with one being 79 with artificial hip, knee etc and still not looking at giving it up!



Phew, good to know you can still sail with synthetic hips and knees. Mine knees are pretty rough and painful at 48, hopefully I can get a few years more out of them before a reco.
Tequila !
Tequila !
WA
1028 posts
WA, 1028 posts
23 Oct 2016 7:49am
Know some German neighbors where the old lady windsurfed until 80...
Relic
Relic
TAS
838 posts
TAS, 838 posts
23 Oct 2016 9:45pm
Relapse said..

2rundave said..
A few 70+ sailors on the Goldie with one being 79 with artificial hip, knee etc and still not looking at giving it up!




Phew, good to know you can still sail with synthetic hips and knees. Mine knees are pretty rough and painful at 48, hopefully I can get a few years more out of them before a reco.


Hope shoulder joint replacements get invented soon! I'll get a "Job Lot" Knees and shoulders!
Shlogger
Shlogger
547 posts
547 posts
23 Oct 2016 8:40pm
56 myself,,,,been sailing 30 years. But the key is to stay active. I still surf, sup and do a maintenance workout during flat spells. Over the last 4-5 years the only thing I've backed off on is the freestyle, as that definitely is a young man's game, at least the new school freestyle. ;) I'm also not going for the huge air anymore, as I can feel my knees quiver on landings. Other than that, my goal is the backside wave 360 this year and my stbd side forwards have always sucked. ;) I have some friends who are in their 60's and still killing it in the waves. I think I'll be able to go out and still catch a wave in my 70's.
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