Posted in 986775, Events and Stories, tagged AMC, BHR, De Smet, Gent, hip resurfacing, hip surgery, osteoarthritis on 12 March, 2008 | No Comments »
Hydro therapy - 5 days after the operation
In January I travelled to Gent in Belgium for a hip resurfacing operation with Dr Koen De Smet. Several people asked me to post about my experience there but I was waiting for some photos to arrive. They are now here (no gory ones) so read on …
I have had osteoarthritis [...]
Posted in 986775, Events and Stories, Powerboating, Sailing on 6 December, 2007 | No Comments »
… would YOU know how best to survive at sea?
Well equipped yachts carry modern safety equipment to help you - lifejackets, flares, EPIRB, and liferaft. Hopefully most people will never have to use any of this equipment in earnest.
But if you were in an emergency situation, would you know what to do?
The RYA one-day Sea [...]
Posted in 986775, Crew Club, Events and Stories, Sailing on 30 October, 2007 | 3 Comments »
The October 2007 mile building trip to the Cyclades was due to start on the afternoon of Saturday 21 October. On Friday night a gale warning went out for the week end – Force 9 for the Sunday. There were nine people of six different nationalities booked to sail with me. Most of the crew were [...]
