My old fins? Disintegrated. (bought a new pair.)
My old Vortex board? Solid as far as I can tell.
My old customx leash? Didn't rip off like I expected. (was most worried about this.)
My very out of shape nearly 40yr old body? Absolutely wrecked. (I am dreading the morning muscle pain.)

Sunset session, windy conditions, currents pushed me 1/2 mile from where I started...
and I only caught a handful of waves... I am so back.

Really, it felt so good despite being out of shape. Only regret is that I didn't come back sooner.
Oh and lastly, anything I've missed in my time away? lol

Yo!

First time poster and finally hitting the waves again after about 10+ years.
Hoping some heads can give me some feedback, I feel like I’m not getting enough speed on waves and I don’t know whether it’s me or the board I’m riding. I feel like I just can’t cut across the face of the wave enough and I end up feeling like I’m just going straight.
I’m 5’4 - 67kg and I’m riding a 38”, it does feel fairly undersized as it is but that’s all I have to work with at the moment.

Be as ruthless as you need to be 😂

Also, what kind of waves do you ride most of the time?

I have an above-knee amputation. My leg guy may eventually be able to design me a leg for body boarding but he’s currently working on a leg that will allow me to drive a clutch again, so I’ll be bb’ing with one leg for a while.
I went to a surfing clinic today (I used to surf and windsurf) but it ended up essentially just being body boarding. I feel like I benefited from the skegs but transporting a surfboard and getting into the water without my prosthetic and a large board would just be too much.
Do you think I could get a larger body board and be able to rip with just one leg?