Norman_E
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I second the view that the most painful thing known to man is kidney stones, but I was on land when I had mine. On a boat the most painful was tearing my left biceps muscle about 2/3rds the way through whilst winching in a genoa on my comp crew course. What happened I am still not sure, but I do know that my elbow went back way beyond straight. The following day the whole upper arm was one large bruise through internal bleeding, but with the arm in a sling I helmed the boat for an impromptu race with another school boat tacking down Southampton Water.