If it weren't for a kidney stone, Dale Webster would probably still be surfing.

Up until earlier this month, the 66-year-old surfed every single day for 40 years with the utmost commitment, according to Surfer Magazine.

Webster's entry in the Encyclopedia of Surfing (EOS) says that he has surfed through a flu, a sprain, dangerous winds, and even another kidney stone (he went directly to the hospital from the beach, with his wife's help).

But this second kidney stone was Webster's last straw and, on Oct. 5, Dale Webster chose not to go surfing for the first time in four decades.

Instead, he threw a party with his friends to celebrate his first day out of the water. He even made t-shirts that had his picture and the date on it.

"I thought it was going to be an emotional day ," he said in an interview with Surfer Magazine.

"It's been this climactic thing and I just stopped cold turkey."