I think I should have to shorten my harness line when swichting to waist harness, shoudn´t I ? I tried a waist harness and really liked it. I prefer to keep my body straight and layback. I tought I w...
The harness used on dinghies and cats is alot different from windsurfing harness. The part you wear is sort of a loose seat with shoulder straps, and it clips to a wire from the mast tip, so that the ...
The greatest article I know of regarding harnesses was run in American Windsurfer recently. It was an intereview with Kevin Young, Da Kine's harness guru, and developer of the Thermo Form waist h...
Does anyone know of a good harness that comes in xxl (40' ? I am a big guy and can not find a harness that will fit my wide body Thanks,
Here is my problem.. When the wind lets up, I often have problems getting my harness unhooked.
I have no problem getting into the harness. When the wind picks up, I lean back and the loop falls in...
On page 71 of the June 2002 issue of Windsurfing Magazine they show a new type of Da Kine harness line I've never seen before. It looks like it has a very simple, beefy metal on-the-fly adjustmen...
... me with a Bare neoprene vest (full-length, not the short core model).
These shots I am wearing a seat harness (preferred for big sails).
http://www.geocities.com/ottawaws/p30.htm
These s...
Or just stick some of that tubing from the harness line thread in the box.
Mike m/
I use oil based paint sticks for that and for harness line markings. Only problem is after awhile it has to be reapplied.
...right, had a good Saturday of wind to get out and do some learning this weekend kinda comfortable with the harness now, (never realized that if you sheet out when trying to get out of the harness the ...
I saw a photo in Windsurfing a few years ago of Robert Teritahau <sp?> with a tandem harness sailing along with honey on his lap. Looked pretty intimate.
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Single key in the 'key pouch' of the harness.
...or in a situation where self rescue is limited. It carries in a waterproof cell phone bag that snaps to my harness. It is also waterproof for around $200. Bob...
... windsurfer to share with my husband. He weighs about 100kilos and I weigh about 60k. We both are into the harness, but not footstraps. Winds here mainly light to moderate, and we not yet going out in...
...le, FL in mid August for a few days, and was wondering what the windsurfing is like. I plan on bringing my harness, but not my equipment.
Any rental areas in and around Jacksonville, and any favor...
...ed this past weekend, when i saw the entire scrim panel of a sail blown out through all the threads from a harness hook fall-in. looked just like monofilm failure. maybe it's just a myth about it...
Be proactive! You should inspect your UJ (universal joint), inhaul, outhaul, uphaul and harness lines everytime you go sailing. My policy is, if you are sailing in life critical conditions (cold H20, ...
...Jack, here is another pic:
http://www.rrdboards.com/Navigation/windsurf.htm
This guy is dry, sans harness on an a hefty swell. The board is only 8'11' but 37' wide with 210L. N...
... 5.4-5.7 conditions the whole time)
My wife is a beginner moving into novice & is beginning to use harness lines. She is hooked & can't wait to sail again. She used a F2 phenonix 320 ...
...!!) normall condition : 10 to 20 knots wind.... ...I'm 68Kg not very experienced, i.e. still learning harness and footstraps.... do I need another smaller fin , bigger sail ? what is your experie...
...39; gave the article.
tom. (Boston) PS: Monty, the 8.4 02 is still kicking! I put a hole in it with my harness last year, but it was where it was reinforced......
... you have improved you'll discover the thrill of going past them at well above their top speed in the harness with your fingertips relaxed brushing the water, or waving and grinning. They just ha...
...erent boards all the time, and just get dialed on the Tiga. I think if you're comfy in the straps and harness, and making most of your jibes, you're better off on the smallest board you can ...
...rdly ever change. From the front strap on each side measure to the back strap. Record this along with your harness line lengths for various conditions in your tuning book and there you go.
This is...
...d automobile seat (I'm precisely the height they're designed for) and settling into a reach in a harness. Both of those switched off the pain instantly and completely. One PT told me the fac...
...I'm not sure about the 'late beginner', but I can sail in moderate winds (up to 20mph), use harness and straps, can beach start (well, most of the time), and learning to waterstart and ...
...ut having seen you guys sail... Discarding minor parameters like footstrap placement, masttrack placement, harness line placement, carbon content of booms and mast, sail tuning, steady wind and not fi...
...ers of real volume. I am probably considered an advanced intermediate meaning waterstarting, tacks, in the harness and straps, I can make the majority of my jibes, though have just started to get mayb...
Sailing a stiff shore breeze can be a lot of fun. There is generally no shore break, light swell and little chop.
1. If the wind is dead off you can often parallel the shore without going to far o...
Dr. Dunne does a great job of explaining shoulder injuries and subsequent surgical treatment. Since I had the surgery 11/2 years ago, I can relate to what he says and I will also tell you this, '...
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