harness

Forum Post New to Waist Harness - which one to buy
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...
Forum Post harness related death on tornado catamaran
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 ...
Forum Post seat type harness or on the chest?
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...
Forum Post XXL Harness
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,
Forum Post Help with harness...
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...
Forum Post Superior New Type Da Kine Harness Lines shown in Windsurfing Mag?
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...
Forum Post Neoprene pfds
... 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...
Forum Post TIGA 257 What is it??
Or just stick some of that tubing from the harness line thread in the box. Mike m/
Forum Post HPL Boom question
I use oil based paint sticks for that and for harness line markings. Only problem is after awhile it has to be reapplied.
Forum Post Im learning!
...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 ...
Forum Post Pushing the Envelope: Tandem Shortboarding
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. Wal
Forum Post Where do you leave your carkeys while windsurfing?
Single key in the 'key pouch' of the harness.
Forum Post Emergency Radios
...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...
Forum Post techno 293 or Veloce 328
... 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...
Forum Post Jacksonville, FL?
...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...
Forum Post ATTN Steve G. re: Aerotech and scrim
...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...
Forum Post Replacing Mast Foot Base Tendons ?
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, ...
Forum Post Formula wave sailing!
...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...
Forum Post choice of a good starter board
... 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 ...
Forum Post techno 283 with neilpride core 5.7 and 42cm fin......any good?
...!!) 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...
Forum Post Q: Sail tunig by carbon tube battens - any good?
...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......
Forum Post newbie me seeks advice :)
... 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...
Forum Post Big sail, small board - Pros and cons
...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 ...
Forum Post How to mark line positions?
...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...
Forum Post More fun than a Chiropractor.
...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...
Forum Post ATC 276 for a late begginer?
...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 ...
Forum Post Planing/Formula/We ight Difference?
...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...
Forum Post RRD 2002 Avant Ride Medium question
...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...
Forum Post Sailing in Offshore Winds
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...
Forum Post Adventures in Shoulder Surgery - a medical explanation _ LONG!!!
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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