Theres a video and discussion here.
www.seabreeze.com.au/forums/Windsurfing/General/clip-harness-lines/
I would give them a go if they were cheaper. Not much to them.
I suppose good for taking on and off quickly if you were sharing gear or teaching a mate and didnt want the lines in the way, other than that I dont see an advantage over what we have.
I bought some a couple of months ago and so far so good. They haven't slipped at all.
I hired some windsurfing gear from Tenerife Windsurf Solutions when I was there in July and the guys there raved about them. Reakoned they'd had no breakages.
Select to expand quoteGonebush said..
I bought some a couple of months ago and so far so good. They haven't slipped at all.
I hired some windsurfing gear from Tenerife Windsurf Solutions when I was there in July and the guys there raved about them. Reakoned they'd had no breakages.
what do you weigh?
Select to expand quotejermaldan said..Gonebush said..
I bought some a couple of months ago and so far so good. They haven't slipped at all.
I hired some windsurfing gear from Tenerife Windsurf Solutions when I was there in July and the guys there raved about them. Reakoned they'd had no breakages.
what do you weigh?
I weigh 83 kg.
I weigh closer 90 than 80. May be an issue. I am also heavy on loading up the harness and have snapped a few. Probably not for me.
I like the idea of them a lot though.
Bought a set a few months ago. I'm about 90kg and used them quite a few times now. I have put them under a lot of load sailing in 25 to 30 knots with a 6.2 Slalom sail recently. (Pushed for time and couldn't change down). I have found they slip under a heavy load unless they are at the maximum length adjustment (which mine now are). The boom grip can also be damaged if they do slip. (mine has been) On the plus side I find them really easy to hook in and out of and they are light and don't absorb any water. The other plus was that when I got catapulted at speed, I sheeted in as hard as possible landing downwind and to leeward of the board and in front of the mast. I was surprised with my position and found, quite conveniently that the harness line had disconnected due to the irregular pull angle of the hook.
Select to expand quoteBeaglebuddy said..
Rubbish by all accounts.
Try them, you MIGHT be surprised.
Just bought a second set and find them quite good.
Select to expand quotepirrad said..Beaglebuddy said..
Rubbish by all accounts.
Try them, you MIGHT be surprised.
I bought them and tried them. I was indeed surprised - they are about the worst harness lines I have tried. Slipping, boom damage, hand damage from the relatively sharp edges - everything you do not want from harness lines. Beaglebuddy's description is way too kind.
