Seat Harness to Waist Harness Transition

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Fieldie

361 posts

Fieldie

WA, 361 posts

23 Dec 2004 8:07am

G'day!
I have bought a new waist harness after about 6 seasons on the old seat harness.

After a coupla great flatwater sessions the waist harness is easier to use than I thought it would be. Thought I am finding it harder to keep the nose of the board down and the fin is blowing out sideways more often.

Is it boom height, harness lines forward or back or just something I am going to get used to with change of technique?

Thanks in advance!!
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Gettin' gone!!! Seaton

hardman

1116 posts

hardman

1116 posts

23 Dec 2004 11:07am

Got no idea Kecks

There is a good article on set-up in one of the recent british windsurfing magazines I can lend you though

I just swapped over myself, and I'm finding the bloody thing creeping up all the time, anybody know how to stop that, other than lose another 10 kilos

Hardie (Board Butcher and Reef Magnet)

sin101

VIC

45 posts

sin101

VIC, 45 posts

23 Dec 2004 2:48pm

Try moving the sail forward in the mast track and squaring your hips to the board. Stops lateral loading.

Kevin Netto

Crash Landing

NSW

1173 posts

Crash Landing

NSW, 1173 posts

23 Dec 2004 4:24pm

Hardman

I find that my harness sometimes slips upwards, but only when i'm in a really bad sailing position - like hanging off the harness line. If you sail really nice and upright/straight you can actualy push the boom away from you and the harness will work itself downwards. So just don't sit, stay upright and push the boom away....

I would never go back to a seat harness - especially in boardies

Pugwash

7733 posts

Pugwash

WA, 7733 posts

23 Dec 2004 5:37pm

Crash Landing

I agree re slipping up AND down - I got a waist harness today - very comfy... I won't be going back

Rocks Are Fun

Greenroom

7608 posts

Greenroom

WA, 7608 posts

23 Dec 2004 8:48pm

i just made the transition too

no looking back at those ball hugging, leg cramping nappies

GONE WITH THE WIND

Crash Landing

NSW

1173 posts

Crash Landing

NSW, 1173 posts

24 Dec 2004 10:42am

Kecksoff

i posted a long reply but it didn't show up! So I'll try again.

what i tried to say was that using a seat harness puts a lot more mast foot pressure onto the board. This mast foot pressure will keep the nose down. Also when sailing with a seat harness it is easier to sheet in.

when sailing with a waist harness you need to exagerate the level of forward lean to increase that mast foot pressure. Also by leaning forward you're evening out the pressure loads between front and rear so theoretically should help prevent the fin spin out. and finally because you can't sheet in as well you you use your back hand more than your front. if you pull with say your right hand you naturally push against the force with your right leg - any sudden lateral fin loadings will induce spin out.

the answer is to move the harness lines back a little to counter act that extra back hand pressure and lean forward. take your front hand off the boom and try to touch the nose of the board - that'll be a good position!

have a good christmas!

Simon

275 posts

Simon

WA, 275 posts

24 Dec 2004 11:17am

Hi there Seaton.
If you are spining out, and finding the board is bouncing around, it sounds like your harness lines are too long for your new waist harness. This will mean you can not ap[ly enough mast foot pressure and push to hard against the side of the board.
Maybe be also that your boom is too low.
Hope this helps
Simon

Simon
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www.gowindsurfing.com

Fieldie

361 posts

Fieldie

WA, 361 posts

26 Dec 2004 10:50am

It all makes perfect sense! The boom is as high as it can go in the sails luff sleeve and my harness lines may be too long/too far forward.

All I need now is a seabreeze! (but i spose 'tis Xmas, and time to be spent with family. ...which means time for therapy soon after...

)

Thanks for the input!!!!

Gettin' gone!!! Seaton

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