Why do wavesailors not use leg ropes? Is it bc it is dangerous to be dragged through the surf with all the gear? Is it bc of the hassle of having it trail out behind you? Or bc you dont need it bc the w/sailing gear is so much bigger that it is less likely to be taken to shore? Or is it just custom? Consider that SUPs have leggies - do you not use the leggy once you put a rig on?

and think about all the things it can get wrapped around.... however, on a surfboard there is nothing.
I'm imagining the rope going from the rear of the board, around the mast bast a couple times and leg thru the boom, and me under the sail unable to extract my leg enough to get out and take a breath..... no thanks

Having been tumbled around in a breaking wave with my wave gear, I can appreciate how quickly a legrope could become a noose, or just tangle you up so you can't get out to the fresh air.

Wave gear does sometimes catch a wave to shore by itself, but generally it'll dig in and catch so that it doesn't get taken very far.

You're also supposed to hold onto your gear when you crash which is much easier to do with a windsurf rig than it is with just a board.

Maybe you could have your uphaul line not attached at the bottom end , and keep it (the bottom end) looped around your front hand while powering out thru the shorebreak... but that's silly really, just keep hold of something if you fall off.

Hey, I know - carry flippers so you can swim back to your gear when it gets washed away! Problem solved!!

i cant imagine bailing a out of control jump 25 feet in the air still attached to the board, i like to be well the f_ck away from it on the way down, and gybeing would be a pain with a legrope on.