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A thought provoking story, glad to hear you made it Carlos.
How about a cord connecting the foot and the board, similar to what
(no wind) surfers have? Has anybody ever tried it? Is it possible?
Sergei Burkov, Ph.D.,
I thought about a leash but didn't ever try it because I don't think I'd like the
leash on me when one of those 30mph+ crashes occurs (which is far too often
for me!)
I've been thinking of rigging a safety line from my mast foot to a "mount"
secured in the mast track behind the mast base (similar to the safety line
across the tendon on my Chinook bases) As long as something is holding the
rig to the board, it's not going anywhere.
This would protect the situation where the mast base completely comes loose
from the board. I have had this happen more often then I've had a tendon
fail(never, but I keep them pretty new). I've got a couple of old mast bases
that I could trim down to fit in the mast track behind (or in front of) the
main base and I think I'll try it this year.
Anyone ever try anything like this or have any other suggestions?
-dave
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