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Contender443 
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 Topic: Trapeze harnessPosted: 12 Aug 08 at 12:19pm |
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It is personal preference. I wear my harnes over my buoyancy aid. It just feels right for me.
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alstorer
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Posted: 12 Aug 08 at 9:57am |
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Get one of the rash vests with a hook-hole- neately covers all straps, leaves just your hook poking out. |
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ellistine
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Posted: 12 Aug 08 at 8:42am |
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Thanks. We had been wearing ours under but I keep seeing pictures of them being worn over. The only problem I have wearing it under is that the buoyancy aid obscures your view of the hook. I supposed this matters less the more you get used to it.
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JimC
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Posted: 12 Aug 08 at 8:25am |
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Not that daft... But if you wear it over I think you'll find that the straps don't stay put, so it needs to be under...
I think there would be a lot to be said for an integrated harness/buoyncy aid... With the harness under the buoyancy, which is conventional, the buoyancy aid may get in the way - that's why you see cutaway buoyancy aids advertised for use with trapeze harnesses. |
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Posted: 12 Aug 08 at 8:02am |
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Daft question alert: are you supposed to wear the harness over or under your buoyancy aid? |
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NickA
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Posted: 11 Aug 08 at 2:54pm |
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"As far as I know, hooks all point down on windsurfing harnesses". Oh yes.. of course they do. But the hooks are a fat triangle to stop wear on your harness lines, yes? whereas the dinghy hook is designed to go in a relatively narrow metal loop and I wonder if a windsurfing hook would fit the hole in the loop properly. Anyway, my trapezing on sunday (F5 in a Javelin) was measured in hours. And was I glad of those shoulder straps! Often start out with the shoulder straps loose .. as it makes walking possible. But am usually cinching them tight by half way up the first beat. Please try it and let us know.. and if I get a chance to go windsurfing anywhen soon I'll do likewise. |
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simonjohn
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Posted: 11 Aug 08 at 11:32am |
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Thanks for the replies. As far as I know, hooks all point down on windsurfing harnesses We use both waist and seat harnesses, as as yet no back problems. But our trapezing is measured in seconds rather than minutes. |
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Posted: 08 Aug 08 at 11:33pm |
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Probabaly, but then you'd have something a bit bulky, with too many straps for what you need.
I think on some twin wire boats helms often wear windsurf "sit" harnesses, as they really don't flatwire much/ever, and the reduced bulk/straps is a good thing for them. But any less support is just going to make it difficult and damage you. There's a reason why they're such different designs. |
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Posted: 08 Aug 08 at 4:53pm |
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... or put a sailing spreader bar on it. I guess it depends on what kind of wind-surf harness you have. A sit harness might work OK until you need to get really flat to the water, but a waist or chest harness maybe not. There's a fashion for more upright trapezing (especially on boats with wide racks) but it doesn't work on 5o5's etc (or even on an MPS if you're light ... watch Kit Stenhouse, she can really flat wire)! Turning it around ... could I put a windwurfer spreader bar on my dinghy harness and save the cost of a windsurfing harness? |
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