Quick release harnesses mandatory

I've still got one of those flush hooks. The "Warrington flat plate" extremely safe and doesn't damage your gelcoat.

A little harder to get hooked and unhooked but also doesn't unhook by accident and you don't need to raise yourself up as high to hook in.

Not using it at present as I'm not sure it will work with my T3, and got used to the conventional hook again.

Two things killed the flat plate 1. Mr Waddington retired and then died ☹️☹️ 2. No big manufacturer picked it up because it didn't and couldn't be QR

.....And a plague on safety rules invented by the ignorant which no one then dares not enforce in case they're sued. I blame those no win no fee lawyers / ambulance chasers. How many accidental deaths due to trap hook entrapment have there really been? Compulsory helmets next?

Was thinking more of a claim for accident, but will only come into force once the standard approved.

Whatever happened to that flush hook bar cutout that was made up in the medway towns, that does the trick, most unlikely to get caught on anything, I'm sure there's a guy down our club used it, I shall ask him thursday and report back, very often the simplest things are the best.

Originally posted by iGRF It would be a lot simpler to just make the loop on the wire quick release. There are lots of examples from kitesurfing, parachute release, twist release, even trigger action hooks that flip up. Nobody in their right mind thinks about getting out of a harness when trouble hits. You just need the point at which the connection is made to emergency release and there are plenty of examples from kitesurfing where the need is often much greater and 95% of them release at the loop.

Edited by ClubRacer - 01 Sep 21 at 4:05pm

That an organisation is looking to change a device due to a perceived safety issue is enough for insurance companies to act, all the classes in the world can puff and blow, but insurance is King.