harnes?

galeforce79 · Joined: 05 Apr 2001 Posts: 89

i have a higback harness, can the higback hold me back from going faster at all? i am interested in higher end speeds and im not sure what the advantage is to each one.

spyder · Joined: 24 Sep 1996 Posts: 2790 Location: oahu

generally seat harnesses are for raking back the sail for slalom speed sailing, and waist/chest are for waves and bnj.

galeforce79 · Joined: 05 Apr 2001 Posts: 89

does boom height differ from style of harness i use? along with wind conditions?

spyder · Joined: 24 Sep 1996 Posts: 2790 Location: oahu

yeah, somewhat. Its a bit of a personal preference.

For slalom, I like my boom high. When its raked back its about shoulder height. I like being locked in with shorter harness lines, and a seat harness.

For BnJ & waves I like it about chest high (lower than shoulder). Since I am hooking/unhooking more in this case, the waist harness and lower boom height makes it real convenient.