My Fenn Blue Fin has a leash attachment point in the middle of the cockpit. It's convenient and comfortable. But I fell out broaching on a breaking wave in 4-5ft surf and broke the leash after being towed under water for quite a ways before the leash broke.
Seems the ski just doesn't pop over a fair sized wave from the little drag I provide behind it. The wave keeps the ski front of it. it It seems the problem is that wave holds on to the ski
This wasn't first time either. (Clearly I need to get better at riding those waves, but that's going to take some more work, fewer broken leashes and less swimming after a ski on the loose.) The first time the waves were bigger on a reef 200m off-shore. Luckily the wind wasn't blowing and I could catch the ski. That time the leash attachment pulled out and the leash broke.
It seems like in surf like that it would be better to have a leash attachment at the end of the boat. Something like the SUPers and surfers use. That way the boat would straighten out quickly and not keep dragging me on through the surf? It could easily be built out of some decent rope, a quick release, a solid attachment to the PFD or calf and tied around the front or back handle. Has anyone tried it? Is it a bad idea?
Seems the ski just doesn't pop over a fair sized wave from the little drag I provide behind it. The wave keeps the ski front of it. it It seems the problem is that wave holds on to the ski
This wasn't first time either. (Clearly I need to get better at riding those waves, but that's going to take some more work, fewer broken leashes and less swimming after a ski on the loose.) The first time the waves were bigger on a reef 200m off-shore. Luckily the wind wasn't blowing and I could catch the ski. That time the leash attachment pulled out and the leash broke.
It seems like in surf like that it would be better to have a leash attachment at the end of the boat. Something like the SUPers and surfers use. That way the boat would straighten out quickly and not keep dragging me on through the surf? It could easily be built out of some decent rope, a quick release, a solid attachment to the PFD or calf and tied around the front or back handle. Has anyone tried it? Is it a bad idea?