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At 02:15 PM 4/9/98 -0700, you wrote:
>
>
>Annie and Chris McNeil writes:
> > At 10:49 AM 4/9/98 -0700, you wrote:
> > >
> > >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?
> >
> > This sounds so dangerous with getting high air and sailing in waves.Annie
> >
>
>I am also a regular (no wind surfer) and have wiped on couple of times
>in 20+ surf with a leash on. It actually works very well. Given my
>limited wave sailing experience, I wish I had a leash. When I wiped
>out, the board and sail got swept away much faster than I did. the
The only times I've been injured in the waves has been because I hit my
equipment or my equipment was forced into me. I've had cuts between the
eyes, bitten through a lip, black swollen eye and knocked so hard that I
had double vision and a severe headache to name a few and I just began wave
sailing last season. Julie Prochaska, racer, had her equipment forced into
her in San Carlos resulting in a 3 inch deep leg wound requiring many
stitches. When falling and getting tumbled in big wave whitewater I try
to get away from my board and sail! Last thing I want is some sling shot
leash bringing it all back my way or holding me under my rig if I'm clawing
for air.
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