Just wanted to share with you a way I have found to rid everyone of a board leash. I was always one of those that seemed to get seperated from my board at the slightest stack, and then i spent the next 5 to 10 minutes trying to body drag back and forth to it, and sometimes never being able to as the current or the wind would work against me.... I now have taken a single swim paddle, (the kind that you strap to your hand for swim training), I attached some velcro to my harness and it sits on my backside. When I have a stack, I use the paddle for extra rudder power and I can get to my board within no more than 2 passes at most.....

Jimmy

Im all for the extinction of board leashes, nasty little things, lol extra rudder power, thats funky bro, well if it works for you and gets rid of the leash good on ya, by the way id be a bit worried about haveing a big slam on my butt with a paddle sitting thier, might get a bit mental when it slices or crushes into your backside, it can hurt enough just hitting the clear un obstructed water, lol

I find velcroing a winged keel to my arse allows me to body drag upwind, turn on a dime and beat any seppo on the water.

I'm actually thinking of losing the board altogether.

This paddle is only just a tad bigger than your hand, and it is flat against the harness, not in the way at all, and with larger size velcro it never comes off from a stack, but i do understand the concerns of a foreign object attached.

Fair dinkum some of you guys must be doing some serious drugs!

What next ??? Umbrella's to stop the sun frying your head , what

about hair gel for that extreme wipeout (always gota look your best),

why dont you get a surgical implant of bull's testicals , that'l

give you bigger balls to bodydrag quicker or give you wings to fly

I also saw a guy last weekend with what looked like an airline bouyancy vest. He gave himself away when he was blowing the wistle min the middle of his jumps...

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Originally posted by paulio

Fair dinkum some of you guys must be doing some serious drugs!

What next ??? Umbrella's to stop the sun frying your head , what

about hair gel for that extreme wipeout (always gota look your best),

why dont you get a surgical implant of bull's testicals , that'l

give you bigger balls to bodydrag quicker or give you wings to fly

HAHAHA i rekkin thatd be the funnyest ****, an umbrella attached to your harness.

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SERIOUSLY,
why dont you just use a good old board leash.

If you are worried about it dangling in the water, attach it to the side or back of your harness the keep it up in the air.
Or use one of the boogie board leashes that are curled up like a pigs tail, to keep them out of the water.

Iv gone for the jesus look and nailed two nails threw my feet to my board. Now i never lose my board and i get this bonus red trail that follows me.

save breathing for when you change tack, santa didnt give me a new kite

it also sucks when you come off and you just can't see ya bored! and ya dragging through the jellies trying to find it!

SAY NO TO BOARD LEASHES, dont come down to Noosa with one of those things, you wont be welcomed with open arms, if you do keep clear of the rest of us thanx, we dont want to be messed up by your knife on a rope. No but seriously learn to body drag upwind. Now, ok, go on, stop reading this and get out and body drag.

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Originally posted by kitefriend

Iv gone for the jesus look and nailed two nails threw my feet to my board. Now i never lose my board and i get this bonus red trail that follows me.

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And you get the swarm of sharks (and uber) following you too.