I have just aquired a kite seat harness. Are they any good for windsurfing? The one given to me is almost new and feels very comfortable, brand is 'Pat Love' (I kid you not) seems a waste not to use it, although I am curious about the handle on the arse??? Maybe it's for kiter road trips up to Broke Back Mountain or something. Has anyone ever tried one? (a harness not a kiter)
i used a prolimit kite waist pro for 4 years. worked a treat. handle is good for tying flares to for the ocean classic or a spare downhaul or tow rope to.
more than likely it has a hammer hear hook, which is specifically designed to prevent unhooking, not good for windsurfers. See if you can swap the spreader bar out for an old one.
Agree totally with sandman, kite hooks have a narrower section to stop the chicken loop unhooking, sailboard hooks are parrallel. In a crash you can end up under the sail still hooked in, even worse with a twisted harness line around the hook. No probs with a sailboard hook just reach down and pull off the harness line. But a kite hook with the narrow section will hold the harness line on and a twist will lock it there. Really not a good situation unless you have gills.
Agree totally with sandman, kite hooks have a narrower section to stop the chicken loop unhooking, sailboard hooks are parrallel. In a crash you can end up under the sail still hooked in, even worse with a twisted harness line around the hook. No probs with a sailboard hook just reach down and pull off the harness line. But a kite hook with the narrow section will hold the harness line on and a twist will lock it there. Really not a good situation unless you have gills.
