Hi Blaster.

Your link doesn't work mate. Any chance you can re-post. I'd be interested in a safer alternative to a leash...

A local bought one, used it a few times then ditched it, and it broke at one end as well.
He said it was awkward to use, made it harder to water start and if you did part company with the board you still had to body drag back to it.
So in places like the river mouth in the Bay here, you could still lose your board.

He gave it to us, we use is as a punching/hitting bag when something gives us the Sh1ts, we just say back in a minute going to knock the cr@p out of Joe.
Its very therapeutic, seriously.

And its definitely a weird gizmo, very us martketing!

Cya and

Goodwinds

Steve

Seems like quite a good idea. And I can't see why it wouldn't work in theory. I'm definitely tempted. Has anyone tried one? Does it work - any good / bad feedback?

HI MACCA

I don't know mate I recken dicourage all leggies.
I had a quick look at the new Ozone Lite the other day. They look so good, it's like almost like cheating.

See you out there
Troy

Hi Blaster

Sorry mate but this will never fly! If you needed this contraption to kite I think your better off taling up golf.

I know this was not for yourself, but leashes in my option are not necesary.I think it would be easier to learn body draggind upwind rather than copping the flack of having that thing hanging off ya stick.
2 thumbs down form my point of view.

funny

Nail your feet to the board.

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Originally posted by user

Fer Christs sake!

just use a fargone leash! Yer weak as p1ss pussies !!

Big ,tough kiteboarders,afraid of being hit by a little board !

REAL surfers,that use leg ropes would be p1ssing themselves laughing !

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use and abuse, can you get any tougher

Spend more time learning kite control and body bragging and if a leash is required then reel leashes seem to be the go.

accidents with leashes range from snapped achilles tendons(leash wrapping around the leg) and paralysis thanks to the board hitting the back of the neck(a helmet cannot protect your spine or neck).

gojoe looks to be a step in the right direction, but suspect it needs to be fine tuned a little to work properly.

Dude just go to kmart and buy a floatie and stick it to your board. FFS what a stupid crock of shyte. Leashes are gay, I was with a mate who got knocked in the back of his head from a leash only a couple of months ago, 10 stitches later he refuses to ever use one again.

Just learn to body drag upwind it aint hard. Ive been launched and dragged close to 100m upwind of my board and right out at sea. Didnt take long to get back there. If your stuck in a river mouth use the current to go upwind. Honestly though dont attach a floatie to your board it will be embarrassment to the entire kitesurfing community.

Plenty of times! Whats yer fkn problem ??[}:)]

Anyway,just for the dumb c(_)nts:
Typical example,
www.seabreeze.com.au/forums/topic.asp?TOPIC_ID=27340

What am I doing?? FFS ! Justifying meself to who??
Some twat that dresses up as a fairy !

Bollocks to you my son !

'slave, you gotta get an avatar!

next topic. waveslaves new avatar!!!