175cm, 20's all the way for wave, slalom, speed and freestyle. Each to their own though. 30mm gap between straps.

Start with adjustables around 26 and work from there until you find what suits for the stage your at.

30" lines a fist apart. Im 177cm, use a just above middle of the cutout boom height.
Before I went to Sandy Pt they were even closer to accomodate the gusty winds I sail in. Then when you get a couple of days of the great steady wind down there I shotrtened them up considerably. Makes you "sit" in the harness to really load your weight onto the boom and rig and off the board.
Now so much more comfortable and have not moved them back.

K Dog said...

Okay, for those with long lines, how far apart are they? And hands width or very close?

About 10cm

out of curiosity, how many of the guys who posted 26 and over use a seat harness?

Hook your elbow into the loop of the harness lines and with your forearm straight the boom will fit between thumb and first finger......real old school specs but works for a starting point
for me......30 inch with seat or waist harness
I reckon if you like to pull the rig over on you, you'll run 'em short, but if you like the rig to pull you along they'll end up long

grumplestiltskin said...

out of curiosity, how many of the guys who posted 26 and over use a seat harness?

Have used both, always had 'em long since the 80s.

About 10 years ago I broke a boom but my local shop didn't have the size I needed and lent me a second hand one. Had rediculously short lines. I was using a waist harness at the time. Had to move the straps so they were touching to try and get some extra length but it still felt horrible.

in the latest Windsport Magazine - late Fall 2011 on page 38 Matt Pritchard has a piece on "The long and short of harness lines"
Matt uses 30 inch lines and a waist harness.
He keeps the boom high - between shoulder and chin.
benefits of longer lines
improved efficiency
save energy
LESS accidental hookins
greater power control
better mast foot pressure ie down
drawbacks of shorter lines
tend to de-power sail
more pain n injury
set boom too low
use harness less often
more catapaults !!

one reason Matt uses longer lines and i concur - one can sail in the lines almost all the time ie lazy sailor

some who use shorter lines - cannot hook in until planing
i hook in way before that - can schlog hooked in

it is a personal choice !!
use adjustables and purchase fixed length once decided on your ideal length !!

www.guycribb.com/userfiles/documents/Tuning-%20long%20lines.pdf
The long and short of it.... A free PDF all about harness line length... And this old one one about position-
www.guycribb.com/userfiles/documents/The%20Truth%20About%20Harness%20Lines.pdf

31Kg!! I think my spare tire weighs that much.. :-))

yoyo said...
31Kg!! I think my spare tire weighs that much.. :-))

I'm working hard to lose more than that - seriously !

I thought 31kgs was a typo until I realised it was Alex!