2 foot straps on back of my board?

galeforce79 · Joined: 05 Apr 2001 Posts: 89

maybe its the minimal wind conditions im sailing in but it seems to me that there shouldnt be two foot straps on the back of my board. when i plane out and try to put my foot in the back foot strap, i get in fine but the board turns over a little and i get really wet, will this change in higher wind? also what is an advantage to having one footstrap in the center on the back rather than having the two? any help would be great

isobars · Joined: 12 Dec 1999 Posts: 20935

Youll figure it out. It all comes with TOW. Most of your weight should be in the harness and thus the mastfoot when planing, not out on the rail. A single, center rear strap aids maneuvering, something well in your future at present. Straps out towards the rail, OTOH, aid planing upwind, something you need to be able to do at your stage of advancement.

srr37 · Joined: 10 May 2001 Posts: 83

Placing your back foot closer to the center and further forward helps when underpowered,for novice sailors and also wave riding(1 strap).
Putting your back foot back and closer to the edge of the board is better for powered up speed sailing(2 straps).