30cm leash attached to side of spreader bar you cannot stretch your arms fully when unhooked; you would need something longer (maybe 50cm?) To prevent longer leash snagging around chicken loop (means you cannot even release QR!) or snagging around your bar ends, make it very stiff by sleeving it thr...

Great post - thank you OP!! I've been dragged in waves many times and there's no hope of releasing the safety leash when dragged backwards. It's just not going to happen. With leash in front you have a fighting chance of releasing. It's critical to have a short freeride leash when using the front co...

I go as fast as my windsurfing friends but can point a few degrees higher upwind (however, broad reach/downwind they will probably be better than me)

Both tropical surf wax and candle wax hold up OK in very hot tropical conditions (35 C). No experience with bows Wouldn't sand be a concern? Especially on a coarse braid like this one? Sand not a significant concern for me, rope picks up a few grains but not much more than it would without wax (the...

Both tropical surf wax and candle wax hold up OK in very hot tropical conditions (35 C). No experience with bows

You can rub surf wax (hard-tropical type) or even normal candle wax on the line to make it last much longer if you want

I found that Gorilla tape (the black one) sticks extremely well to my kite leading edge (Dacron). I used it to cover some minor (aesthetic) scuffs and to add some extra protection from beach coral etc. It also stuck very well to my harness where I had some small rips and scuffs. I clean and dry very...

Anyone has experience buying a cheap-ass knife with the standard box cutter blades, throwing them out and replacing with ceramic blades? May work out cheap and never rust....

Fisherman's knot is an excellent way to join 2 lines even 1.2mm spectra. It has less weakening than most other knots. And it does not jam under load.

Foil those look like granny (square)knots on the q-power? They make the line MUCH weaker than using figure of 8. I tested years back (no scale, just a 8x pulley and me pulling) and I could easily tell that granny knot q-power broke at much lower tension that figure of 8.