Surfing Waves

A rail saver ( the nylon webbing material between the leash rope and the urethane cord ) is there to help prevent this type of damage. But if the board spins, and the leash wraps around your board as you fly over the lip on a close out, poo poo happens.
This is my friends new board. What’s amazing is the entry point is so tight, not a big gash.

thank you for sharing this. Interesting little thing that wouldn't have entered conscience otherwise without direct experience. Much appreciated.
billie

Wow wow wow! Those lightly glassed boards get damaged easily

I had a horrifying leash experience a few weeks back.. kind of got spun and flipped sideways while getting caught up up the lip.
The leash managed to wrap around my neck as I went over the falls.. split second of realisation went through my mind and managed to get a finger under it before it wrapped tight!
Pretty scary moment.

Those leashes can be leashal! Insane what it did to your mates board

I had my confidence damaged by my leash this mornig. Paddling for the wave, I realized too late that I was too far inside of a solid 6 footer and tried to pull back. But the wave pushed my longboard forward, and dragged me underwater until i could not hold my breath, but just managed to get back to the surface in time. Before I could gain control of my board, two more waves with twice the same experience. I am completely shattered, but leash and board are fine...

Oldie....I recommend practicing holding your breath......lots of techniques and exercises out there.....I do things during the course of my working day like climb a flight of steps two at a time then hold my breath as long as I can after reaching the top without taking a big breath.....finding out that you can still hold your breath 30-45sec like this goes a long way towards mental confidence which is the necessary component of surviving in the sea BECAUSE the main thing to maintain in in oceanic situation is mental calm which in turn is borne of confidence; knowing that in solid six foot waves you will be out of touch for 10 sec or less for the most part and able to grab a breath before getting smashed again so long as you stay calm you can go on for quite a while. Losing your cool means shortness of breath and clouded mental clarity, can mean an accidental inhale while underwater which can lead to panic then death. Breath hold training and the developed knowledge of how long you actually can go without taking a breath will go miles in maintaining calm and will make a potentially harrowing experience just routine.

Got “caught” inside yesterday on little waist high waves, and my leash got tangled around a rock. Could’ve been worse. The only reason I was even using it was because it was super windy and messy, I usually practice leashless when it’s that small. Made me think, though.

Tom

I've never seen a leash do that sort of damage before, crikey!

Like a cheese cutter......