Leashes and rocks
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Leashes and rocks
From the Santa Barbara News-Press: http://www.newspress.com/Top/Article/ar ... 2689935421
Goleta surfer dies off Campus Point
January 16, 2006 12:00 AM
A 29-year-old surfer died Sunday, reportedly after the leash on her surfboard got tangled in rocks, pulling her underwater near UCSB's Campus Point, fire officials said.
Two other surfers noticed the woman in distress, pulled her out of the water and administered CPR, but she was pronounced dead about a half hour later at Goleta Valley Cottage Hospital.
The woman, who was from Goleta, was not identified late Sunday pending notification of next of kin. She had been submerged for about six minutes when the surfers spotted her and pulled her ashore, police officials said.
The Santa Barbara County Fire Department and officers from the UCSB Police Department responded to the 5:20 p.m. call. The woman was in cardiac arrest when emergency workers arrived, and she was pronounced dead at the hospital.
Police officials said the woman was not a UCSB student and did not work at the university, but declined to identify her further.
--Melissa Evans
Goleta surfer dies off Campus Point
January 16, 2006 12:00 AM
A 29-year-old surfer died Sunday, reportedly after the leash on her surfboard got tangled in rocks, pulling her underwater near UCSB's Campus Point, fire officials said.
Two other surfers noticed the woman in distress, pulled her out of the water and administered CPR, but she was pronounced dead about a half hour later at Goleta Valley Cottage Hospital.
The woman, who was from Goleta, was not identified late Sunday pending notification of next of kin. She had been submerged for about six minutes when the surfers spotted her and pulled her ashore, police officials said.
The Santa Barbara County Fire Department and officers from the UCSB Police Department responded to the 5:20 p.m. call. The woman was in cardiac arrest when emergency workers arrived, and she was pronounced dead at the hospital.
Police officials said the woman was not a UCSB student and did not work at the university, but declined to identify her further.
--Melissa Evans
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Bud shared this with me after he had a near death experience at G-land with his leash caught in the reef.
DON'T try to lean forward and grab your leash. any current will prevent you from grabbing your leash this way. you will quickly tire out and probably panic.
DO lay flat on the reef on your back then with your legs pull your torso with arm along side to your leash. there will be little or no resistance this way and you should be able to get the sucka off.
this is the main reason to wear short leashes in shallow rocky or reef areas. i wonder what the length of her leash was? i only wear long leashes in deep water big waves. even then it can be a nightmare...your board 25' away tombstoning like crazy. holding you in the impact zone for another beating.
DON'T try to lean forward and grab your leash. any current will prevent you from grabbing your leash this way. you will quickly tire out and probably panic.
DO lay flat on the reef on your back then with your legs pull your torso with arm along side to your leash. there will be little or no resistance this way and you should be able to get the sucka off.
this is the main reason to wear short leashes in shallow rocky or reef areas. i wonder what the length of her leash was? i only wear long leashes in deep water big waves. even then it can be a nightmare...your board 25' away tombstoning like crazy. holding you in the impact zone for another beating.
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fine ignore it...
bullys makes big wave coils that you connect to a bicep leashes coil that makes it twice as large...id put the plug near the nose if got a custom...less hassle and no dragging leash in the water... ....but id be suprised to see anyone taking a groms advice....see you all at trestles sunday
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For five bucks dakine sells a cotter pin with a big plastic loop on it. You replace the connection screw on the back of the padded leash cuff. If you get in trouble bend down pull the pin and the lease pops off. I saw Peter Mel wearing one in hawaii last year and bought a couple myself.
http://www.dakine.com/base.cfm
http://www.dakine.com/base.cfm
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Sad story, She wasn't a noob, and her fiance was watching their kid in the parking lot while she surfed -- they were taking turns. I know the swell was up that day, the tide was going out quickly, and it was very windy.
Maybe I'll find one of those DaKine leashes ...
http://www.newspress.com/Top/Article/ar ... 2201563208
Maybe I'll find one of those DaKine leashes ...
http://www.newspress.com/Top/Article/ar ... 2201563208
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Campus Point is usually a longboard wave..without a swell one of the weakest breaks in the area.
Not sure if this is a leash-caused injury, but our friend, Santa Cruz big wave KBer Phil caught his board in the chops recently, breaking his nose and doing some creative dental work. I hear he's patched up and OK.
The most recent board he picked up from Freeline had 6 layers of 'glass............on both sides. A lot of weight.
Not sure if this is a leash-caused injury, but our friend, Santa Cruz big wave KBer Phil caught his board in the chops recently, breaking his nose and doing some creative dental work. I hear he's patched up and OK.
The most recent board he picked up from Freeline had 6 layers of 'glass............on both sides. A lot of weight.
kbing since plywood days
Re: fine ignore it...
Not such a bad idea!skansand wrote:bullys makes big wave coils that you connect to a bicep leashes coil that makes it twice as large...id put the plug near the nose if got a custom...less hassle and no dragging leash in the water... ....but id be suprised to see anyone taking a groms advice....see you all at trestles sunday
Back in the late 60's when I was KB'ing the Lane Pat O'Neill starts showing up with a suction cup/surgical tube leash thingy attached to the front of his board. It looked like it worked good but I decided to try attaching the leash permanently to the nose of my KB by using a thru bolt. Looked like crap but worked good. I'd wear the leash around my upper arm and found that it not only stayed out of the way of my legs but allowed the board to easily pull thru the wave if I lost it since the board was being retrieved nose first instead of tail first. Makes a huge different in resistance. This setup was also easy to ditch if you got snagged.
I've toyed with the idea of doing it again with today's leashes and cup placed on the nose. Seems to make sense for KB's. Im going to try it on one of next boards I build.