[quote=davefarmer]I really like the secure feeling of having my aft foot attached firmly to the boat in gnarly conditions when the boat is likely to experience rapid deceleration. But the issue of injury if your foot fails to exit in a crash, is a significant one. Seems that either you want the straps to be quite loose to improve your chances of being able to extract the foot, or quite tight, so that the foot doesn't enter the strap very far, also minimizing the chances that your foot gets jammed in a crash. I generally just have one mounted aft of the rear beam for the skippers aft foot, with a chicken line for crew if needed. The chicken line also works well securing the skipper solo, but doesn't allow him to place weight as far aft as the footstrap does.
Dave[/quote]
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