Adjusting footstrap positions without modifying the sailboard
by Tom Chalko

Speed sailboards seem to be developed for quite tall sailors. Without the superior height I found that my front leg was not long enough to make my downwind speed-sailing stance comfortable.

In January 2007, when Andrew Daff (my sailing mentor) was almost ready to install extra footstrap plugs in his Isonic 50 sailboard I suggested using stainless steel bars. We both implemented the idea the next day and found it very practical. Since then we both improve our Personal Best speed results in almost every sailing session with sufficient wind.

The method of extending footstrap positions using sufficiently strong bars allows placing footstraps almost anywhere on the sailboard for maximum comfort, stability and performance.