On Jul 30, 2:05*pm, wrote:
On Thu, 30 Jul 2009 19:56:43 +0200, "Edgar"
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One additional advantage I haven't mentioned is that unlike mast
steps, or being hauled up in a traditional chair, is that by attaching
the bottom of the static line to various points on deck, you can also
do things like access stuff all along the backstay, forestay and other
places you normally can't reach.

I have been up my forestay in a chair to check the joins in my foil.
Just wear a harness and clip a short loop around the foil.
Use the jib or spinnaker halyard for someone to haul you up.

The main difference is that I don't need anyone else. The limits of
mast steps are obvious. I also don't risk kinking the foil.

GAWD I hate Etriers, dangle and thrash and friggin difficult to climb
and then they twist, almost worse'n a cable ladder. Look into
vertical caving gear, you'll find something cheaper and easier to use.