A device, suitable for providing support for sailors while hiking from a sailing vessel, comprises a lumbar support structure 22 which in use is positioned in the lower back region, and to which is attached a support structure 23 which is secured to a region of the lower leg or knee. A lower leg support 21may be connected to foot straps 51. The device may be incorporated into a garment that is shaped and/or configured to resist the backwards leaning moment of a sailor whilst hiking thereby reducing muscular strain and effort.
Watersport hiking support system
2015-07-01
Patent
Electronic Resource
English
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