Roam Big Wave / SUP Leash

A good leash is an integral part of your surfing equipment. Anyone who’s swam over a cheese grater reef or across a rippy channel to retrieve a surfboard will know. Roam made these leashes with this in mind, a super reliable leash; very high quality cord, super strong connectors with marine grade stainless swivels and a soft, secure ankle cuff.

CUFF
A soft, adjustable cuff to fit around your ankle, calf or arm on a bodyboard leash. It should use a decent amount of nylon webbing for strength, good hook and loop fastening and soft neoprene, with edging for durability.
Adjustability means it fits a range of size ankles with or without a wetsuit.

CORD
Made of urethane and available in thicknesses. Roam leashes use 6mm / 1/4” for lightweight surfboards and small waves up to 8mm / 5/16” for big wave surfboards and bigger surf.

RAIL SAVER
Without a rail saver the leash cord would slice through the rail of a light glassed surfboard under the forces of a wipeout. The rail saver spreads the load into a wide band and literally saves the rail from damage. On Roam leashes the hook and loop fixing is triple lock as shown.

SWIVEL
These stop the leash from coiling and catching your feet. 2 swivel leashes have maximum effect and stainless steel lasts longer and rotates better. Roam leashes all use Stainless Steel swivels.
Roam leashes also use a removeable hex screw to hold the swivel in place meaning you can take a cuff or rail saver off a broken cord to keep for spares.

HOOK & LOOP FASTENING
Good quality hook and loop is important for keeping the leash cuff on and also for longevity. Poor quality hooks lose their stickiness over time. Roam leashes use premium fastening.

STAND-OFFS
The stand off or connector joins the cord to the cuff, contains the swivel and keeps the cord away from your feet to avoid tangling. It is a vital area on a leash serving a number of uses and withstanding a lot of force.

PULL TAB
In an emergency situation being able to free yourself from your board could be life saving. Roam leashes have a large, open, easy to grab pull tab. Always get in the habit of putting your leash on a certain way so you know where the pull tab is.

ANKLE LEASH
The standard design for most surfboard leashes, worn at the ankle on your back foot ie. regular footers wear it on your right leg, goofy footers on your left.