Good question.

I too wear my full harness under my life jacket. Oddly enough, my worst fear in regards to cat sailing is getting tangled and/or trapped in the lines during a capsize, and until you posted this, I had not thought of wearing my life jacket under the harness.

It makes complete sense. The fastener for the harness is resting under your life jacket. If in trouble, you'd either have to remove the jacket then release the harness buckle, or try to wiggle your way off the trapezze line...which might not be at all possible either.

The reason I wear my life jacket on top of my harnesss is to get a better fit. The shoulder straps on my harness seem to slide off my shoulders no matter how I adjust it.

This brings up another question. Are there harnesses made specifically for women? I've not seen any.





Tracie