The first truly functional harness was developed by Pat Love and Ken Kleid of Windsurfing Hawaii in Kailua, Hawaii in about 1974. It consisted of a vest-like nylon jacket to which a hook was attached.

A cray boat skipper found his shredded blue and yellow wetsuit and damaged windsurfing harness in the ocean near where his board was found later that day. Mr Schoenhofer’s body has never been found.

A cray boat skipper found his shredded blue and yellow wetsuit and damaged windsurfing harness in the ocean near where his board was found later that day. Mr Schoenhofer's body has never been found.

A cray boat skipper found his shredded blue and yellow wetsuit and damaged windsurfing harness in the ocean near where his board was found later that day. Mr Schoenhofer’s body has never been found.