Wakeboard Leash

A few years ago Mike Schwenne was experimenting with a leash for wakeboarding. The idea was that the board staying connected to you during a hard crash is one more safety measure, especially if you're wearing a comp vest as many of us do. With a comp vest......any comp vest, the combination of unconscious, wind knocked out, and board detached makes for a deadly combination. A detached but leashed board serves as a float or beacon for your position.

Anyone ever try anything like this? I was thinking about rigging one up. My reservation was the leash serving as a bungie and accelerating the board toward you.