It all comes down to personal preference and comfort when choosing the right harness for you.
There are 3 main types available; seat, waist and impact.
All have thier pros and cons.
Waist harness works good if your chest is bigger than your waist, but the other way around the waist harness becomes a chest harness.
Impact offers the most protection and aids with floatation.
Seat harness aka "the diaper" works well for women, kids and lifelong windsurfers who could not fathom anything else.
Personally I like the waist harness. I went from a Dakine Pyro to the Tabu and I am thinking about going back to the Pyro. The Tabu causes pain along the costal margin (ribs) and becomes a little uncomfortable in moderate/high wind.
If you are buying a 2006 Dakine kite harness be aware there is no line knife, there isn't even a pocket to put one in.
Mounting a rescue hook/knife to your spreader bar or helmet is an alternative.
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