At 20:51 06 April 2018, Jonathan St. Cloud wrote:
No it is not April 1.

I recall a fatal accident involving a Blanik in northern New England
where a chain link was supposedly used by the operators on the tow
rope... It has happened. People are cheap, and don't want to pay
for the Tost links if they think they can get away with something
cheaper. If you find an operation that does this, it might behoove
you to look around some more, as there may be others areas where
the operation is lacking in safety awareness as well.

RO