Water-sport boarding apparatus

Abstract

According to one embodiment of the invention, a water-sport boarding apparatus is provided, comprising an elongated hoard including: a top surface, a bottom surface, and an outer edge, wherein a first end segment of the elongated board comprises a first half-circle portion of the outer edge, a second end segment of the elongated board comprises a second half-circle portion of the outer edge, a middle segment of the elongated board unifies the first end segment with the second end segment, the middle segment comprises two substantially linear portions of the outer edge, the top surface is substantially flat, the bottom surface under the middle segment is convex along the width of the elongated board, and the bottom surface comprises a plurality of elongated ridges disposed parallel to a length of the elongated board, the elongated ridges forming a water channel on the bottom surface along the length of the elongated hoard.

1 . A water-sport boarding apparatus, comprising:
 an elongated board comprising:
 a top surface, 
 a bottom surface, and 
 an outer edge, 
   wherein a first end segment of the elongated board comprises a first half-circle portion of the outer edge,   wherein a second end segment of the elongated board comprises a second half-circle portion of the outer edge,   wherein a middle segment of the elongated board unifies the first end segment with the second end segment,   wherein the middle segment comprises two substantially linear portions of the outer edge, the top surface is substantially flat,   wherein the bottom surface under the middle segment is convex along a width of the elongated board, and   wherein the bottom surface comprises a plurality of elongated ridges disposed parallel to a length of the elongated board, the elongated ridges forming a water channel on the bottom surface along the length of the elongated board.   
     
     
         2 . The water-sport boarding apparatus of  claim 1 , wherein the water channel is a concave depression on the bottom surface. 
     
     
         3 . The water-sport boarding apparatus of  claim 1 , wherein the outer edges are rounded. 
     
     
         4 . The water-sport boarding apparatus of  claim 1 , wherein the top surface at the first end segment and the second end segment is curved upward. 
     
     
         5 . The water-sport boarding apparatus of  claim 4 , wherein the top surface at the first end segment and the second end segment is curved upward between 2-3 degrees. 
     
     
         6 . The water-sport boarding apparatus of  claim 1 , wherein the bottom surface at the first end segment and the second end segment is curved upward. 
     
     
         7 . The water-sport boarding apparatus of  claim 6 , wherein the bottom surface at the first end segment and the second end segment is curved upward between 2-3 degrees. 
     
     
         8 . The water-sport boarding apparatus of  claim 1 , where the elongated board has a width-to-length ratio of about 8 to 21. 
     
     
         9 . The water-sport hoarding apparatus of  claim 1 , where the top surface comprises a grip surface. 
     
     
         10 . The water-sport boarding apparatus of  claim 1 , further comprising a tow rope attachment. 
     
     
         11 . The water-sport boarding apparatus of  claim 1 , wherein the elongated board further comprises a wood core, a foam core, honeycomb core, or polymer composite core. 
     
     
         12 . The water-sport boarding apparatus of  claim 1 , wherein the elongated board further comprises an exterior coated with an epoxy resin. 
     
     
         13 . The water-sport boarding apparatus of  claim 1 , wherein the elongated board further comprises a fiberglass shell, a carbon shell, or a synthetic fiber shell. 
     
     
         14 . The water-sport boarding apparatus of  claim 1 , wherein the bottom surface is made of fiber-glass or a polymer composite.