Waterboard strut system

Abstract

A waterboard strut is provided. The waterboard may include a body, a nose, a tail, a deck surface a bottom surface, and at least one fin attached to and protruding from the bottom surface of the body, wherein the at least one fin is positioned near the tail of the body, and at least one strut attached to and protruding from the bottom surface of the body. The strut may be positioned near the nose of the body and releasably connected. A user may ride the deck surface with the bottom surface mostly submerged in the water and as the waterboard may be in motion over or through the water, the waterboard strut may prevent the waterboard from sliding sideways enabling directional stability and control, reducing drift, improving tracking, and converting sideways forces into forward motion. The waterboard strut may be releasably connected to the bottom surface near the nose of the waterboard.

1 . A waterboard comprising:
 a body comprising a nose, a tail, a deck surface and a bottom surface;   at least one fin attached to and protruding from the bottom surface of the body, wherein the at least one fin is positioned near the tail of the body; and   at least one strut attached to and protruding from the bottom surface of the body, wherein the at least one strut is positioned near the nose of the body.   
     
     
         2 . A waterboard of  claim 1 , wherein the bottom surface of the nose comprises an upwardly curving rocker. 
     
     
         3 . A waterboard of  claim 1 , wherein the at least one fin is a plurality of fins. 
     
     
         4 . A waterboard of  claim 1 , wherein the strut is releasably connected to the bottom surface of the body. 
     
     
         5 . A method of converting sideways forces that a waterboard is subject to into forward motion comprising:
 providing the waterboard having a bottom surface, a deck surface, a nose and an upward curving rocker;   providing a strut connected to and protruding from the bottom surface;   providing a body of water; and   riding on the deck surface as the bottom surface is moving over or through the body of water, whereby the strut converts sideways forces the waterboard is subject to into forward motion.   
     
     
         6 . A method of  claim 5  wherein the strut is connected near the nose at a predetermined distance between the nose and the rocker. 
     
     
         7 . A method of providing directional stability to a waterboard comprising:
 providing the waterboard having a bottom surface, a deck surface, a nose and an upward curving rocker;   providing a strut connected to and protruding from the bottom surface;   providing a body of water; and   riding on the deck surface as the bottom surface is moving over or through the body of water, whereby the strut provides directional stability.   
     
     
         8 . A method of  claim 7  wherein the strut is connected near the nose at a predetermined distance between the nose and the rocker. 
     
     
         9 . (canceled) 
     
     
         10 . (canceled)