This invention is directed toward a fin box capable of accepting either a Futures or an FCS fin without the need for any additional products being added to either the fins or the fin box. The box has an internally-adjustable wedge that can force the bottom of a fin into an indent, thereby giving it a cant or angle. The box also has channels for both FCS and Futures fins, such that a user can easily exchange either brand of fin without adding or subtracting items from the fins or fin boxes.

A hoist assembly includes: a rope; a first mount having a base and a pulley attached to the base; a second mount having a base and a pulley attached to the base; a first lift pulley movably associated with the first mount with the rope; a second lift pulley moveably associated with the second mount with the rope; a pair of support straps; a bracket located on each of the first lift pulley and second lift pulley for receiving one of the pair of support straps and one or more apertures formed through a side wall of the bracket; and a lateral strap secured at a first end through the one or more apertures of the bracket of the first lift pulley and at a second end through the one or more apertures of the bracket of the second lift pulley.

A foam product includes a foam core, a soft skin covering the foam core, and a base structure on which the foam core is disposed. The foam core of expanded beads has an outer surface on which some outermost beads of the expanded beads are exposed and bulging outward with different heights to form a bubbly texture. The foam skin has an inner surface attached to the outer surface of the foam core, and has at its inner surface a plurality of concave cavities each matedly surrounding a respective one of the bulging, outermost beads on the outer surface of the foam core.

A method of making an aquaplane is provided. The method includes flattening a fabric layer and a bottom layer with a waterproof characteristic, where the pull-string layer has a first pull-string layer, a second pull-string layer and multiple pull lines, one end of the pull line holds the first pull-string layer, and the other end of the pull line holds the second pull-string layer; using a roller laminates the fabric layer, the pull-string layer and the bottom layer, where a portion surface of the fabric layer and the bottom layer are melted, and respectively mixed with the surface gluing of the first pull-string layer and the second pull-string layer to produce a fixed microstructure; and cutting a shape of the aquaplane from the lamination of the fabric layer, the pull-string layer, and the bottom layer.

A modular, weight-shift controlled watercraft device is disclosed which includes: a modular board removably attachable to a power system. The power system includes a modular power supply system, and a modular propulsion system. The power supply system includes a housing including a battery. The propulsion system includes a modular strut, a modular propulsion pod, and a modular hydrofoil. In one embodiment, the power supply system is removably and mechanically attachable directly to the propulsion system.

The present invention is a variable-rocker surfboard, comprising: a tapered composite panel enveloped partially or entirely in a soft foam. The tapered composite panel is oriented horizontally partially or entirely within the soft foam, such that the length, width, and thickness of the panel correspond with the length, width, and thickness of the soft foam. The objective of this design is to provide a surfboard with desirable flex characteristics that result in variable rocker, wherein the tapered composite core attributes the flex characteristics, and the soft foam provides volume for the desired buoyancy. The present invention may be provided as a surfboard blank, wherein the soft foam needs to be worked into a surfboard shape. The present invention, may also be provided as a surfboard, wherein the soft foam has been shaped to the desired design and may be laminated with an exterior skin.

The present invention provides a watersports board rack for attaching to a support member (e.g., hanging down from an overhead support tower) of a boat. The rack may have a low profile, superior padding and an increased contact area compared to current rack systems, as well as at least one strap for securing the board against the padding and a coupler for attaching to the overhead support member. The rack may thus be operable to securely hold up to two watersports boards (e.g., two wakesurf boards) without the usual wear and tear (e.g., dents and scrapes) that occurs from regular contact with the tines of current rack systems. The rack may thus increase the boat's capacity to securely store watersports boards while the boat is in motion, and due to the low profile, the rack will not substantially reduce headroom or require removal from a folding tower before folding the tower down for transporting and storing the boat.

A kickboard has a non-planar shape and comprises a primary panel with opposite support members laterally outside from the primary panel with a transitional section therebetween. The support members are at a rear longitudinal position and additional support shoulders may extend from a forward end of the primary panel along each lateral side to a respective support member. The rearward end defines an opening with a cavity formed between the primary panel, transitional sections, support shoulders and support members. In use, the kickboard provides substantially improved ergonomics and allows a swimmer to support her elbows on the support members with a portion of her forearms on the support shoulders, with arms in a bent position below the surface of the water. The configuration improves comfort while maintaining a favorable hydrodynamic swimming position and reducing shoulder stress.

A paddle board safety device can include a paddle board safety box having a body configured to hold at least one personal safety-related device, a lid configured to establish an open position and a closed position, a connecting portion configured to connect the lid to the body, at least one locking mechanism configured to maintain the closed position, and at least one coupling portion. The safety device can also include a paddle board safety box sleeve configured to receive the paddle board safety box, the paddle board safety box sleeve including at least one coupling portion configured to interact with the at least one coupling portion of the paddle board safety box to position and secure the paddle board safety box within the paddle board safety box sleeve.

The invention is directed toward a Rail saver with a handle. The rail saver has a handle the extends laterally away from the rail saver, creating a loop which the user can grab to maintain control over a water sports vehicle such as a long board, SUP, toil board, sail board, body board and other water sports vehicles. The rail saver with a handle is designed to add the functionality of being able to grab and control a free-floating board while in water. Grabbing and controlling an SUP board is also difficult while holding a paddle. This new functionality provides an opportunity to control a board with one hand whether or not you are holding a paddle. By holding and using the handle, the board rider avoids injury to his fingers or hands from grasping at a leash cord that is not designed to be grabbed.