Surfboard

Claim 1

A SURF RIDING BOARD HAVING A DECK, A BOTTOM AND LATERAL SIDES, AND A STEERING FIN AT THE AFT END ALONG A BOTTOM FORE AND AFT MIDLINE, THE DECK OF SAID BOARD HAVING A FORE AND AFT REVERSE CAMBER ALONG A DECK SIDE FORE AND AFT MIDLINE, SAID DECK AT BOTH A NOSE SECTION AT THE FORWARD END AND AT A STERN SECTION AT THE AFT END HAVING A BALANCING AREA BETWEEN SAID LATERAL SIDES, SAID BOARD HAVING A PROGRESSIVELY DIMINISHING DEPTH FROM ABOUT THE MIDSECTION TOWARD THE ENDS, THE BOTTOM AFT OF SAID MIDSECTION BEING TILTED LONGITUDINALLY UPWARDLY, SAID BOTTOM FORWARD OF SAID MIDSECTION HAVING A DIRECTION PROGRESSIVELY APPROACHING THE DECK AND HAVING A NOSE SUPPORTING PATCH COMPRISING A SUBSTANTIALLY STRAIGHT CENTER LINE ALONG A FORWARD SECTION OF THE BOTTOM FORE AND AFT MIDLINE, PORTIONS OF SAID PATCH ON OPPOSITE SIDES OF SAID CENTER LINE HAVING OPPOSITE STARBOARD AND PORT PERIMETERS EXTENDING PROGRESSIVELY FROM A FORE END OUTWARDLY AND THEN INWARDLY TOWARD SAID MIDSECTION, SAID OPPOSITE PERIMETERS HAVING A DEPTH BELOW A DECK SIDE FORE AND AFT MIDLINE GREATER THAN THE DEPTH OF SAID STRAIGHT CENTER LINE BELOW THE DECK SIDE FORE AND AFT MIDLINE WHEREBY SAID PORTIONS FORM A SLIGHT UPWARD DEPRESSION THROUGHOUT THE LENGTH OF THE NOSE SUPPORTING PATCH ALONG SAID STRAIGHT CENTER LINE.