Patent ID: 9561840
Date: 2017-02-07
CPC Classifications: B63B,B63H

Claim:
1. A water sports board, comprising: a. an elongated tapered board having an upper surface and a lower surface and being configured to support a rider on the upper surface; and b. a center fin on the lower surface of the board which has an assembly comprising a flexible tiller on the upper surface of the board, the tiller having a forward end secured at a centerline of the board, the forward end disposed within a rotatable node, and an aft end coupled to the center fin that is manipulatable by the rider on the upper surface to move the center fin about an axis extending through the board and thereby steer the water sports board, wherein the tiller deforms into an arcuate shape when a force is applied by a rider's foot to an intermediate location along a length of the tiller between the forward end and the aft end.