Patent ID: 8460042

Claim:
An aquatic gliding board, comprising: a skin extending longitudinally from a tip to a tail and defining a deck, a bottom, and first and second rails, the deck and bottom spaced from one another, the first and second rails each extending between and connecting the deck and bottom so that an enclosed core space is defined by the deck, bottom, first rail and second rail; a honeycomb core enclosed within the core space and generally shaped to complement the core space, the honeycomb core being elongate from a tip to a tail, having deck and bottom sides and having first and second edges, the honeycomb core comprising a plurality of generally hollow cells arranged so that a longitudinal center line of at least one of the cells is transverse to the core deck and bottom sides, at least some cells of the honeycomb core extending between, engaging, and being tightly adhered to the skin deck and skin bottom, a first rail space being defined between the first edge of the core and the skin first rail, a second rail space being defined between the second edge of the core and the skin second rail; and first and second inserts disposed in the first and second rail spaces, respectively, the first and second inserts configured to provide support in a direction generally transverse to the longitudinal center line of the at least one of the honeycomb cells.