Patent ID: 7798084

Claim:
A sail for a sailboard, comprising, a sail body having a luff and a leach, a luff pocket attached to the sail body for receiving, in use, a sailboard mast, a batten pocket on the sail body between the luff and the leach and having an opening adjacent the luff and into the luff pocket, a batten carried in the batten pocket and having a batten tip adjacent the sail luff and trailing edge adjacent the sail leach, the batten tip extending through the batten pocket opening within the luff pocket, a batten tensioner located on the sail leach for applying tension to the trailing edge of the batten, a cam body located in the luff pocket for rotateably engaging the batten with a sailboard mast, and a connector comprising one of a line, a leach or a strap having a first end, a second end and a center portion between the first and second ends, and wherein the first end is attached to the cam body, the second end is attached to the sail body and the batten tip engages the center portion.