Patent ID: 6938567

Claim:
A multi-functional sailboard comprising: a buoyant body having a longitudinal axis and oppositely spaced bow and stern sections, said body including a seating section integral with said bow section and extending rearwardly therefrom along a path substantially parallel to the axis and ending generally medially between the bow and stern sections, said body further including a dagger extending downwardly therefrom; a mast section connected to said bow section of said body and being movable in a substantially linear direction between raised and lowered positions, said mast section comprising: an elongated stationary mast, an elongated movable mast disposed proximate to said stationary mast, a plurality of clamps for slidably coupling said movable mast to said stationary mast, and a sail comprising means for selectively maintaining said mast section at a substantially stable position, a back rest extending upwardly from said body and being disposed adjacent said seating section for allowing a user to lean thereagainst during operating conditions; and a sculling section secured to said stern section of said body and for assisting a user to steer said sailboard, said sculling section comprising: a traveler secured to said body and including a bar extending thereacross at an elevated position, and a rudder having oppositely disposed gripping and tiller portions and comprising a bearing member for operably maneuvering said rudder about said stern section of said sailboard so that a user can steer said tiller portion of said rudder by selectively moving said gripping portion under said bar.