Patent ID: 8142248

Claim:
A method of uprighting and identifying an overturned kite board or surfboard, said kite board or surfboard having an above-water surface, comprising: a user removably securing to said above-water surface prior to and during use of the kite board or surfboard in water a buoyant plastic foam flotation mechanism that has buoyancy uprighting the kite board or surfboard when said kite board or surfboard has overturned in the water, said flotation mechanism protruding above the water and the kite board or surfboard and entrapping wind to induce the flotation mechanism and the kite board or surfboard to move downwind, said flotation mechanism being constructed of at least two pivotally connected components that can be reversibly folded from an upright position where said two components are spaced apart to a second position where said two components are aligned and are not upright; said user riding said kite board or surfboard over the surface of water; said rider falling or disembarking from said kite board or surfboard; said rider waiting for said kite board surfboard to upright itself in said water; and, said rider visually identifying said uprighted kite board or surfboard.