Patent ID: 8328593

Claim:
A multi-fin arrangement for an ocean wave water sports board adapted for riding ocean waves, the board having an elongated board body with a longitudinal centerline, the multi-fin arrangement of the board further comprising: an independent rearward side fin set at a lesser angle of attack with respect to the longitudinal centerline of the board; and an independent forward fin farther from the longitudinal centerline of the board than the rearward side fin and at a relatively higher and positive angle of attack with respect to the centerline of the board, wherein the sports board has a nose, a center and a tail and both the rearward side fin and the forward fin are located rearward of a center along the longitudinal centerline of the board, and forward of the tail of the board, the juxtaposition of the fins adapted to create a yawing moment that aids rotation of the board in a turn.