Patent ID: 7926437

Claim:
Water sports equipment for supporting a standing rider whilst the rider and the equipment are towed through the water, the equipment comprising: an elongate board having an upper surface carrying first and second foot securing members, said foot securing members being configured to be engaged by a respective foot of the rider so that the rider can stand on the board with their body facing in a direction generally perpendicular to a direction in which the rider and equipment are towed through the water in use; a hydrofoil having a longitudinal axis, said hydrofoil being configured to impart lift to the board when the rider and board are towed through the water; at least one mounting for affixing said hydrofoil to said board so that the hydrofoil is spaced from a lower surface of the board and orientated such that said hydrofoil longitudinal axis is substantially transverse to the direction in which the rider and equipment are towed through the water in use; and one or more movement resisting components that are operable when the equipment is ridden in an upwind direction to resist movement of the board in a downwind direction, wherein: said board comprises a heelside edge proximate heel portions of said foot securing members and a toeside edge proximate toe portions of said foot securing members; and said one or more movement resisting components comprise one or more struts having a hydrofoil shaped cross-section, the hydrofoil cross-section being configured to impart lift in a direction generally perpendicular to a direction of motion when the board is ridden with said heelside edge closer to the water than said toeside edge.